Lea Salonga
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Manila, Philippines
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Forgotten Island
Movie · as Manang (voice)
Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Vale - Origins
Movie · as Addy Lee
KPop Demon Hunters
Movie · as Celine (Original Songs Performance) (voice)
Bryant Park NYC Tree Lighting 2024
Movie · as Self
Once Upon a Studio
Movie · as Jasmine / Mulan (singing voice)
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
Movie · as Self
Plague at the Golden Gate
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie · as Self
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
TV · as Elodie Honrada · 10 eps
Lea Salonga - Live at Expo 2020 Dubai
Movie · as Self
Musicals: The Greatest Show
Movie · as Self
Show of Titles
Movie · as "Promises, Promises" Performer
Centaurworld
TV · as Woman (voice) · 6 eps
Yellow Rose
Movie · as Gail
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Expedition Reef
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Voice Teens
TV · as Self - Coach · 53 eps
Il Divo: Amor & Pasion Tour in Japan
Movie · as Singer
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
Movie · as Special Finale Guest Star
Allegiance
Movie · as Kei Kimura
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV · as Aunt Myrna · 1 ep
To Be Takei
Movie · as Self
Il Divo: A Musical Affair - Live in Japan
Movie · as Self
The Voice Kids
TV · as Self - Coach · 102 eps
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Voice of the Philippines
TV · as Self - Coach · 68 eps
The Song That Changed My Life
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
Movie · as Fantine
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
Movie · as Jasmine (singing voice)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
Movie · as Mulan (singing voice)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Movie · as Mulan (voice)
Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment
Movie · as Jasmine (singing voice)
Mulan II
Movie · as Mulan (singing voice)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream
Movie · as Jasmine / Mulan (voice)
Lea Salonga: The Broadway Concert
Movie · as Self
Mulan
Movie · as Mulan (singing voice)
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Movie · as Kim / Eponine
From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
Movie · as Self
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · as Eponine
Second Chances
Movie · as Agnes
Redwood Curtain
Movie · as Geri Riordan
Aladdin on Ice
Movie · as Jasmine (singing voice) (uncredited)
ER
TV · as Amparo · 1 ep
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream
Movie · as Self / Tuptim (voice)
Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal
Movie · as Sandy
Aladdin
Movie · as Jasmine (singing voice)
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
Movie · as Self
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon
Movie · as Self
Dear Diary
Movie · as Lenny Tacorda (segment "Dear Killer")
Pik Pak Boom
Movie · as Rosie
American Experience
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Ninja Kids
Movie · as Yoko
Captain Barbell
Movie · as Rosemarie
Like Father, Like Son
Movie · as Angela
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Tropang Bulilit
Movie
Great Performances
TV · as Eponine · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Geri Riordan · 1 ep