Vilma Santos
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (born November 3, 1953) is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She has currently serving as Governor of Batangas since 2025, which she previously served from 2007 to 2016.
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!" in 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 tile.
Known for
Broken Marriage
Ellen
Kampus?
Suzette Sandejas
Kampanerang Kuba
Andang/Sandra
All Be Damned
Lucinda
Ipagpatawad Mo
Selina
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
Self - Guest
Sinasamba Kita
Divina
Yakapin Mo ‘Ko, Lalaking Matapang
Doctor, Doctor, We Are Sick
Batang Iwahig
Miss X
Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig
Estela
Pahiram ng Isang Umaga
Juliet Espiritu
Young Love
Pinagbuklod ng Pag-Ibig
Palimos ng Pag-ibig
Fina
D' Lucky Ones!
Self
Mga Mata ni Angelita
Worried Wife
Burlesk Queen
Chato / Czarina
Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan?
Lily
Uncensored: Sex In Philippine Cinema 3
self (archive footage)
The Bit Player
Loida Malabanan
Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos
Pinay, American Style
PX
Adultery
Aida Macaraeg
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Terry
Pakawalan Mo Ako
Anna
The Longest Hundred Miles
Maria
Darna and the Giants
Darna
Anak ng asuang
One and Only Star
Cecille
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Corina
The Creeping Hand
Takot Ako, Eh!
Karma
Langis at Tubig
Cory
An Affair
Maria Lourdes 'Marilou' Castañeda
Tagos ng Dugo
Josefina 'Pina' Ramos Regala
Tatlong Mukha ni Rosa Vilma
Rubia Servios
Rubia Servios
Anak
Josie
Bato Sa Buhangin
Karugtong Ang Kahapon
Swing It... Baby!
Marilen
Edgar Loves Vilma
Written in Our Destiny
Imee Marcos
Batya't Palu-Palo
Stella
Immortal
Fly, Darna, Fly!
Darna / Narda
Haplos
Christy
Hanggang Ngayon Ika'y Minamahal
Margot
Makahiya at Talahib
Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin
King & Queen for a Day
Good Morning, Sunshine
Sister Stella L.
Sister Stella Legaspi
Darna vs. The Planet Women
Narda / Darna
Everything About Her
Vivian Ribaya
Ayaw Kong Maging Querida
Pinagbuklod ng Langit
Bertang Karengkeng
Berta
No Other Love
Ikaw Lang
Celina
In My Life
Shirley Templo
Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali
Angela
Dyesebel
Dyesebel
The Healing
Seth
Lea's Story
Lea Bustamante
Lipa 'Arandia' Massacre: Lord, Deliver Us from Evil
Helen Arandia
Mga Rosas sa Putikan
This Is a Filipino
Ikaw ang Mahal Ko
Miling
The 70s
Amanda
Alias Baby Tsina
Baby Tsina
Dalagang Nayon
Uninvited
Lilia Capistrano / Eva Candelaria
Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?
Estella
Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw
Dugo at Pag-ibig Sa Kapirasong Lupa
Linda (segment 5)
Charot
Sinungaling Mong Puso
Clara
Mano Po III: My Love
Lilia
Engkanto
Inang Kalikasan
Heaven's Judgment
Florida Blanca Guevarra
Iskorokotoy
Payaso
Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90
Self
When I Met You In Tokyo
Azon
Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story
Dolzura Cortez
Ikaw ay Akin
Sandra Aragon
Wild Whirlwind
Happy Days Are Here Again
Herself
Relaks ka Lang Sagot Kita
Double Terrible
Maria Teresa 'Maritess' Labrador
Pagputi ng Uwak... Pag-itim ng Tagak
Julie Monserrat
Aninong Bakal
Now and Forever
Vilma
T-Bird at Ako
Isabel
Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?
Lisa
Darna and Ding
Narda/Darna
Remembrance
Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA
Self
Bukas Sisikat Din Ang Araw
Sandra
Magkaribal
Lily
Minsan Pa Nating Hagkan ang Nakaraan
Helen
Ibong Lukaret
Muling Buksan Ang Puso
Cristy
King
Love Letters
Vilma
Leron-Leron Sinta
Beth
Inspiration
Gina