---
name: "Lea Salonga"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lea-salonga"
fi1m_id: "lea-salonga"
imdb_id: "nm0758964"
tmdb_id: 15838
wikidata_id: "Q294144"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 February 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-22T02:00:39.730099+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lea Salonga

## Identity

Lea Salonga

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lea-salonga
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lea-salonga
- **IMDb ID:** nm0758964
- **TMDB ID:** 15838
- **Wikidata ID:** Q294144
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294144, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15838

Actor. Born 22 February 1971 in Manila, Philippines.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 February 1971, Manila, Philippines
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, María Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 3, Adventure 2, Family 2, Fantasy 2, Comedy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $833m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294144, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15838

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Aladdin*](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md) (82)

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## Biography

Lea Salonga is a Filipina actress and singer. Born Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga on 22 February 1971 in Manila, she began performing professionally in musical theatre in the Philippines as a child.

She originated the role of Kim in the West End and Broadway productions of *Miss Saigon*, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1991. Salonga supplied the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in the Disney animated film *Aladdin* (1992) and of Fa Mulan in *Mulan* (1998) and *Mulan II* (2004). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, leasalonga.com, nbclosangeles.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *KPop Demon Hunters* (2025), Fi1m 76, as Celine (Original Songs Performance) (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kpop-demon-hunters.md)
- *Mulan* (1998), Fi1m 74, as Mulan (singing voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *Aladdin* (1992), Fi1m 82, as Jasmine (singing voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forgotten Island* (2026), as Manang (voice), Songs — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/forgotten-island.md)
- *The Vale - Origins* (2026), as Addy Lee
- *KPop Demon Hunters* (2025), as Celine (Original Songs Performance) (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/kpop-demon-hunters.md)
- *Once Upon a Studio* (2023), as Jasmine / Mulan (singing voice)
- *Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin* (2022), series, as Elodie Honrada
- *Plague at the Golden Gate* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *Centaurworld* (2021), series, as Woman (voice)
- *Show of Titles* (2021), as "Promises, Promises" Performer
- *Yellow Rose* (2020), as Gail
- *Touch* (2020), series, as Theme Song Performance
- *Expedition Reef* (2019), as Narrator (voice)
- *Allegiance* (2016), as Kei Kimura
- *Il Divo: Amor & Pasion Tour in Japan* (2016), as Singer
- *Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance* (2016), as Special Finale Guest Star
- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), series, as Aunt Myrna — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)
- *Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert* (2010), as Fantine
- *Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams* (2007), as Jasmine (singing voice)
- *Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess* (2006), as Mulan (singing voice)
- *Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment* (2005), as Jasmine (singing voice)
- *Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party* (2005), as Mulan (voice)
- *Mulan II* (2004), as Mulan (singing voice)
- *Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream* (2004), as Jasmine / Mulan (voice)
- *Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh* (1998), as Kim / Eponine
- *Mulan* (1998), as Mulan (singing voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *Aladdin on Ice* (1995), as Jasmine (singing voice) (uncredited)
- *Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall* (1995), as Eponine
- *Second Chances* (1995), as Agnes
- *Redwood Curtain* (1995), as Geri Riordan
- *ER* (1994), series, as Amparo — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal* (1992), as Sandy, Theme Song Performance
- *Aladdin* (1992), as Jasmine (singing voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md)
- *Dear Diary* (1989), as Lenny Tacorda (segment "Dear Killer")
- *Pik Pak Boom* (1988), as Rosie
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator
- *Captain Barbell* (1986), as Rosemarie
- *Ninja Kids* (1986), as Yoko
- *Like Father, Like Son* (1985), as Angela
- *Tropang Bulilit* (1981), Actor
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Eponine
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Geri Riordan

## Gallery

- ![Lea Salonga](https://film.one/media/person/81162/gallery-ca1cf6258830.jpg) Lea Salonga — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/LeaSalonga-byPhilipRomano_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga at the Opening Night of "Old Friends" on Broadway, 2025](https://film.one/media/person/81162/gallery-959c99fb0cc8.jpg) Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga at the Opening Night of "Old Friends" on Broadway, 2025 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BernadettePetersAndLeaSalonga-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-BernadettePetersAndLeaSalonga-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lea Salonga](https://film.one/media/person/81162/gallery-9503d9c18242.jpg) Lea Salonga — Image via TMDB
- ![Lea Salonga](https://film.one/media/person/81162/gallery-9d8431524585.jpg) Lea Salonga — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 7 won

- Asia's Most Influential Philippines 2022: Asia's Most Influential Philippines (won)
- Asia's Most Influential Philippines 2021: Asia's Most Influential Philippines (won)
- Disney Legends 2011: Disney Legends (won)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1991: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (won)
- Theatre World Award 1991: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1991: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (won)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1990: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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