Lea Salonga
Born: 1971-02-22 in Manila, Philippines
Known For: Acting
Biography
María Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (born February 22, 1971), better known as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses, and as a recording artist and television performer, especially in the Philippines. Her international breakthrough came with her performance as Kim in Miss Saigon, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical in 1990 and, in 1991, became the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second-youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. For the same performance, she also won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. In addition, she has received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, for the Broadway cast recordings of Flower Drum Song (2004) and Once on This Island (2019). In 2025, Salonga was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award at the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. Salonga has also been recognized by the Philippine government for her cultural contributions, receiving the Presidential Merit Award in 1990 and the Congressional Medal of Achievement in 2007, and being appointed Commander of the Order of Lakandula in the same year. Salonga also became a Disney Legend in 2011. She is the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award, and in 2026, became the first Filipino to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia Lea Salonga licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Forgotten Island as Manang (voice)
- Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration as Self
- The Vale - Origins as Addy Lee
2025
- KPop Demon Hunters as Celine (Original Songs Performance) (voice)
2024
2023
- Once Upon a Studio as Jasmine / Mulan (singing voice)
- Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir as Self
2022
- Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin as Elodie Honrada
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival as Self
- Plague at the Golden Gate as Narrator (voice)
2021
- Centaurworld as Woman (voice)
- Show of Titles as "Promises, Promises" Performer
- Musicals: The Greatest Show as Self
- Lea Salonga - Live at Expo 2020 Dubai as Self
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
- Touch ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Yellow Rose as Gail
2019
- Expedition Reef as Narrator (voice)
2017
- The Voice Teens as Self - Coach
2016
- Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance as Special Finale Guest Star
- Allegiance as Kei Kimura
- Il Divo: Amor & Pasion Tour in Japan as Singer
2015
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Aunt Myrna
2014
- The Voice Kids as Self - Coach
- To Be Takei as Self
- Il Divo: A Musical Affair - Live in Japan as Self
2013
- The Voice of the Philippines as Self - Coach
- Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story as Self (archive footage)
2011
- The Song That Changed My Life as Herself
2010
- Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert as Fantine
2007
- Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams as Jasmine (singing voice)
2006
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess as Mulan (singing voice)
2005
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party as Mulan (voice)
- Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment as Jasmine (singing voice)
2004
- Mulan II as Mulan (singing voice)
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream as Jasmine / Mulan (voice)
2002
1998
- Mulan as Mulan (singing voice)
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh as Kim / Eponine
- From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan as Self
1995
- Redwood Curtain as Geri Riordan
- Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall as Eponine
- Aladdin on Ice as Jasmine (singing voice) (uncredited)
- Second Chances as Agnes
1994
- ER as Amparo
1993
- The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream as Self / Tuptim (voice)
1992
- Aladdin as Jasmine (singing voice)
- The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Self
- Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal as Sandy
1989
- The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon as Self
- Dear Diary as Lenny Tacorda (segment "Dear Killer")
1988
- American Experience as Narrator
- Pik Pak Boom as Rosie
1986
- Captain Barbell as Rosemarie
- Ninja Kids as Yoko
1985
- Like Father, Like Son as Angela
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1981
1971
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Performer
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Geri Riordan