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Lea Salonga

Highest Rated: 95% Aladdin (1992)

Lowest Rated: 0% Mulan II (2004)

Birthday: Feb 22, 1971

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Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

An international star of the musical stage, Lea Salonga was born in Manila, the Philippines in 1971. Her remarkably resonant singing voice was evident practically from infancy, and Salonga went professional with her pursuits in 1978 when she joined the Repertory Philippines' production of "The King and I." By 1981, Salonga was releasing her first album, and by 1986, she was starring in feature films like "Tropang bulilit" (1986) and "Ninja Kids" (1986). Her fame reached new heights when she won the lead role of Kim in the debut London production of "Miss Saigon" in 1989, and grew greater still when she provided the singing voice for the character Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin" (1992). She would go on to play still more iconic roles on Broadway, memorably playing Eponine in "Les Miserables," and took her recording career to international audiences soon after with her self-titled album in 1993. Salonga would release more albums including Lea...In Love and By Heart, and starred in a Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song" in 2002. She would also star in the original production of "Allegiance" at the Old Globe in San Diego, later following the hit play to Broadway as well. In 2013, Salonga switched gears to focus on television, becoming a judge on "The Voice of the Philippines" (ABS-CBN, 2013-). She could not stay away from Broadway for long however, starring in a revival of "Once on This Island" in 2017.

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Highest rated movies

95% 92% Aladdin Watchlist 94% 94% My Neighbor Totoro Watchlist 87% 76% Yellow Rose Watchlist 86% 85% Mulan Watchlist
0% 43% Mulan II
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Pik pak Boom
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Redwood Curtain
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88% Sana Maulit Muli
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Tropang Bulilit
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Filmography

Movies

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87% 76% Yellow Rose Gail (Character) $364.1K 2019
0% 43% Mulan II Mulan (singing) (Voice) - 2004
86% 85% Mulan Mulan (Singing Voice) (Voice) $120.6M 1998
No Score Yet 88% Sana Maulit Muli Agnes (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Redwood Curtain Geri Riordan (Character) - 1995
95% 92% Aladdin Princess Jasmine (singing) (Voice) $217.0M 1992
94% 94% My Neighbor Totoro Mrs. Kusakabe (Voice) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pik pak Boom Rosie (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tropang Bulilit Unknown (Character) - 1981

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Your Roots Guest 2025
90% 77% Pretty Little Liars Elodie (Character) 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Performances Music Performer 2020
No Score Yet 96% Sofia the First Princess Jasmine (Guest Voice) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Music Performer 2010
No Score Yet 85% ER Amparo (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sesame Street Guest 1993