Mother just keeps on winning.
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Talent can take you far in the acting industry, but sometimes, it takes that one breakout role to really put you on the map. For Dolly De Leon, that came in 2022. While she’s always been a great actress, the world (and many Filipinos) really understood how great of an actress she was with Triangle of Sadness.
Playing the gritty and tough Abigail, Dolly De Leon was catapulted onto the global conversation with her critically acclaimed and award-winning performance. But her awards season run for the film wouldn’t be the only time she’s made her mark on Hollywood. Since then, she hasn’t been slowing down with projects left and right. Dolly De Leon is getting those acting roles in Hollywood, and we love to see it.
DOLLY GOES HOLLYWOOD
Over the past few years, Dolly De Leon has appeared in a handful of Hollywood projects, both big and small. She played a supporting role in the Prime Video rom-com Jackpot!, which starred John Cena. She also earned rave reviews in the well-received indie movie Ghostlight. But Dolly De Leon’s next Hollywood project is arguably her biggest yet in season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers. ICYDK, Nine Perfect Strangers is a TV series from Hulu based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty that follows nine, well, strangers who travel to a health-and-wellness resort for promised healing.
The resort is run by enigmatic guru Masha Dmitrichenko, played by the iconic Nicole Kidman. In season 2, which is set to premiere on May 21, nine new strangers are invited by Masha Dmitrichenko to a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. And one of those strangers is played by our very own Dolly De Leon. Also, this isn’t the first time Nicole Kidman worked with a veteran Filipina actress, as she worked with Ruby Ruiz in the mini-series Expats in 2023. If we had a peso for every time Nicole Kidman worked with a veteran Filipina actress, we’d have two, which is not a lot, but the fact that it’s two is pretty cool.
The images we have so far from the upcoming season feature Dolly De Leon alongside Nicole Kidman, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong, and Aras Aydin. That’s a stacked cast, and the fact that Dolly De Leon is among them feels right and correct.
Technically, the news that she was set to appear in the second season has been public since 2023, but actually seeing it in photos is something special. Secure that Hollywood bag Ms. Dolly! It’s not every day you see Filipino actors, especially homegrown talent, securing roles in Hollywood, so her success is not just a win for her, but for the local industry as well. We’re manifesting even more roles for Dolly De Leon because she deserves it.
If you want to catch Dolly De Leon in action in her next Hollywood project, Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 premieres on May 21, kicking off with two episodes, followed by weekly releases.
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