Eugene Domingo

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Roxas, the birth surname or paternal family name is Domingo, and the marital name is Bottoni.

Eugene Domingo
Eugene Domingo accepting the Best Actress Award at the 25th Aliw Awards in 2012
Born
Eugena Roxas Domingo

(1971-07-23) July 23, 1971 (age 53)
Malate, Manila, Philippines[1]
Other names
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • host
Years active1989–present
Notable work
Spouse
Danilo Bottoni
​
(m. 2023)​

Eugena Roxas Domingo-Bottoni (Tagalog: [ˈjudʒin ˈɾɔhas dɔˈmiŋgɔ]; born July 23, 1971)[1][3] is a Filipino actress, comedienne and host. She has performed in lead and supporting roles in various genres of the Philippine film industry. She is popularly known as the "Comedy Star for All Seasons"[4] and was a sidekick of Ai-Ai delas Alas in the Ang Tanging Ina series (2003–2010), until her very first lead film role in Kimmy Dora in 2009. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network. Domingo's films have collectively earned ₱1.81 billion, making her one of the highest grossing Filipino box office stars this century.[5]

Domingo's other notable films include Bahay Kubo (2007) for which she received her first Best Supporting Actress award. Her most successful film to date is the Cinemalaya entry, Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank (2011), which is the highest-grossing independent film in Philippine history. The film was an official entry for various international film festivals in Vancouver, South Korea, Hawaii, Japan, and Italy. The film was also chosen by the Film Academy of the Philippines to represent the Philippines in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards. Domingo achieved "Best Actress" awards, at the Cinemalaya (2011) and 10th Gawad Tanglaw for Films (2012). She also received the "People's Choice Award for Best Actress" at the 6th Asian Film Awards (2012) in Hong Kong and "Best Actress" award at the 3rd Pau International Film Festival in France.

Domingo is the only actress in the Philippine entertainment history to have participated in six films (Working Girls, Here Comes the Bride, Mamarazzi, Petrang Kabayo, RPG: Metanoia, Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!)) produced by eight major Filipino production companies (GMA Films, Regal Films, Unitel Productions, OctoArts Films, Quantum Films, VIVA Films, Ambient Media, and Star Cinema) within a year (in 2010).[6] Domingo holds the record of being the first lead actress in Philippine cinema to star in the most films — seven — in a year.[6] Since 2008, she has been a contract artist of GMA Network, appearing on various comedy shows like Jejemom (2010), drama shows like Ako si Kim Sam Soon (2008), Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (2009) and First Time (2010). She also hosted Cool Center (2009–2010) and Comedy Bar (2010–2011).

Apart from her television and mainstream appearance, she also headlined theater show in Bona produced by the Philippine Educational Theater Association in 2012. She was nominated as "Best Actress in a Play award" for her role at the International Theater Award and eventually hailed as "Best Actress in Theater role" for Bona at the 25th Aliw Awards.

  1. ^ a b "Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984 Image Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984; ark:/61903/3:1:939F-543N-W7 — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Crispina Martinez-Belen (August 4, 2010). "Eugene Domingo, now a millionaire". Manila Bulletin.
  3. ^ "Super laughs with Eugene Domingo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 19, 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  4. ^ Matalog, Patricia. "Comedian of the Day: The Comedy Star for All Seasons Eugene Domingo | Star Cinema". starcinema.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "MOVIE QUEENS: The 20 Highest-grossing Filipino Female Movie Stars of the 21st Century". LionhearTV. May 31, 2024. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference EE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).