Irma Adlawan

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Santonil and the surname or paternal family name is Adlawan.

Irma Adlawan
Adlawan in 2013
Born
Irma Santonil Adlawan

(1962-03-07) March 7, 1962 (age 62)[1]
Tondo, Manila Philippines
Alma materSt. Mary Magdalene School,[2] University of the Philippines
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
AgentViva Artists Agency (since 2021)
Notable work
SpouseDennis Marasigan (separated)
Children4

Irma Santonil Adlawan (born March 7, 1962) is a Filipino stage, television and film actress. She is dubbed as the “Queen of Independent Cinema” for her acting prowess and exceptional contribution to the Philippine film industry.[3][4][5]

Adlawan is a FAMAS Award winner.[6] She won "Best Actress" at the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.[7] In 2016, she won another "Best Actress" trophy at the Metro Manila Film Festival, winning against the Superstar Nora Aunor.[8] The same year, she won "Outstanding Female Lead Performance in a Play" at the 8th Philstage Gawad Buhay Awards.[9] Her performance in the MMK episode “Passport” was met with acclaims and praises from both critics and viewers,[10] winning "Best Actress in a Single Drama Performance" at the 9th EdukCircle Awards.[11] In 2020, she participated among the five entries for the European Philippine International Film Festival (EPIFF).[12][13]

  1. ^ "Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984", database with images, FamilySearch (November 11, 2017), Irma Santonil Adlawan, March 7, 1962; Birth, March 7, 1962, City of Manila Civil Registrar, Philippines; FHL microfilm 1,581,456.
  2. ^ Guerrero, Amadís Ma. "Irma Adlawan–how she went from ‘sandwich Queen’ to Drama Queen." Philippine Daily Inquirer November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Life begins at 40 for Indie Queen Irma Adlawan". PEP.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Life begins at 40 for Indie Queen Irma". GMA News Online. August 21, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Queen of Indie films". www.philstar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jinggoy, Lorna lead 56th FAMAS awards". www.philstar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Irma Adlawan finally clinches Best Actress award in Cinemalaya". PEP.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  8. ^ PEP, Rose Garcia (December 30, 2016). "Irma Adlawan wins Best Actress for a role originally intended for Nora Aunor". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Irma Adlawan, 'Mabining Mandirigma', BP's 'Peter Pan' lead winners of the 8th Philstage Gawad Buhay". Inquirer Lifestyle. April 28, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Irma Adlawan earns praise from netizens for portraying abused OFW on MMK - The Filipino Times". June 2, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "9th EdukCircle Awards". edukcircle. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "Films to watch in the online edition of the European Philippine International Film Festival | GMA Entertainment". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Filipino film festival in Europe goes virtual this year – Manila Bulletin". mb.com.ph. Retrieved August 16, 2022.