Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga
Background information
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Born
Nationality
FilipinoAlternate names
Occupation
Years active
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Parents
Ligaya Imutan Salonga (mother)
Salonga, primarily a stage actress, is well known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musicalMiss Saigon, for which she won aTony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in1991, and was also one of the first Asians to play the roles ofÉponine Thénardier andFantine in the musicalLes Misérables. She also performed in various international productions of renowned musicals, likeMy Fair Lady,Cinderella,Flower Drum Song,Into the Woods,Allegiance,Cats,Sweeney Todd, andHere Lies Love.
Salonga was named aDisney Legend in2011, alongside fellowDisney Princess voice actressesJodi Benson,Paige O'Hara,Linda Larkin, andAnika Noni Rose for her work with the company.
She also voiced Yasuko Kusakabe inMy Neighbor Totoro for the2004 English dub.
Roles
(1992-present; singing voice)
(1998-present; singing voice)
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Trivia
- Salonga was one of the coaches onThe Voice of the Philippines.
- She also did the voice of Jasmine and Mulan in the Filipino dub ofSofia the First, aired on TV5. She even performs the Filipino version of theElena of Avalortheme song.
- She has sung a Filipino version of "A Whole New World" with Daryl Drey Reyes and "Reflection".
