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List of Filipino actresses is a list of present and past notable Filipino actresses on stage, television, and motion pictures, arranged in alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Dolphy (left) and Romero (right) in the 1954 landmark film Dalagang Ilocana.. Gloria Romero was a Filipino actress who has had an extensive career in film and television. She began her career as a background actor in the late 1940s before landing a supporting role in Madame X (1952).
Cecilia Rodriguez (born June 21, 1936) is a Filipino actress. She has since been referred to as "The Original Glamorous Movie Star" for her acting prowess and longevity. [1] She appeared in more than 130 movies and television shows. She won four FAMAS Awards in the films Kulay Dugo ang Gabi, The Passionate Strangers, Lilet and Magnifico.
Elizabeth Cooper [4] (born Isabel Rosario Cooper; January 15, 1914 (or 1909/1912) [1] [2] [3] – June 29, 1960) [5] was a Filipina film actress, vaudeville dancer, and singer. In addition to her brief movie career, Cooper was also known for being the mistress of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur.
Barbara Perez (born January 4, 1938) is a Filipina actress in movies and television. She was tagged as the "Audrey Hepburn of the Philippines" due to her doe eyes, pixie face, swan-like neck and 19-inch waistline. She appeared overseas in No Man Is an Island, a 1962 Hollywood movie starring Jeffrey Hunter.
Marlene will forever be remembered in Philippine film history as the first Filipina thespian ever to win five acting awards from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), which was the only film award-giving body in the Philippines during her time.
Tessie Agana (born May 16, 1942) is a Filipina former child actress of the 1950s. She is best known for playing the title role in the 1951 film Roberta, which was then the highest grossing Philippine film of all time. [1] Agana was known as the "Shirley Temple of the Philippines". [2] Her mother was the actress Linda Estrella. [3]
Emma Alegre (born 1933) is a Filipina retired actress, who worked from 1954 to 1957, mostly for LVN Pictures. She first appeared in Dalaginding. Her third movie was Damong Ligaw, where she was billed second (behind Tessie Quintana). In her fourth movie, Dambanang Putik, she played the friend of Delia Razon.