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2.23.2006

Lea Salonga




Lea Salonga
AKA Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga-Chien

  • 1st Filipina and 1st Asian award-winning actress to play the very popular role of Eponine in Les Miserables on Broadway (1993)
  • 1st Filipina international singer to perform at the Oscar Academy Awards (1993)
  • 1st Filipina to win the Sir Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical (1989)
  • 1st Filipina to win the prestigious Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as "Kim" in Miss Saigon (1991)


QUOTE

"I can make a 10-year plan and then God can always change it."



ALIAS
"Lea"


DATE OF BIRTH
February 22, 1971

BIRTHPLACE
Manila, Philippines

FATHER: Feliciano Genuino Salonga
MOTHER: Ligaya Alcantara Imutan

HUSBAND: Robert Charles Chien
DAUGHTER: Nicole Beverly

USEFUL LINKS
Official Website of Lea Salonga
A Girl for Lea
Mamma Lea
An Interview with Lea Salonga
Lea wows crowd in an unforgettable Carnegie Hall debut
Lea Salonga: The Rise of Miss Saigon



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