"Disney Princess"
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
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
Small talk with Lea Salonga
Wikipedia Article on Lea Salonga
