Dawn Zulueta

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Born

1969-03-04

Dawn Zulueta

Biography

Marie Rachel Salman Taleon (born March 4, 1969) is a Filipino film-television actress, host and commercial model. Zulueta holds the distinction of winning both the Filipino Academy of Movies Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) awards for Best Lead Actress (Hihintayin Kita sa Langit) and Best Supporting Actress (Una Kang Naging Akin) in 1991. She also bagged the Supporting Actress of the Year in the Film Academy of the Philippines for Una Kang Naging Akin. She was also declared by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation Entertainment Award as the Box Office Queen of 1994 for starring in that year's highest-grossing film: The Maggie Dela Riva Story...God Why Me? Her other Best Actress honors include the 1993 Metro Manila Film Festival for Kung Mawawala Ka Pa; 1993 FAMAS for Kung Mawawala Ka Pa; and 1994 Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies for Buhay ng Buhay Ko. Further, she has received multiple nominations (for both lead and supporting roles) from the prestigious Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) Gawad Urian. In 1996, Zulueta starred with 90's rising star and former child star Sheryl Cruz and 1994 Beauty Queen Charlene Gonzales in the hit Drama-Vengeance film Ikaw Naman Ang Iiyak for Viva Films as a lead role as Elaine which became a career booster as a lead actress. In 1996, Zulueta was cited in a Manila Times article as the 10th Best Filipino Actress from 1970 to 1996. In addition, a 1999 Manila Standard article named her as one of the Top 10 Actresses of the 1990s. In 2010, Zulueta took the lead role in a stage musicale, A Little Night Music.

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Acting History

2022
A Family Affair as Carolina "Carol" Estrella
2019
Family History as May
2017
Meant to Beh as Andrea Balatbat
2016
Love Me Tomorrow as Cristy
2015
You're My Home as Marian Angeles
2015
The Love Affair as Trisha
2014
She's Dating the Gangster as Athena Dizon
2014
Dyesebel as Lucia Reyes
2013
Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin as Zenaida Dizon/Ramirez
2012
Ang Nawawala as Esme Bonifacio
2012
Walang Hanggan as Emilia "Emily" Cardenas-Guidotti
2011
Mula Sa Puso as Magdalena "Magda" Trinidad-Pereira
2011
Catch Me... I'm in Love as First Lady / Erick's Mom
2010
Sigwa as Dolly
2008
Magkaibigan
2007
Lastikman as Ruth Abelgas
2006
Swing as Adea
2004
Forever in My Heart as Stella Carbonel
2003
Filipinas as Gloria Filipinas
1997
Lahar: Paraisong Abo as Sheila
1997
To Saudi with Love as Cynthia
1996
Why Is There a Yesterday? as Leah
1996
Ikaw Naman ang Iiyak
1995
Wanted: Perfect Father as Lily
1995
Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara as Ruth
1995
Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa
1994
Lagalag as Dulce Lukban
1994
Sana'y Laging Magkapiling as Maria Makiling
1994
The Maggie dela Riva Story (God... Why Me?) as Maggie dela Riva
1994
The Cecilia Masagca Story: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!)
1994
Chinatown 2: The Vigilantes as Mylene
1994
Buhay Ng Buhay Ko
1993
Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
1993
Paniwalaan Mo
1993
Wherever You Are as Amanda
1992
Apoy sa Puso
1992
You're the Only One I Loved as Adela's Mother
1992
Akin Ang Pangarap Mo
1992
Iisa Pa Lamang as Clara
1991
Robin Good (Sugod Ng Sugod)
1991
I Will Wait for You in Heaven as Carmina
1991
Una Kang Naging Akin as Vanessa
1991
Alias Batman and Robin as Angelique Legarda
1990
Is It a Sin to Worship You? as Grace Lozano
1990
Pangarap na Ginto as Daisy
1989
One Bullet, One Life
1989
Hindi Pahuhuli Ng Buhay
1989
Bakit Iisa Lamang Ang Puso?
1989
Bondying: The Little Big Boy as Flora
1988
Paano Tatakasan ang Bukas?
1988
One Day Isang Araw
1986
Nakagapos na Puso as Meldy