DOLLY DE LEON is the Pinay actress who became the toast of the Cannes International Filmfest last month because of her acclaimed performance as Abigail, a toilet cleaner in a cruise ship who becomes the leader of its rich passengers when they’re marooned in an island.
This is in the Swedish film that won Palme D’Or as best picture, “Triangle of Sadness”, directed by Ruben Ostlund.
She became the talk of the town and it’s said she’s being stopped by enthusiastic fans to congratulate her while she’s walking in the streets.
But who is Dolly de Leon?
She is the first to admit that she is not known by the people in her own country.
She’s been doing supporting roles for sometime but remains anonymous.
She’s a mom and has four children, the eldest being 26 and the youngest is 9.
She started as a theatre actress in UP where she was a theatre arts major.
Then she did soaps and films and got a good role in Erik Matti’s HBO Asia series, “Folklore”.
She played a policewoman who has to save her beleaguered son from a powerful witch in the episode titled “Seven Days in Hell”.
In 2020, she won the FAMAS best supporting actress award for her role in the searing movie about domestic violence, “Verdict”.
She found out about the audition for “Triangle of Sadness” and many other local actresses also took it in 2018, but she’s the one who’s so lucky to be chosen.
They shot the film in 2020 on location in Greece for two months.
She even has a steamy love scene with British actor, Harris Dickinson, who starred in the action film, “The King’s Man”.
Harris could very well be her son as he’s only 25 years old.
Dolly has now finished a new local movie, “Kitty K7”, about a sexy cam girl played by Rose Van Ginkle.
She plays Rose’s mother in the story.
This is her first appearance since her breakout performance in “Triangle of Sadness” and the film’s producer, Dan Villegas, is very proud that they were able to get her for “Kitty K7”.
So, if you’re curious as to how Dolly de Leon looks and wants to find out about the quality of her performance, now is your chance to watch her in “Kitty K7” that starts streaming on Vivamax starting July 8.
