Lea Salonga's professional acting debut was in the musical The King and I in 1978 when she was seven years old. In 1980, she played the lead role in Annie. She also appeared in other productions such as Fiddler on the Roof, The Rose T, The Sound of Music, Paper Moon, Goodbye Girl, The Fantasticks, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
In 1981, she recorded Small Voice which was her first studio album. Later in 1988, she released her second album Lea. During the 1980's, she was both a teen idol and a child actor in many projects. In 1983, she hosted Love, Lea, which was her own musical television show. Lea Salonga was the first Asian actress to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the famous Broadway musical Les Misérables in 1993. When the show was brought back in 2006, she reprised her role as Fantine.
After a long break from Broadway, she returned in 2015 to play the role of Kei Kimura in Allegiance. "Allegiance". Lea is a huge star in the Philippines because she is one of the few stars to have crossover success in Western culture. She was asked to be a judge and coach on the Philippine version of The Voice which was originally an American singing competition.
Regarding her work for Disney, she is extremely well-known for performing the singing voices of Mulan in the animated film Mulan in 1998 and Princess Jasmine in Aladdin in 1993. She also did the voice of Yasuko in the Japanese Anime, My Neighbor Totoro.
When she was a child, Lea was nominated for a FAMAS Award for Best Child Actress. She also won three Aliw Awards for best child performer in 1980, 1981 and 1982.
In 1991, Salonga did an amazing job as Kim in Miss Saigon, She was awarded a Tony award for Best Actress in a Musical. The role also led her to win the Theatre World and the Olivier awards. She was the first Asian woman to ever win a Tony Award.
In 1993, she was the first artist from the Philippines to sign with a major music label when she inked a deal with Atlantic Records. She was also the first Filipina artist to have a huge distribution and release of her album in the United States. Her albums sold over millions of copies worldwide and she became one of the bestselling Philippine artists of all time.
In 2011, she was honored alongside her fellow Disney princess voice actresses Anika Noni Rose, Jodi Benson and Paige O'Hara. They were all named Disney Legends for their work on Disney films.
Return to the previous page| Date of Birth: | 22-02-1971 |
| Husband: | Robert Charles Chie |
| Marriage Date: | 10-01-2004 |
| Height: | 5 Feet 2 Inch |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Place: | Ermita |
| Ethnicity: | White Ethnicity |
| Profession: | Singer and actress |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | N/A |
| Alma Mater: | Ateneo de Manila University |
| T.V. Show(s): | The Voice of the Philippines |
| Salary: | $1500000 per month |
| Net Worth: | $18 Million |
| Birth Sign: | Pisces |
| Birth Date: | 22 Feb, 1971 |
| Age: | 49 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Singer Voice actor Stage actor |
| Citizenship: | Philippines |
| Birth Place: | Manila |
| residence: | Manila Pampanga |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Filipina singer and actress |
| Twitter Id: | Msleasalonga |
| Net Worth 2020: | 18 million |
| Net Worth 2021: | 18 million |
