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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.
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]
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. In the west she appeared in No Man Is an Island, a 1962 Hollywood movie starring Jeffrey Hunter.
Eddie Gutierrez (In their first lead role), Liberty Ilagan (In their first lead role), Carmen Rosales, Rita Gomez, Katy de la Cruz, Eddie Garcia, Carlos Salazar, Etang Discher, Bella Flores, Ven Medina, Matimtiman Cruz: Sampaguita Pictures: Drama: B/W: First leading role of Eddie Gutierrez and Libery Ilagan Katotohanan o Guniguni
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.
The list does not include films produced by studios that are now owned by Disney (as part of acquisitions), but were historically not distributed by Disney during their original, initial time of release. All films listed are theatrical releases by Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc. unless specified.
Emerenciana Ortiz Santos [1] (July 21, 1937 – August 8, 2017), professionally known as Zeny Zabala, was a Filipina actress. Born and raised in Marikina , she was famously known as the " villain of Sampaguita Pictures " for her frequent portrayals of villainous roles in her films.
Clarita Villarba Rivera, better known by her screen name Mila del Sol (12 May 1923 [2] – 10 November 2020), was a Filipina actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Born in Tondo, Manila, she gained fame in her very first lead role in the 1939 film Giliw Ko.