Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador (born 16 March 1966), commonly known by her stage name Pinky Amador, is a Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host. Amador was in the original

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cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit ''

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''. She is seen mostly on

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, but lately in

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Background

Amador is the niece of the late Zenaida Amador, the founder of Repertory Philippines. She is the youngest of three children from a Spanish Filipino family. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and has dark brown hair and eyes. Amador had a pet cat called Leonidas, a

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. However, on August 11, 2022, her cat passed away. It was 16 years old.

Acting

Amador graduated from

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(an affiliated school of the

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) with a master's degree in Acting, where she was awarded with a

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due to excellence. Prior to this, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from Assumption College San Lorenzo. She came to theatre via lead roles in plays '' I Ought to Be in Pictures'', ''

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'' and '' The Foreigner'' for which she has won Aliw Awards for Best Stage Actress. She then ventured into television and film and was cast in the original production of ''

'' in London. Since then, she has performed on tour in the UK, and continued her television and film career both in the UK and the Philippines, with over 70 plays and musicals to her credit, over 300 television appearances, and 60 films to date. Mostly known for her antagonist role in television and films, Amador finds it refreshing to once more play the other side of the spectrum in her current TV series. She was recently part of the TV remake '' Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit'' starring Angelika dela Cruz and

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. She finished filming ''You To Me Are Everything'' for GMA Films/ Regal Films and is currently guesting in ''

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'' for

, and has just returned to essay her character Molly Corpuz in ''Momay'', shown daily on ABS-CBN. She also appears as Baroness Elsa Schraeder in

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's production of ''

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''.

Awards and nominations

*1983:

– Aliw Award for Best Stage Actress *1987: The Foreigner – Aliw Award for Best Stage Actress *1987: Star Awards nomination for Best Newcomer – ''Magdusa Ka'' *1997: Parangal ng Bayan (National Young Achiever's Award) for Arts & Culture *1998: Urian Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – ''Sana’y Pag-ibig Na'' *2011: Zsa Zsa Zaturnah Ze Muzical Vack with a Vengeance – Gawad Buhay Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical *2013: Piaf – Aliw Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Musical

Filmography

Television

Theatrical shows

Movies

References

External links

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