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Dolly De Leon

Dolly De Leon

Actor, also producer · Born April 13, 1969 (57) · Manila, Philippines

Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

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.

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Born
April 13, 1969 (57)
From
Manila, Philippines
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Dolly De Leon's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
20%
Survival
15%
Power
13%
Morality
13%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Trickster
2 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
5
Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dolly De Leon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dolly De Leon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Forgotten Island(2026)

    as Lola Fatima (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • As the Hydra Devours History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Bea Consuelo

  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Detective Sofia Gonzalez

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Christine

  • Lavender Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Catalan

  • Between the Temples(2024)

    as Judith Gottlieb

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jackpot!(2024)

    as Grandma Tala

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ghostlight(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Rita

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Lo/Li

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Begin in the Middle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Kitty K7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hana's Mother

  • Keys to the Heart(2023)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Very Good Girl(2023)

    as Molly Suzara

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Cradle of the Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jill Sebastian

  • The Missing(2023)

    as Rosalinda

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nothing Like Paris(2023)

    Second Assistant Director · as Tita Fely

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Linen(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Olivia de Mesa-Salvacion

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Tigers of Infanta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tiya Belya

  • On the Job: The Missing 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Inday Arcega

  • Triangle of Sadness(2022)

    as Abigail

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • #DoYouThinkIAmSexy? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Prof. Angela Allado

  • Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Kangks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mrs. Daks Chaser

  • 7 Days Of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Lourdes

  • History of Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dahlia

  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • He's Into Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Catalan

  • Midnight in a Perfect World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ella

  • Follow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Receptionist

  • The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Rizalista

  • Cuddle Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Rosie

  • Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Elsa

  • The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Rizalist

  • The Halt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Education Minister

  • The Manila Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Business Woman

  • Jhon en Martian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as 223's Lola

  • Billie & Emma(2018)

    as Sister Mary

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Heaven's Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mayor Susan

  • Folklore(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Lourdes

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Judgement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • If You Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Gasping for Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Angie

  • Trophy Wife(2014)

    as Clerk of Court

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Anatomiya Ng Korupsiyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as May

  • Aswang(2011)

    as Daniel's Mom

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Senior Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bunda's Mother

  • Shake, Rattle & Roll III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dormmate (segment "Nanay")

  • The Chaperones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Heidi Fleiss Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Madam Alex

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles, 47 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Forgotten Island (2026)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19912026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2014Screen debut

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 49: 47 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing1 of 49: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 49: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s28 · 28 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2023.

  1. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dolly De Leon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 17 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Dirty Linen (2023)

99th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Forgotten Island (2026)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dolly De Leon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles35–62 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles18–52 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles44–77 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–64 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles41–56 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dolly De Leon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dolly De Leon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Murray Bartlett shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles