The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the

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(MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975;

Charito Solis Rosario Violeta Solís Hernández, better known as Charito Solís (October 6, 1935 – January 9, 1998), was a FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipina film actress, in addition to being the first Philippine woman who have bared her chest in ...

received the award for her role in ''Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi'' and it is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a

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role while working within the

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Winners and nominees

Charo Santos Concio - President of ABS-CBN Corporation

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple awards for Best Actress

Throughout the history of

Metro Manila Film Festival The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Year's Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on ...

(MMFF), there have been actresses who received multiple Awards for Best Actress. As of 2019 (45th MMFF), 7 actresses have received two or more Best Actress awards.

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References

External links

IMDB: Metro Manila Film Festival

Official website of the Metro Manila Film Festival
{{MMFF Film awards for lead actress Metro Manila Film Festival Philippine film awards