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Dolly de Leon (born April 12, 1969) is a Filipino actress. De Leon began her career on stage, and made her film debut inShake, Rattle & Roll III (1991). She was later cast in minor and uncredited roles in films and took on guest parts in television shows. Her breakthrough came in the crime dramaVerdict (2019), for which she won aFAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress. De Leon achieved international recognition and acclaim for her role inTriangle of Sadness (2022), winning theGuldbagge Award and theLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance, in addition to nominations for aGolden Globe Award and for aBAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress; she became the first Filipino actress to be nominated for the latter two awards. De Leon co-founded Ladies Who Launch, a social services group that supports disadvantaged communities.BritishVogue named her one of the 31 most famous stars in the world in 2023. (Full article...)

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TheBali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a medium-sized bird in thestarling family, Sturnidae. It is found in the north-west of the Indonesian island ofBali, and nearby offshore islands. The Bali myna has a length of around 25 centimetres (9.8 inches) and is almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, and black tips on the wings and tail. It has blue bare skin around the eyes, greyish legs and a yellow beak. Both sexes are similar. The species iscritically endangered and fewer than 50 adults were assumed to exist in the wild in 2020. This Bali myna perching on a branch was photographed inWest Bali National Park.

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