Dolly de Leon Archives

Dolly de Leon talks about Nine Perfect Strangers, dealing with global fame and working with Nicole Kidman

In an interview with PeopleAsia at yesterday's viewing party organized by Theatre Group Asia held at Samsung Performing Arts Theater, Dolly de Leon describes her role in the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers, working alongside Hollywood star and producer Nicole Kidman and other gripping performances that fans can expect…

Request sa Radyo: When one’s silence speaks a thousand words

A lonely, overworked and seemingly isolated Filipino caregiver based in New York City, played by Dolly de Leon, establishes a connection, albeit a tenuous one, with a community of unknown and unseen fellow listeners of a radio request program. With nothing but the said program standing between her and the…

Clint Ramos and his collaborators aim to make Request sa Radyo more Pinoy-friendly

The award-winning US-based Filipino-American costume and set designer and producer reveals why they chose a certain profession as the backstory behind the wordless play’s lone female character. By Alex Y. Vergara From a “discofied” retelling of former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos’ life in Here Lies Love to the adaptation…

Lea Salonga & Dolly de Leon: By request

Behind every successful actress are the transformative struggles that molded her to become who she is today. The two lead stars of the upcoming play Request sa Radyo share the highs and lows, peaks and valleys of pursuing an acting career. Dolly de Leon and Lea Salonga By CHESCA TUAZON…

Dolly de Leon: “Dollywood Dreams”

The first Filipino actor to be nominated at the prestigious Golden Globe Awards and British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) is now setting her sights on La La Land itself, where she is set to blaze a trail alongside some of the film industry’s most respected names.…

Style and substance personified at PeopleAsia’s awards night

PeopleAsia, led by editor-in-chief Joanne Ramirez, paid homage to stars that shine in their chosen fields, as the country’s go-to lifestyle glossy recognized 15 leading ladies as this year’s “Women of Style and Substance.” PeopleAsia editor-in-chief Joanne Rae Ramirez, extreme right, and PeopleAsia board member Sara Soliven, left, with this…

Asian actors win big at Oscars as Yeoh and Quan earn top acting honors

“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof that dreams do come true. And, ladies, don’t anyone tell you you’re past your prime. Never give up!”—Michelle Yeoh By Alex Y. Vergara Photos from aframe.oscars.org…

BAFTA officially nominates Dolly de Leon as Best Supporting Actress

Fresh from getting the nod of members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, also for her performance as Abigail in Triangle of Sadness, De Leon scores her third nomination in the current awards season. By Alex Y. Vergara And the global accolades for Dolly de Leon continue. The Filipino…

Dolly de Leon loses to Angela Bassett at Golden Globes

Despite bowing out to a Hollywood insider, the Philippines’ pride, who made waves for her performance in Triangle of Sadness, still makes history for being the first Filipino actor, male or female, to be nominated in a major Hollywood-based award-giving body. By Alex Y. Vergara The hopes of an entire…

Dolly de Leon earns Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress

For being the first Filipino actor, male or female, to be nominated for a Golden Globe for her “scene-stealing” performance in Triangle of Sadness, De Leon has effectively broken the Hollywood glass ceiling and paved the way for other Filipino actors to be nominated in the future. By Alex Y.…