A Tribute to the Greatest Filipino Performer of All Time

Lea Salonga-Chien (born on February 22, 1971 in Manila) is a Tony Award-winning actress from the Philippines who achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Kim, the lead role in the musical Miss Saigon. She is the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on broadway. She is of Filipino descent.

On January 10, 2004, she married Robert Charles Chien, a Chinese-Japanese managing director of an entertainment software company. Their first daughter together, Nicole Beverly, was born on May 16, 2006.