Her 2023 Golden Globe nomination made her country proud and put Filipino talent on the global map. And while she lost out on the Best Supporting Actress win to Angela Bassett’s turn in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dolly de Leon is using all the new attention and awareness and using it for the greater good.
Tatler arrived an hour and a half early for our cover shoot in December at the actor’s home in Cubao, concerned about being stuck in traffic and the potential for a diva-like fit if we held up her schedule. We need not have worried: de Leon greeted us with a warm smile, a “good morning”, and “I’m so sorry I made you wait”.
The actress was dressed in a hoodie and jeans combo, contrasting the dazzling outfits she had been photographed wearing in the previous few weeks. We
