Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga is probably one of the most famous actors in the theater world. She originated the role of Kim in the London and Broadway versions of Miss Saigon and was Eponine in the Tenth Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables.
Lea was the first Asian-American to play Eponine in an non-Asian production of Les Miz. She is best known for her rendition of Kim, for which she won a 1991 Tony!
Lea has sung for many famous faces, including President Clinton and Queen Elizabeth. She was also the singing voices of Jasmine from Aladdin and the title character in Mulan.
In 1995, Lea starred in a TV movie with Jonathon Lithgow called Redwood Curtain. In it, she played an adopted Vietnamese girl (sort of like Tam in Miss Saigon) who desperately wants to find her parents. It's a very good movie and Lea does a great job in it!
Lea Salonga's voice is one of the most famous on the planet and she will always be known for her tearjerking, breathtaking performance in Miss Saigon.
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