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Vilma Santos-Recto
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto (18th Congress PH).jpg
Portrait during the 18th Congress
Deputy Speaker
of the House of Representatives
In office
August 13, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Serving with 33 others
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano
Lord Allan Velasco
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Batangas' 6th district
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by District established
Succeeded by Ralph Recto
22nd Governor of Batangas
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Vice Governor Jose Antonio Leviste II (2007–2016)
Preceded by Armando Sanchez
Succeeded by Hermilando Mandanas
Mayor of Lipa
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Vice Mayor Fernando Manguera (1998–2003)
Lydio Lopez, Jr. (2003–2007)
Preceded by Ruben Umali
Succeeded by Oscar Gozos
Personal details
Born
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos

(1953-11-03) November 3, 1953 (age 70)
Bamban, Tarlac, Philippines
Political party Nacionalista (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2009–2018)
Lakas–CMD (1998–2009)
Spouses
Edu Manzano
(m. 1980; ann. 1982)
(m. 1992)
Children 2, including Luis Manzano
Occupation Actress, singer, dancer
Profession Politician

Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsantɔs ˈrɛktɔ], born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district from 2016 to 2022.

Regarded as the "most successful Filipino actor of all time", her career as an actress has spanned more than five decades, beginning when she debuted as a child actress in the 1963 film Trudis Liit, for which she won her first FAMAS Award (Best Child Performer). She won the FAMAS Award for Best Actress for her dual role in Dama de Noche (1972). She has portrayed the superhero Darna in four films beginning with Lipad, Darna, Lipad! (1973). Santos produced Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978), which won both the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and the Gawad Urian for Best Film. In local media, she has been referred to as "Star for All Seasons" for the varied genres of her films and holds the titles of Grand Slam Queen, Queen of Queens, and the Longest Reigning Box Office Queen of Philippine Cinema. She was hailed as the enduring Grand Dame of the Philippine Film Industry by a foreign critic at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the first Filipina actress to be bestowed such a title.

Santos is also a prominent politician, and had served as governor of Batangas for three consecutive terms and as mayor of Lipa for also three consecutive terms. She was elected as the Representative of the 6th District of Batangas which comprise only the City of Lipa in 2016. She was encouraged by various political parties to run for the Senate in 2019, but refused to do so.

Acting career

Vilma Santos is widely considered the most lastingly successful Filipino film and television actress of all time. She was adjudged the greatest movie actress of the Philippines for the years 2000 to 2020 by the Philippine Entertainment Portal for her continued portrayal of a wide range of award-winning roles as well as for being a consistent box-office draw despite being in the industry for nearly six decades. Vilma's venture into politics made her semi-retire from showbusiness in the late 1990's yet she still emerged as the actress with the most number of local best actress awards so far in the 21st century.

She started her acting career when one of her uncles, who was a cameraman at Sampaguita Pictures, convinced her to try out for the movies. Initially, Sampaguita Pictures had planned a child star role for her in Anak, Ang Iyong Ina (1963). When Santos was in the studio, she noticed a long line of little girls. Thinking that that line was the line for her audition, she decided to queue in. The long line turned out to be for an audition for Sampaguita Pictures' offering Trudis Liit (Little Trudis).

When it was her turn to audition, she was asked by the panel to sing, dance and cry on cue. She got the part of "Trudis Liit" for which she received the FAMAS Awards Best Child Performer award for 1963.

She was cast in Sa Bawat Pintig ng Puso (1964), Maria Cecilia (1965), Kasalanan Kaya? (1968), Iginuhit ng Tadhana (1965) and later in its sequel Pinagbuklod ng Langit (1969).

Political career

Mayor of Lipa City

In 1998, she entered politics and ran for mayor of Lipa City, Batangas where she won three consecutive elections, becoming the city's first female mayor.

In 2005, the University of the Philippines Diliman conferred on her the Gawad Plaridel Award for her achievements and contributions both as an actress and a public servant. In the same year she was conferred an honorary doctorate degree (honoris causa) in humanities by the Lipa City College. She was again honored in 2006 by UP Diliman as one of the four awardees in UP's First Diwata Awards.

Governor of Batangas

Governor Vilma Santos-Recto
Vilma Santos - the Enduring Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema

In 2007, Santos-Recto was on her third and final term as Mayor of Lipa and was barred for seeking another term. She became a reluctant candidate for Governor of Batangas as her brother-in-law, incumbent Vice Governor Richard Recto, is seeking the governorship.

On March 5, 2007, during the regular flag-raising ceremony at the Lipa City Hall, Santos-Recto ask for a week to decide if she will run or not. This was attended by thousands of her supporters not only in Lipa but from different towns in Batangas. On March 12, 2007, she made her final decision, running for Governor of Batangas despite having her brother-in-law as her rival, including incumbent governor Arman Sanchez and former police chief Nestor Sanares.

On the day of her filing of her candidacy, Richard Recto decided to withdraw his candidacy and run for Congress instead.

Santos-Recto was proclaimed Governor-elect of Batangas on May 21, 2007, after garnering 475,740 votes against incumbent Arman Sanchez's 344,969, becoming the first female governor of the province. She was reelected to her second term as Governor of Batangas in 2010, defeating incumbent Santo Tomas Mayor Edna Sanchez, who substituted her husband Arman Sanchez who died few weeks before the election. She was re-elected to her third and final term as Governor in 2013.

Member, House of Representatives

After her election for her third and final term as Governor of Batangas, speculations circulated that Santos-Recto would run for the national level. However, she declined every offer to run for a higher level. She decided to run as the first representative of the newly formed 6th District of Batangas, would comprise only the City of Lipa. Santos-Recto won by a landslide, defeating Bernadette Sabili.

She became chairman of the Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation. However, she was removed from the post by the House leadership for her rejection of the reimposition of capital punishment. She is the vice chair of the Committee on Globalization and WTO and the Committee on Local Government. She is also a member of the committees on Basic Education and Culture, Cooperatives Development, Information and Communications Technology, Interparliamentary Relations and Diplomacy, Labor and Employment, Poverty Alleviation, Public Works and Highways, Southern Tagalog Development, Ways and Means, Welfare af Children, and Women and Gender Equality.

She is co-author of the SOGIE Equality bill (Anti-discrimination bill), Magna Carta for Day Care Workers, Maternity Leave Increase bill, Cancer Awareness bill, expanded Senior Citizens bill, and Post-graduate Education for Teachers bill.

In September 2018, she switched from the Liberal Party, where she was a member since 2009, to the Nacionalista Party.

On July 10, 2020, she is one of the 11 representatives who voted favor to grant ABS-CBN's legislative franchise. in which she supported the network's cause for the people and culture. ABS-CBN is also responsible for the restoration of some of her films as well as preservation, which includes Kapag Langit ang Humatol, Anak, Haplos, and Dekada '70.

Although she's eligible to run for a third term, and due to speculations that she might run for a national post, Santos-Recto decided not to seek another term to give way to her husband to run in the same position, nor run in any position in the 2022 elections, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

Vilma Santos-Recto is married to Senator Ralph Recto. They have one son, named Ryan Christian. She also has one son, Luis Manzano from her previous marriage to Edu Manzano.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
1963–1964 Larawan ng Pag-Ibig
1970s Ayan Eh!
The Sensations
Dulambuhay ni Rosa Vilma
1982–1986 VIP (Vilma in Person) Herself
1986–1995 Vilma Host
1987 Palibhasa Lalake Episode Guest
1988 Lamat sa Kristal
1991 Once There Was a Love
1997 Katuparan
Kamandag sa Puso
2007 Alay ni Da King: A Fernando Poe Jr. Special Host
2009 Vilma: A Woman for All Seasons (Documentary Special) Host
2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Regalo Daisy Hernandez
2011 Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal Contestant
2011 100 Days to Heaven Tagabantay
2015 ASAP 20 Herself
2023 Anim na Dekada… Nag-iisang Vilma Herself
2023 It's Your Lucky Day Guest co-host

Film

Year Title Role
1963 Trudis Liit Trudis
Anak, ang Iyong Ina!
King & Queen for a Day
Duwelo sa Sapang Bato
Aninong Bakal
1964 Ging Ging
Larawan ng Pag-ibig
Naligaw na Anghel
Sa Bawat Pintig ng Puso
1965 Sa Baril Magtuos
Maria Cecilia
Morena Martir
Kay Tagal ng Umaga
Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) Imee Marcos
1966 Hindi Nahahati ang Langit
Hampaslupang Maton
Ito Ang Dahilan
Batang Iwahig
Ito Ang Pilipino
1967 The Longest Hundred Miles Maria
1968 De Colores
Kasalanan Kaya?
Eagle Commandos
Sino ang May Karapatan?
1969 Pinagbuklod ng Langit Imee Marcos
Pag-ibig Masdan ang Ginawa Mo
My Darling Eddie
The Jukebox King
1970 Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Patroness of Bicolandia) Guest
Mardy
Young Love Vilma
I Do Love You
Songs and Lovers
Bulaklak at Paru-Paro
My Pledge of Love Vilma
Love Is for the Two Of Us
From the Bottom of My Heart
The Young Idols Vilma
Sixteen
Because You Are Mine
Love Letters Vilma
Ding Dong
Sweethearts
Give Me Your Love
Mga Batang Bangketa
I Love You Honey
Edgar Loves Vilma Vilma
Mother Song
Sapagka't Sila’y Aming Mga Anak
Vilma, My Darling Vilma
Nobody's Child
May Hangganan ang Pag-ibig!
Baby Vi Vi
Renee Rose Renee Rose
1971 My Love at First Sight
The Sensations Vilma
Angelica Angelica
The Wonderful World of Music
Young Lovers Vilma
Ikaw Lamang
Our Love Affair
Teenage Señorita
I'll Be Loving You... Eternally
1972 Aloha My Love
Don't Ever Say Goodbye
Inspiration Vilma
Dulce Corazon Dulce Corazon
Little Darling Vilma
Remembrance
Sweet Sweet Love
Kundoktora
Dama de Noche Rosanna / Armida
Takbo, Vilma, Dali! Vilma
Hatinggabi Na, Vilma! Vilma
Tatlong Mukha ni Rosa Vilma Rosa Vilma
Dalagang Nayon
Leron-Leron Sinta Beth
1973 Tsismosang Tindera
Now and Forever Vilma
Lipad, Darna, Lipad! Darna / Narda
Cariñosa
Dyesebel at ang Mahiwagang Kabibe Dyesebel
Anak ng Asuwang
Wonder Vi Wonder Vi
Ang Hiwaga ni Maria Cinderella Maria
Ophelia at Paris Ophelia
Darna and the Giants Darna / Narda
1974 Vilma and the Beep Beep Minica Vilma
Phantom Lady Phantom Lady
Kampanerang Kuba Andang / Sandra
Batya't Palu-Palo Stella
Twin Fists for Justice
Biktima Dolores
Mga Tigre ng Sierracruz
Kamay na Gumagapang
Tok Tok Palatok
Vivian Volta Vivian Volta
Kill... The Carnappers Guest
Happy Days Are Here Again Guest
King Khayam and I Princesa Gracia
1975 Basta't Isipin Mong Mahal Kita
Nakakahiya?
Ibong Lukaret Ningning
Dugo at Pag-ibig sa Kapirasong Lupa Guest: Linda (segment 5)
Teribol Dobol Maria Teresa 'Maritess' Labrador
Vilma Veinte-Nueve Vilma
Karugtong ang Kahapon
Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw Nanette
Darna Vs the Planet Women Darna / Narda
1976 Hindi Nakakahiya Part II
Mga Reynang Walang Trono
Big Ike's Happening Guest
Let's Do the Salsa
Mapagbigay ang Mister Ko
Bertang Kerengkeng Berta
Bato sa Buhangin Barbara "Bamba" Montinola
Mga Rosas sa Putikan
Nag-aapoy na Damdamin
Makahiya at Talahib Aurora
1977 Pulot-Gata (Pwede Kaya?) Baby Abueva
Susan Kelly Edad 20 Susan Kelly
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon Terry
Masarap, Masakit... Ang Umibig
Burlesk Queen Chato / Czarina
1978 Pinagbuklod ng Pag-ibig
Bakit Kailangan Kita...
Simula ng Walang Katapusan
Amorseko Kumakabit, Kumakapit!
Nakawin Natin ang Bawat Sandali
Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak Julie Monserrat
Kampus Suzette Sandejas
Mga Mata ni Angelita Guest
Huwag Hamakin: Hostess Guest
Promo Girl
Disco Fever
Pag-ibig Ko sa Iyo Lang Ibibigay
Ikaw Ay Akin Sandra Aragon
Rubia Servios Case No. 63572 Rubia Servios
1979 Coed
Swing It... Baby! Marilen
Pinay, American Style! PX
Magkaribal
Rock, Baby! Rock!
Halik sa Paa Halik sa Kamay Christine
Buhay Artista Ngayon
Modelong Tanso Judy
1980 Good Morning Sunshine
Darna at Ding Darna / Narda
Miss X Filomena Cruz
Candy Guest
Yakapin Mo 'Ko, Lalaking Matapang
Ang Galing-galing Mo, Mrs. Jones
Gusto Kita, Mahal Ko Siya
Romansa
Langis at Tubig Cory Jarlego
1981 Ex-Wife
Pakawalan Mo Ako Anna
Hiwalay
Karma Sarah
1982 Relasyon Maria Lourdes 'Marilou' Castañeda
No Other Love Guest Role
Sinasamba Kita Divina
T-Bird at Ako Isabel
Never Ever Say Goodbye
Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan? Lily
Haplos Cristy
1983 Ayaw Kong Maging Querida
Paano Ba ang Mangarap? Lisa
Broken Marriage Ellen
Minsan Pa Nating Hagkan ang Nakaraan Helen
1984 ... (Aida Macaraeg) Case No. 7892 Aida Macaraeg
Sister Stella L. Sister Stella Legaspi
Alyas Baby Tsina Elena Duavit
Charot Guest
1985 Muling Buksan ang Puso Cristy
Doctor, Doctor, We Are Sick Rose
1986 Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Corina
Palimos ng Pag-ibig Fina
Payaso Guest
1987 Tagos ng Dugo Josefina 'Pina' Ramos Regala
Ibigay Mo sa Akin ang Bukas Marie
Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin Cathy Santillan
Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? Estella
Takot Ako, Eh! Guest
1988 Bukas Sisikat Din ang Araw Guest: Sandra
Ibulong Mo sa Diyos Monica Quijano
1989 Pahiram ng Isang Umaga Juliet Espiritu
Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih – Zamboanga Massacre Jocelyn Alih
Imortal Natalia Avila/Alexandra Avila/Lara Alonzo-Lopez
1990 Iputok Mo... Dadapa Ako! (Hard to Die) Guest: Lea Bustamante
Once There Was a Love
Kapag Langit ang Humatol Florida
Hahamakin Lahat Lucinda
1991 Ipagpatawad Mo Celina
1992 Sinungaling Mong Puso Clara
Engkanto Guest: Inang Kalikasan
1993 Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story Dolzura Cortez
Ikaw Lang Celina
1994 Lipa Arandia Massacre Helen Arandia
Nag-iisang Bituin Cecille
Relaks Ka Lang, Sagot Kita Atty. Vera Villaverde
1996 Ikaw ang Mahal Ko Miling
1997 Hanggang Ngayon Ika’y Minamahal Margot
1998 Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa? Lea Bustamante
Ang Erpat Kong Astig Guest: Presiding Judge
2000 Anak: The Movie Josie Agbisit
2002 Dekada '70 Amanda Bartolome
2004 Mano Po III: My Love Lilia Chiong-Yang
2006 D' Lucky Ones Herself (Guest)
Regalo Daisy Hernandez
2009 In My Life Shirley
2012 The Healing Seth
2013 The Bit Player Loida Malabanan
2016 Everything About Her Dr. Vivian S. Rabaya
TBA When I Met You in Tokyo

Awards in television

Vilma Santos 2022 stamp of the Philippines
Santos on a 2022 stamp of the Philippines
Year Award Giving Body Category Nominated Work Results
1972 Emee Awards for TV Most Effective Actress Dalambuhay ni Rosa Vilma Won
1987 PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Musical Variety Show Host Vilma Won
1988 PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Musical Variety Show Host Vilma Won
1991 PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Drama Special Once There Was a Love Won
2006 PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Actress in a Single TV Performance Maala-ala Mo Kaya: "Regalo" Won
  • 1998 – Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award – Star Awards for TV

Awards in film

Year Award-giving body Category Nominated work Result
1963 FAMAS Awards Best Child Actress Trudis Liit Won
1968 San Beda College Awards Best Supporting Actress Kasalanan Kaya? Won
1972 FAMAS Awards Best Actress Dama de Noche Won
1975 Bacolod City Film Festival Best Actress Nakakahiya? Won
1977 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress Burlesk Queen Won
1978 FAMAS Awards Best Picture Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (as Producer) Won
Gawad Urian Best Picture Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (as Producer) Won
1981 Cebu City Film Festival Best Actress Karma Won
Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress Karma Won
FAMAS Awards Best Actress Pakawalan Mo Ako Won
1982 Catholic Mass Media Awards Best Actress Relasyon Won
FAMAS Awards Best Actress Relasyon Won
FAP Awards Best Actress Relasyon Won
Gawad Urian Best Actress Relasyon Won
Let's Talk Movies Awards Best Actress Relasyon Won
1983 Gawad Urian Best Actress Broken Marriage Won
1984 Gawad Urian Best Actress Sister Stella L. Won
1987 Catholic Mass Media Awards Best Actress Tagos ng Dugo Won
FAMAS Awards Best Actress Tagos ng Dugo Won
Movie Magazine Awards Best Actress Tagos ng Dugo Won
Cinemascoop Awards Best Actress Tagos ng Dugo Won
1988 FAMAS Awards Best Actress Ibulong Mo sa Diyos Won
1989 PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga Won
Gawad Urian Best Actress Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga Won
Movie Magazine Awards Best Actress Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga Won
Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress Imortal Won
Channel 2 Viewers' Choice Award Best Actress Imortal Won
1991 Gawad Urian Best Actress Ipagpatawad Mo Won
Movie Magazine Awards Best Actress Ipagpatawad Mo Won
Intrigue Magazine Reader's Choice Award Best Actress Ipagpatawad Mo Won
1992 New Fame Magazine Readers' Choice Award Best Actress Sinungaling Mong Puso Won
FAMAS Awards Circle of Excellence Sinungaling Mong Puso Won
1993 Manila Film Festival Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
Gawad Urian Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
FAP Awards Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
Movie Magazine Awards Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
Intrigue Magazine Readers' Choice Award Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
New Fame Magazine Readers' Choice Award Best Actress Dolzura Cortez Story Won
FAMAS Awards Circle of Excellence Dolzura Cortez Story Won
1998 Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
Gawad Urian Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
FAP Awards Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
Gawad Sineng-Sine PASADO Awards Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
Siasi, Jolo Critics Awards Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
1999 Brussels International Film Festival Best Actress Bata, Bata...Paano ka Ginawa? Won
2000 Gawad Sineng-Sine PASADO Awards Best Actress Anak Won
PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Anak Won
2002 Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
Gawad Urian Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
FAP Awards Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
Gawad Sineng-Sine PASADO Awards Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
Gawad TANGLAW Awards Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
Cinema One's RAVE Awards Critic's Choice Best Performer Dekada '70 Won
Cinema One's RAVE Awards People's Choice Best Performer Dekada '70 Won
CineManila International Film Festival Best Actress Dekada '70 Won
2004 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress Mano Po 3 Won
Gawad Suri Awards Best Actress Mano Po 3 Won
Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress Mano Po 3 Won
PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Mano Po 3 Won
2009 MTRCB Film Awards Best Actress In My Life Won
Gawad Suri Awards Best Actress In My Life Won
Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress In My Life Won
PMPC Star Awards Best Actress In My Life Won
Gawad Genio Best Actress In My Life Won
GMMSF Best Actress In My Life Won
2013 Cinemalaya Film Festival Best Actress Ekstra Won
Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress Ekstra Won
Golden Screen Awards Best Actress Ekstra Won
2014 Dhaka International Film Festival Best Actress Ekstra Won
2015 International Indie Fest Award of Merit Special Mention as Lead Actress Ekstra Won
New York Film and TV Festival Bronze World Medal Ekstra (As Producer) Won
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Platinum Remi (Comedy) Ekstra (As Producer) Won
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film Ekstra (As Producer) Won
2017 PMPC Star Awards Best Actress Everything About Her Won
Gawad Sineng-Sine PASADO Awards Best Actress Everything About Her Won
GEMS (Guild Of Educators, Mentors And Students) Best Actress Everything About Her Won
EDDYS Entertainment Editors' Awards Best Actress Everything About Her Won
GMMSF Best Actress Everything About Her Won
EdukCircle Awards Most Influential Film Actress of the Year Everything About Her Won
PEP Female Movie Star of the Year Everything About Her Won
  • 1983 – FAMAS Medallion of Excellence (Child Actress)
  • 1983 – FAMAS Medallion of Excellence (Lead Actress)
  • 1983 – FAMAS Medallion of Excellence (Producer)
  • 1989 – FAMAS Hall of Fame
  • 1990 – PMPC Star Awards Darling of the Press
  • 1990 – Gawad Urian Aktres ng Dekada '80 (Actress of the Decade '80)
  • 1997 – FAP Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 1998 – FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 1999 – PMPC Star Awards Special Citation for winning at the Brussels Int'l Film Festival
  • 1999 – Natatanging Artista ng Taon
  • 2000 – Gawad Urian Aktress ng Dekada '90(Actress of Decade '90)
  • 2000 – Cinemanila Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2000 – Pelikula At Lipunan Special Award
  • 2002 – Cinemanila Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2003 – S Magazine's Actress of The Year
  • 2004 – Natatanging Gawad Tanglaw
  • 2005 – PMPC Star Dekada Award in Acting
  • 2005 – Feminist Centennial Filmfest – Outstanding Achievement in Film Acting
  • 2005 – GAWAD PLARIDEL for Outstanding Achievement in Film
  • 2005 – GMMSF All-Time Favorite Actress
  • 2005 – Gawad Suri Award for Exemplary Film Practitioner
  • 2006 – First Pioneer Filipino Animation Awards – for Darna, given by the United Animation Inc. and United Staffing Registry Inc.
  • 2006 – University of the Philippines Diwata Awards
  • 2008 – 25th PMPC Star Awards Lifetime Achievement Awardee
  • 2008 – Fil-Am Visionary Legend Award
  • 2009 – 7th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards Lifetime Achievement Awardee
  • 2009 – FAMAS Exemplary Achievement Awardee
  • 2009 – Cinema One Original Filmfest Legend Award
  • 2011 – Golden Screen Awards Movie Icon of our Time Awardee
  • 2011 – Gawad Tanglaw Artista Ng Dekada
  • 2012 – Yahoo Awards Major Impact
  • 2014 – Cinema One Numero Uno Icon Award
  • 2015 – NCCA Ani ng Dangal for Ekstra
  • 2016 – FAMAS Presidential Award
  • 2016 – FAP Golden Reel Award
  • 2017 – PMPC Star Awards for Movies Ginintuang Bituin ng Penikulang Pilipino
  • 2017 – Natatanging Gawad Urian
  • 2019 – Gawad Pasado Best Actress Hall of Famer (Films Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa?,(1998), Anak (2000), Dekada 70 (2002), Everything About Her (2017)
  • 2019 – PMPC Star Awards for Movies Natatanging Bituin ng Siglo
  • 2019 – SPEED Awards for Movies – Eddys Icon Awards
  • 2021 – PEP Greatest Movie Actress for the Years 2000-2021
  • 2022 – MMFF Marichu Vera Pere Memorial Award
  • 2023 – FDCP Sining Lifetime Achievement Award

Discography

Albums

  • 2000 – Anak Soundtrack
  • 2005 – Vilma (CD, collection of 23 songs)

Songs/covers

  • 1969 – "Sixteen"
  • 1969 – "Da Doo Ron Ron"
  • 1969 – "Wonderful to Be in Love"
  • 1969 – "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
  • 1970 – "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
  • 1970 – "Something Stupid"
  • 1970 – "Bring Back Your Love"
  • 1970 – "You're All I Want for Christmas"
  • 1970 – "I Wonder Why"
  • 1971 – "Abadaba Honeymoon"
  • 1971 – "Bobby, Bobby, Bobby"
  • 1971 – "Dry Your Eyes"
  • 1971 – "Love, Love"
  • 1971 – "It's Been a Long Long Time"
  • 1971 – "Baby Cakes"
  • 1971 – "I Love You Honey"
  • 1971 – "Then Along Came You, Edgar"
  • 1971 – "Mandolin in the Moonlight"
  • 1971 – "Sealed with a Kiss"
  • 1971 – "Tweddle Dee"
  • 1971 – "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
  • 1971 – "Don't You Break My Heart"
  • 1971 – "Wonderful World of Music"
  • 1971 – "You Made Me Love You"
  • 1971 – "The Birds and the Bees"
  • 1972 – "Rick Tick Song"
  • 1972 – "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)"
  • 1972 – "My Boy Lollipop"
  • 1973 – "Palung-Palo Ako"
  • 1973 – "Walang Umiibig"
  • 1974 – "Tok Tok Palatok"
  • 1974 – "Isipin Mong Basta't Mahal Kita"
  • 1974 – "Batya't Palu Palo"
  • 1974 – "Mamang Kutsero"
  • 1976 – "Mga Rosas sa Putikan"

Awards in music

Year Award Giving Body Category Nominated Work Results
1971 Awit Awards Best Single "Sixteen" Won
Best Mini-Album "Something Stupid" with Edgar Mortiz Won

See also

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