Lea Salonga

ABOUT LEA SALONGA

Filipina actress who became famous for her role as Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. She also provided the singing voices for Mulan and Princess Jasmine in the Disney animated films Mulan and Aladdin .

She made her stage debut at the age of seven in The King and I.

In 2011, she was named a Disney Legend.

She married Robert Charles Chien in 2004, and the couple welcomed a daughter named Nicole in 2006.

She and Hinton Battle were both in the original Broadway cast of Miss Saigon. Both of them won Tony Awards for their roles.