Dolly Earnshaw de Leon (born April 12, 1969) is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her work in independent films and theatre, she has received numerous accolades, including a FAMAS Award, a Guldbagge Award, and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. British Vogue named her one of the 31 most famous stars in the world in 2023. After studying theatre at the University of the Philippines Diliman, De Leon began acting on stage. Her earliest performances include local productions of The Merchant of Venice, Waiting for Godot, Old Times, and Medea. She made her film debut in Peque Gallaga's horror anthology Shake, Rattle & Roll III (1991) and was cast in small and uncredited roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s. De Leon made brief appearances in films and guest-starred on television shows. Her breakthrough came in the crime drama Verdict (2019), for which she won a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2021, she portrayed an ageing sex worker in Lav Diaz's period drama History of Ha to positive reviews. She followed it with more assertive parts in Erik Matti's HBO television projects On the Job and Folklore. De Leon achieved international recognition and acclaim for her performance as a toilet cleaner on a luxury yacht in Ruben Östlund's satirical black comedy Triangle of Sadness (2022), winning the Guldbagge Award and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance. She received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Filipino to be nominated in any category. De Leon has since starred in the adult animated drama The Missing (2023)—for which she won a Cinemalaya Award for Best Supporting Actress—and the 2024 comedy dramas Between the Temples and Ghostlight. She is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a social services group which supports disadvantaged communities. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dolly de Leon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026As the Hydra Devours History — Bea Consuelo
• 2026Forgotten Island — Lola Fatima (voice)
• Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed — Detective Sofia Gonzalez
• Avatar: The Last Airbender — Lo/Li
• 2024Between the Temples — Judith Gottlieb
• 2024Ghostlight — Rita, Executive Producer
• 2024Jackpot! — Grandma Tala
• Lavender Fields — Mrs. Catalan
• 2024Salome — Christine
• 2023A Very Good Girl — Molly Suzara
• Begin in the Middle
• Dirty Linen — Olivia de Mesa-Salvacion
• 2023Keys to the Heart — Sylvia
• 2023Kitty K7 — Hana's Mother
• 2023Nothing Like Paris — Tita Fely, Second Assistant Director
• 2023The Cradle of the Brave — Jill Sebastian
• 2023The Missing — Rosalinda
• 2022#DoYouThinkIAmSexy? — Prof. Angela Allado
• Lulu
• 2022On the Job: The Missing 8 — Inday Arcega
• 2022The Tigers of Infanta — Tiya Belya
• 2022Triangle of Sadness — Abigail
• 20217 Days Of Hell — Lourdes
• He's Into Her — Mrs. Catalan
• 2021History of Ha — Dahlia
• Nine Perfect Strangers — Agnes
• The Kangks Show — Mrs. Daks Chaser
• 2020Midnight in a Perfect World — Ella
• 2019Billie & Emma — Sister Mary
• 2019Cuddle Weather — Rosie
• 2019Follow — Receptionist
• Jhon en Martian — 223's Lola
• 2019The Halt — Education Minister
• 2019The Manila Lover — Business Woman
• The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken — Rizalist
• 2019The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) — Rizalista
• 2019Verdict — Elsa
• Folklore — Lourdes
• 2018Heaven's Waiting — Mayor Susan
• 2018Judgement
• 2016Gasping for Air — Angie
• 2016If You Leave
• 2014Trophy Wife — Clerk of Court
• 2011Anatomiya Ng Korupsiyon — May
• 2011Aswang — Daniel's Mom
• 2010Senior Year — Bunda's Mother
• 1991Shake, Rattle & Roll III — Dormmate (segment "Nanay")
• The Chaperones
• The Heidi Fleiss Story — Madam Alex

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Made in Hollywood — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee