Boots Anson-Roa

Boots Anson-Roa

Known for
Acting
Born
January 30, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Manila, Philippines

Biography

María Elisa Cristóbal-Anson or Boots Anson-Roa (born January 30, 1945) is a Filipino actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer. She was born on January 30, 1945. Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the Robert Taylor of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal, a descendant of Epifanio de los Santos. She finished her primary and secondary education at the posh Assumption Convent in Herran St., Manila. Her younger brother, Alvin Anson (born October 20, 1962; Manila) was also a lead actor and model. Anson-Roa was married to Pete Roa, her co-host in the series Dance-o-Rama from 1964 until his death in 2007. They have four children: Leah Cuevas, Joey, Chiqui Roa-Puno, and Ben from whom they have nine grandchildren. On November 30, 2013, she was engaged to lawyer Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr., son of Senator Francisco Soc Rodrigo; They married on June 14, 2014.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Until She Remembers poster

Until She Remembers

Movie

2026
Unfiltered poster

Unfiltered

Movie · as Lola Belle

2024
GG: Good Game poster

GG: Good Game

Movie · as Griselda

2023
Ikaw At Ako poster

Ikaw At Ako

Movie

2022
Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune poster

Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune

TV · as Consuelo Yang-Chan · 40 eps

2019
Kaibigan poster

Kaibigan

Movie · as Lola Alice

2019
Obsession poster

Obsession

TV · as Adora Divinagracia · 78 eps

2018
I Am Here poster

I Am Here

Movie · as Nelia

2018
The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi poster

The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi

Movie · as Norma's Lola

2017
The Baggage poster

The Baggage

Movie

2017
Destined to be Yours poster

Destined to be Yours

TV · as Helen Rosales · 63 eps

2015
Salamat sa Alaala

Salamat sa Alaala

Movie · as Herself

2015
Maskara poster

Maskara

Movie

2015
LolaBasyang.com poster

LolaBasyang.com

TV · 27 eps

2015
Princess in the Palace poster

Princess in the Palace

TV · as Victorina Jacinto · 187 eps

2014
Unfriend poster

Unfriend

Movie

2014
Third Eye poster

Third Eye

Movie · as Gloria

2014
Esoterica: Manila poster

Esoterica: Manila

Movie · as Raul

2014
The Lady Next Door poster

The Lady Next Door

Movie

2014
Strawberry Lane poster

Strawberry Lane

TV · as Stella Tolentino · 80 eps

2014
Rhodora X poster

Rhodora X

TV · as Amparo "Panchang" Sales · 88 eps

2013
Misibis Bay poster

Misibis Bay

TV · as Delia Ramirez · 45 eps

2012
Aso ni San Roque poster

Aso ni San Roque

TV · as Doña Constancia Aragon · 90 eps

2011
Pintakasi poster

Pintakasi

Movie

2011
Rain Rain Go Away poster

Rain Rain Go Away

Movie · as Maritess Gomez

2011
Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 poster

Shake, Rattle & Roll 13

Movie · as Maritess (segment "Rain Rain Go Away")

2011
My House Husband - Ikaw Na! poster

My House Husband - Ikaw Na!

Movie · as Lilia

2011
Garden of Eve poster

Garden of Eve

Movie

2011
Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin poster

Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin

TV · as Remedios Sebastiano / Elena · 118 eps

2010
Till My Heartaches End poster

Till My Heartaches End

Movie · as Tita Baby

2010
Ika-Sampu poster

Ika-Sampu

Movie · as Mrs. Amada dela Vega

2009
Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love poster

Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love

Movie · as Jin Feng

2009
Tutok poster

Tutok

Movie · as Lydia

2008
One True Love poster

One True Love

Movie · as Lola

2008
Lovebirds poster

Lovebirds

Movie

2008
Caregiver poster

Caregiver

Movie · as Marissa Gonzales

2008
When Love Begins... poster

When Love Begins...

Movie · as Marietta Caballero

2007
Christmas Tree poster

Christmas Tree

Movie · as Lola Susana

2007
Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 poster

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9

Movie · as Lola Susana (segment "Christmas Tree")

2007
Angels poster

Angels

Movie · as Lola Conching (segment "Angel of Love")

2007
Kokey poster

Kokey

TV · as Doña Ingrid · 70 eps

2006
Blue Moon poster

Blue Moon

Movie

2006
White Lady poster

White Lady

Movie · as Lola Tasya

2006
Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di poster

Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di

Movie

2006
The Last Day of the Week poster

The Last Day of the Week

Movie · as Aling Tess (segment "Martes")

2006
Sukob poster

Sukob

Movie · as Tessie

2006
Rekados poster

Rekados

Movie · as Josefina

2005
Pepot Superstar poster

Pepot Superstar

Movie · as Judge

2005
Ilusyon poster

Ilusyon

Movie · as Doctor

2005
The Son of Brocka poster

The Son of Brocka

Movie

2005
Sugo poster

Sugo

TV · as Adela · 160 eps

2004
Mano Po III: My Love poster

Mano Po III: My Love

Movie · as Maria

2004
Bridal Shower poster

Bridal Shower

Movie · as Doña Vergie

2004
Edades: Victorio C. Edades and Modernism in Philippine Art poster

Edades: Victorio C. Edades and Modernism in Philippine Art

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

2003
Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin

Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin

TV · as Felisa Verder · 93 eps

2002
Mano Po poster

Mano Po

Movie · as Elisa Go

2002
Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw poster

Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw

TV · as Feliza · 200 eps

1999
May Isang Pamilya poster

May Isang Pamilya

Movie · as Isabel

1999
Always Looking for You poster

Always Looking for You

Movie · as Mrs. Matias

1997
Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos 2 poster

Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos 2

Movie

1997
Flames: The Movie poster

Flames: The Movie

Movie · as Amparo (segment "Pangako")

1996
Father, Mother, Child poster

Father, Mother, Child

Movie · as Cita Nolasco

1995
Mangarap Ka poster

Mangarap Ka

Movie · as Belen

1995
The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part poster

The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part

Movie · as Rosa Aguirre

1994
Mayor Cesar Climaco poster

Mayor Cesar Climaco

Movie

1994
The Maggie dela Riva Story (God... Why Me?) poster

The Maggie dela Riva Story (God... Why Me?)

Movie

1994
The Cecilia Masagca Story: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!) poster

The Cecilia Masagca Story: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!)

Movie

1993
The Myrna Diones Story (Lord, Have Mercy!) poster

The Myrna Diones Story (Lord, Have Mercy!)

Movie

1993
Kadenang Bulaklak poster

Kadenang Bulaklak

Movie · as Mrs. Hidalgo

1993
Loving Someone poster

Loving Someone

Movie · as Becky

1993
Doring Dorobo: Hagupit Ng Batas poster

Doring Dorobo: Hagupit Ng Batas

Movie

1988
Jack & Jill Sa Amerika poster

Jack & Jill Sa Amerika

Movie

1981
P.S. I Love You poster

P.S. I Love You

Movie · as Isabel

1980
Sampaguitang Walang Halimuyak poster

Sampaguitang Walang Halimuyak

Movie · as Lydia

1980
Leon ng Central Luzon poster

Leon ng Central Luzon

Movie

1979
Warrant of Arrest poster

Warrant of Arrest

Movie

1979
Tonyong Bayawak poster

Tonyong Bayawak

Movie · as Wife of Tonyong Bayawak

1979
Hermano Pule poster

Hermano Pule

Movie

1979
Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina poster

Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina

Movie · as Mother Superior

1978
Angelita's Eyes poster

Angelita's Eyes

Movie · as Mother Superior

1977
Asawa Ko Silang Lahat poster

Asawa Ko Silang Lahat

Movie

1977
Naked Hero poster

Naked Hero

Movie · as Luisa

1976
Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin poster

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin

Movie · as Rosa Henson Averion

1976
A World of Horror

A World of Horror

Movie

1976
The Rebel Hunter

The Rebel Hunter

Movie

1975
May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

Movie

1975
Postcards from China poster

Postcards from China

Movie

1975
Anino ng Araw poster

Anino ng Araw

Movie

1975
Pagsapit ng Dilim poster

Pagsapit ng Dilim

Movie

1975
Mga Uhaw na Bulaklak poster

Mga Uhaw na Bulaklak

Movie

1975
Ang Pag-ibig Ko'y Huwag Mong Sukatin

Ang Pag-ibig Ko'y Huwag Mong Sukatin

Movie

1975
The Goodfather poster

The Goodfather

Movie

1974
Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae! poster

Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae!

Movie

1974
Dalawa ang Nagdalantao sa Akin poster

Dalawa ang Nagdalantao sa Akin

Movie · as Femia

1974
The Bells of San Jose

The Bells of San Jose

Movie · as Lydia

1974
Sumigaw ka hanggang ibig mo! poster

Sumigaw ka hanggang ibig mo!

Movie

1974
Your Memory is My World poster

Your Memory is My World

Movie

1973
Zoom, Zoom, Superman! poster

Zoom, Zoom, Superman!

Movie · as Superman's Creator

1973
Isinilang ang Anak ng Ibang Babae poster

Isinilang ang Anak ng Ibang Babae

Movie

1973
Tanikalang dugo poster

Tanikalang dugo

Movie

1973
The Eagle and the Sun poster

The Eagle and the Sun

Movie

1973
Paru-parong itim poster

Paru-parong itim

Movie

1972
Santo Domingo poster

Santo Domingo

Movie

1972
El Vibora poster

El Vibora

Movie · as Cecilia

1972
Villa Miranda poster

Villa Miranda

Movie

1971
Ang Kampana sa Santa Quiteria poster

Ang Kampana sa Santa Quiteria

Movie

1970
Santiago! poster

Santiago!

Movie · as Lydia

1970
Wanted: Perfect Mother poster

Wanted: Perfect Mother

Movie · as Carla

1969
Leslie poster

Leslie

Movie · as Andang

1969
Adriana poster

Adriana

Movie

1969
Darna and the Planetman poster

Darna and the Planetman

Movie · as Cynthia