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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Anson-Roa, a [[Bicolanos|Bicolana]], is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal-Anson, a descendant of [[Epifanio de los Santos]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Pioneer TV host of the '60s Pete Roa passes away August 9|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/14362/pioneer-tv-host-of-the-3960s-pete-roa-passes-away-august-9|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=PEP.ph|language=en}}</ref> Her father, Oscar Moreno was an actor and merchant mariner and her mother Belen Cristobal-Anson was a chemist and a pharmacy graduate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boots Anson, 'colegiala': The way she was |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/07/08/591068/boots-anson-colegiala-way-she-was |website=PhilStar |access-date=15 May 2025 |date=8 July 2010}}</ref>
Anson-Roa, a [[Bicolanos|Bicolana]], is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal-Anson, a descendant of [[Epifanio de los Santos]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Pioneer TV host of the '60s Pete Roa passes away August 9|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/14362/pioneer-tv-host-of-the-3960s-pete-roa-passes-away-august-9|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=PEP.ph|language=en|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708163927/https://www.pep.ph/news/14362/pioneer-tv-host-of-the-3960s-pete-roa-passes-away-august-9|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father, Oscar Moreno was an actor and merchant mariner and her mother Belen Cristobal-Anson was a chemist and a pharmacy graduate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boots Anson, 'colegiala': The way she was |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/07/08/591068/boots-anson-colegiala-way-she-was |website=PhilStar |access-date=15 May 2025 |date=8 July 2010 |archive-date=May 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516230319/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/07/08/591068/boots-anson-colegiala-way-she-was |url-status=live }}</ref>


She finished her primary and secondary education at the [[Assumption College San Lorenzo|Assumption Convent, Manila]].<ref name="Boots Anson-Roa turns 80">{{cite web |title=Boots Anson-Roa turns 80 with a benefit show for colleagues at Mowelfund |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/1/27/boots-anson-roa-turns-80-with-a-benefit-show-for-colleagues-at-mowelfund-1215 |website=ABSCBN |access-date=15 May 2025 |date=27 January 2025}}</ref> From 1960 to 1964 she studied for an A.B. in Speech and Drama at the [[University of the Philippines]], but did not graduate. From 1983 to 1984 she studied Journalism and Public and Media Relations at [[Georgetown University]], [[Washington D.C.]]<ref name="Boots Anson-Roa turns 80"/>
She finished her primary and secondary education at the [[Assumption College San Lorenzo|Assumption Convent, Manila]].<ref name="Boots Anson-Roa turns 80">{{cite web |title=Boots Anson-Roa turns 80 with a benefit show for colleagues at Mowelfund |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/1/27/boots-anson-roa-turns-80-with-a-benefit-show-for-colleagues-at-mowelfund-1215 |website=ABSCBN |access-date=15 May 2025 |date=27 January 2025}}</ref> From 1960 to 1964 she studied for an A.B. in Speech and Drama at the [[University of the Philippines]]{{Which|date=August 2025}}, but did not graduate. From 1983 to 1984 she studied Journalism and Public and Media Relations at [[Georgetown University]], [[Washington D.C.]]<ref name="Boots Anson-Roa turns 80"/>


==Career==
==Career==
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She was the director of the U.P.-PGH Medical Foundation from 1979 to 1981,<ref name=":1" /> and the [[Philippine National Red Cross]] from 1980 to 1982.<ref name=":1" />
She was the director of the U.P.-PGH Medical Foundation from 1979 to 1981,<ref name=":1" /> and the [[Philippine National Red Cross]] from 1980 to 1982.<ref name=":1" />


Anson-Roa unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in 2004 for the [[Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino]] (KNP).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lo|first=Ricky|title=Family welfare, Boots' advocacy|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/01/22/235947/family-welfare-boots146-advocacy|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Philstar.com}}</ref>  
Anson-Roa unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in 2004 for the [[Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino]] (KNP).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lo|first=Ricky|title=Family welfare, Boots' advocacy|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/01/22/235947/family-welfare-boots146-advocacy|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Philstar.com|archive-date=April 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426133600/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/01/22/235947/family-welfare-boots146-advocacy|url-status=live}}</ref>  


She was the president of [[Mowelfund|MOWELFUND, Inc.]] from 2002 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Asilo|first=Rito P.|date=May 5, 2020|title=Boots grateful for 18 years of satisfying service as Mowelfund head|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/373969/boots-grateful-for-18-years-of-satisfying-service-as-mowelfund-head|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/17317/%E2%80%98contravida%E2%80%99-boots-anson-roa-bowls-for-a-cause|title='Contravida' Boots Anson-Roa bowls for a cause|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=October 13, 2011|access-date=April 16, 2012|author=San Diego, Bayani Jr.}}</ref> In 1982, she was appointed as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer as well as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Boots' bio|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/02/10/weekly/the-sunday-times/cover-story/boots-bio/509252/|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=The Manila Times|date=February 10, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>
She was the president of [[Mowelfund|MOWELFUND, Inc.]] from 2002 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Asilo|first=Rito P.|date=May 5, 2020|title=Boots grateful for 18 years of satisfying service as Mowelfund head|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/373969/boots-grateful-for-18-years-of-satisfying-service-as-mowelfund-head|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026135605/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/373969/boots-grateful-for-18-years-of-satisfying-service-as-mowelfund-head|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/17317/%E2%80%98contravida%E2%80%99-boots-anson-roa-bowls-for-a-cause|title='Contravida' Boots Anson-Roa bowls for a cause|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=October 13, 2011|access-date=April 16, 2012|author=San Diego, Bayani Jr.}}</ref> In 1982, she was appointed as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer as well as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Boots' bio|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/02/10/weekly/the-sunday-times/cover-story/boots-bio/509252/|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=The Manila Times|date=February 10, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
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*FAMAS Award for Uplifting the Movie Industry: FAMAS Awards – 1976
*FAMAS Award for Uplifting the Movie Industry: FAMAS Awards – 1976
*Best Emcee ALIW Awards: – 1979–1981
*Best Emcee ALIW Awards: – 1979–1981
*Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award: TOWNS Foundation – 1974<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Boots Anson Roa on Mowelfund: "It's an advocacy; debosyon ito, hindi hanapbuhay."|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/29874/boots-anson-roa-on-mowelfund-it39s-an-advocacy-debosyon-ito-hindi-hanapbuhay|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=PEP.ph|language=en}}</ref>
*Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award: TOWNS Foundation – 1974<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Boots Anson Roa on Mowelfund: "It's an advocacy; debosyon ito, hindi hanapbuhay."|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/29874/boots-anson-roa-on-mowelfund-it39s-an-advocacy-debosyon-ito-hindi-hanapbuhay|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=PEP.ph|language=en|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708163923/https://www.pep.ph/news/29874/boots-anson-roa-on-mowelfund-it39s-an-advocacy-debosyon-ito-hindi-hanapbuhay|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Gintong Ina Awardee: Guillermo Mendoza Foundation – 1994<ref name=":1" />
*Gintong Ina Awardee: Guillermo Mendoza Foundation – 1994<ref name=":1" />
*Outstanding Women in Media: Philippine Women's University – 1995
*Outstanding Women in Media: Philippine Women's University – 1995
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*''Flames: The Movie'' (1997) – Amparo (segment "Pangako")
*''[[Flames (TV series)#Film adaptation|FLAMES: The Movie]]'' (1997) – Amparo (segment "Pangako")
*''[[Adarna: The Mythical Bird]]'' (1997) – Narrator
*''[[Adarna: The Mythical Bird]]'' (1997) – Narrator
*''May Isang Pamilya'' (1999) – Isabel
*''May Isang Pamilya'' (1999) – Isabel
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===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1962–1967 || ''Two for the Road'' || || [[ABS-CBN]] ||
| 1962–1967 || ''Two for the Road'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1962–1972 || ''Dance-O-Rama''<ref name=":0" />|| Herself || [[TV5 (Philippines)|ABC]] ||
| 1962–1972 || ''Dance-O-Rama''<ref name=":0" />|| Herself ||
|-
|-
| 1966–1969 || ''Sunday Sweet Sunday'' || || rowspan="2" | [[ABS-CBN]] ||
| 1966–1969 || ''Sunday Sweet Sunday'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1970–1972 || ''Elisa'' || ||
| 1970–1972 || ''Elisa'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1975–1979 || ''Seeing Stars With Joe Quirino'' || Herself || [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC]] || Guest co-host
| 1975–1979 || ''Seeing Stars With Joe Quirino'' || Herself || Guest co-host
|-
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko]]''<ref name=":1" />|| Herself || rowspan="3" | [[GMA Network]]  || Host
| 1975 || ''[[Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko]]''<ref name=":1" />|| Herself || Host
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Lovingly Yours, Helen]]'' || Herself || Host
| 1983 || ''[[Lovingly Yours, Helen]]'' || Herself || Host
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| 1993–1994 || ''GMA Telecine Specials'' ||||
| 1993–1994 || ''GMA Telecine Specials'' ||||
|-
|-
| 1993–1995 || ''Ako....Babae'' || || [[Radio Philippines Network|RPN]] ||
| 1993–1995 || ''Ako....Babae'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''Da Look-A-Layks: Pinabiyak Na Bunga'' || || rowspan="2" | [[GMA Network]] ||
| 1993 || ''Da Look-A-Layks: Pinabiyak Na Bunga'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[World Youth Day 1995]] The Pope in Manila'' || Herself || Host
| 1995 || ''[[World Youth Day 1995]] The Pope in Manila'' || Herself || Host
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Lollipop]]'' || || rowspan="2"| [[ABS-CBN]] || Episode guest
| rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Lollipop]]'' || || Episode guest
|-
|-
|''[[Saan Ka Man Naroroon]]''
|''[[Saan Ka Man Naroroon]]''
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''Sharing in the City'' || || [[Radio Philippines Network|RPN]] ||
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''Sharing in the City'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Alas Dose sa Trese]]'' || Herself || [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC]] || Host
| ''[[Alas Dose sa Trese]]'' || Herself || Host
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan]]'' || Corazon Montenegro || [[ABS-CBN]] ||
| 2001–2002 || ''[[Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan]]'' || Corazon Montenegro || Supporting Role / Protagonist
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw]]'' || Felisa || rowspan="4" | [[GMA Network]] ||
| 2002 || ''[[Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw]]'' || Felisa ||
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Love to Love (TV series)|Love to Love: Sweet Exchange]]'' || || Episode guest
| 2004 || ''[[Love to Love (TV series)|Love to Love: Sweet Exchange]]'' || || Episode guest
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| ''[[Magpakailanman]]'' || || Episode guest
| ''[[Magpakailanman]]'' || || Episode guest
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Pinoy Dream Academy (season 1)|Pinoy Dream Academy]]'' || Herself/Media Ethics Teacher || rowspan="6" | [[ABS-CBN]] ||
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Pinoy Dream Academy (season 1)|Pinoy Dream Academy]]'' || Herself/Media Ethics Teacher ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Komiks (TV series)|Komiks Presents]]: [[Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko]]'' || Aswang ||
| ''[[Komiks (TV series)|Komiks Presents]]: [[Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko]]'' || Aswang ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin]]''<ref name=":2" />|| Remedios "Elena" Sebastiano || Supporting role / Antagonist
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin]]''<ref name=":2" />|| Remedios "Elena" Sebastiano || Supporting role / Antagonist
|-
|-
| ''[[Munting Heredera]]'' || Ingrid Spencer-Lobregat || rowspan="3" | [[GMA Network]] || Supporting role
| ''[[Munting Heredera]]'' || Ingrid Spencer-Lobregat || Supporting role
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[My Beloved (TV series)|My Beloved]]'' || Old Sharina ||
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[My Beloved (TV series)|My Beloved]]'' || Old Sharina ||
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| ''[[Luna Blanca]]'' || Donya Priscilla ||
| ''[[Luna Blanca]]'' || Donya Priscilla ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya]]'' || Rose || [[ABS-CBN]] || Episode guest
| ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya]]'' || Rose || Episode guest
|-
|-
| ''[[Aso ni San Roque]]'' || Doña Constancia "Connie" Aragon || [[GMA Network]] || Supporting role / Antagonist
| ''[[Aso ni San Roque]]'' || Doña Constancia "Connie" Aragon || Supporting role / Antagonist
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kamison]]'' || Tessa || [[ABS-CBN]] || Episode guest
| rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kamison]]'' || Tessa || Episode guest
|-
|-
| ''[[Misibis Bay (TV series)|Misibis Bay]]'' || Delia Ramirez || [[TV5 (Philippines)|TV5]] ||
| ''[[Misibis Bay (TV series)|Misibis Bay]]'' || Delia Ramirez ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Rhodora X]]'' || Amparo "Panchang" Sales || rowspan="2" | [[GMA Network]] ||
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Rhodora X]]'' || Amparo "Panchang" Sales ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Strawberry Lane]]'' || Stella Tolentino || Special participation / Anti-hero
| ''[[Strawberry Lane]]'' || Stella Tolentino || Special participation / Anti-hero
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2015 || ''[[Baker King (Philippine TV series)|Baker King]]'' || Lee Hye Yeong || rowspan="2" | [[TV5 (Philippines)|TV5]] ||
| rowspan="5" | 2015 || ''[[Baker King (Philippine TV series)|Baker King]]'' || Lee Hye Yeong ||
|-
|-
| ''LolaBasyang.com'' || Lola B || Narrator
| ''LolaBasyang.com'' || Lola B || Narrator
|-
|-
| ''[[Sabado Badoo]]'' || Herself || rowspan="2" | [[GMA Network]] || Cameo Footage Featured
| ''[[Sabado Badoo]]'' || Herself || Cameo Footage Featured
|-
|-
| ''[[Princess in the Palace]]'' || Doña Victorina Jacinto || Supporting role / Anti-hero
| ''[[Princess in the Palace]]'' || Doña Victorina Jacinto || Supporting role / Anti-hero
|-
|-
| ''[[Walang Iwanan (TV series)|Walang Iwanan]]'' || Ina || [[ABS-CBN]] || Special participation
| ''[[Walang Iwanan (TV series)|Walang Iwanan]]'' || Ina || Special participation
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Destined to be Yours]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Destined To Be Yours|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/destined_to_be_yours/home/|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=www.gmanetwork.com|language=en}}</ref>|| Helen Rosales || rowspan="4" | [[GMA Network]] || Supporting role / Protagonist
| 2017 || ''[[Destined to be Yours]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Destined To Be Yours|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/destined_to_be_yours/home/|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=www.gmanetwork.com|language=en|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122164151/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/destined_to_be_yours/home/|url-status=live}}</ref>|| Helen Rosales || Supporting role / Protagonist
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/fullepisodes/home/hanggang_sa_dulo_ng_buhay_ko|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=www.gmanetwork.com}}</ref>|| Adora "Abuela" Divinagracia || Supporting role / Anti-hero
| 2019 || ''[[Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/fullepisodes/home/hanggang_sa_dulo_ng_buhay_ko|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=www.gmanetwork.com|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708163923/https://www.gmanetwork.com/fullepisodes/home/hanggang_sa_dulo_ng_buhay_ko|url-status=live}}</ref>|| Adora "Abuela" Divinagracia || Supporting role / Anti-hero
|-
|-
| 2021 || ''[[First Yaya]]'' || Madame President Diane Carlos || Special participation
| 2021 || ''[[First Yaya]]'' || Madame President Diane Carlos || Special participation
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In 1964, Boots Anson married Pedro "Pete" Roa who was her co-host in the television show ''Dance-o-Rama''.<ref name=":0" /> They had four children.<ref name=":0" /> Pete Roa died in 2007.<ref name=":0" />
In 1964, Boots Anson married Pedro "Pete" Roa who was her co-host in the television show ''Dance-o-Rama''.<ref name=":0" /> They had four children.<ref name=":0" /> Pete Roa died in 2007.<ref name=":0" />


On November 30, 2013, she was engaged to lawyer Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr., son of Senator [[Francisco Soc Rodrigo|Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo]].<ref>[http://entertainment.inquirer.net/123169/boots-anson-roa-announces-engagement-with-lawyer-king-rodrigo Noots Anson-Roa engaged to King Rodrigo], entertainment.inquirer.net; accessed March 11, 2015.</ref> They married on June 14, 2014.<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/02/1263106/boots-marrying-again-june-bride-2014 Anson-Roa and Rodrigo marry], philstar.com; accessed March 11, 2015.</ref>
On November 30, 2013, she was engaged to lawyer Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr., son of Senator [[Francisco Soc Rodrigo|Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo]].<ref>[http://entertainment.inquirer.net/123169/boots-anson-roa-announces-engagement-with-lawyer-king-rodrigo Noots Anson-Roa engaged to King Rodrigo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204085218/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/123169/boots-anson-roa-announces-engagement-with-lawyer-king-rodrigo |date=December 4, 2013 }}, entertainment.inquirer.net; accessed March 11, 2015.</ref> They married on June 14, 2014.<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/02/1263106/boots-marrying-again-june-bride-2014 Anson-Roa and Rodrigo marry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206061618/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/02/1263106/boots-marrying-again-june-bride-2014 |date=December 6, 2013 }}, philstar.com; accessed March 11, 2015.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:25, 23 October 2025

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Early life and education

Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the Robert Taylor of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal-Anson, a descendant of Epifanio de los Santos.[1] Her father, Oscar Moreno was an actor and merchant mariner and her mother Belen Cristobal-Anson was a chemist and a pharmacy graduate.[2]

She finished her primary and secondary education at the Assumption Convent, Manila.[3] From 1960 to 1964 she studied for an A.B. in Speech and Drama at the University of the PhilippinesScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., but did not graduate. From 1983 to 1984 she studied Journalism and Public and Media Relations at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.[3]

Career

Acting career

File:Boots Anson-Roa MMFF Parade 105.jpg
Anson-Roa 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival

Anson-Roa began acting in 1968 and appeared in 110 featured films. She acted opposite actors Dante Rivero, Joseph Estrada, and Fernando Poe Jr. under Sampaguita Pictures and with Ramon Revilla Sr. She was given Lifetime Achievement awards by FAMAS and Star Awards.[4]

Professional activities

She was the director of the U.P.-PGH Medical Foundation from 1979 to 1981,[5] and the Philippine National Red Cross from 1980 to 1982.[5]

Anson-Roa unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in 2004 for the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP).[6]

She was the president of MOWELFUND, Inc. from 2002 to 2020.[7][8] In 1982, she was appointed as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer as well as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.[1][5]

Awards and honours

  • Outstanding Movie Personality: PMPC – 1979
  • FAMAS Award for Uplifting the Movie Industry: FAMAS Awards – 1976
  • Best Emcee ALIW Awards: – 1979–1981
  • Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award: TOWNS Foundation – 1974[9]
  • Gintong Ina Awardee: Guillermo Mendoza Foundation – 1994[5]
  • Outstanding Women in Media: Philippine Women's University – 1995
  • Outstanding Media Practitioner: Eastern Telecommunications – 1997
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Star Awards for Movies – March 2001
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: FAMAS Awards – March 2003
  • Best TV Actress (MMK:Kamison – 22nd Golden Dove Awards – 2014
  • Outstanding Manilan Award – 2017

Filmography

Film

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Television

Year Title Role Notes
1962–1967 Two for the Road
1962–1972 Dance-O-Rama[1] Herself
1966–1969 Sunday Sweet Sunday
1970–1972 Elisa
1975–1979 Seeing Stars With Joe Quirino Herself Guest co-host
1975 Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko[5] Herself Host
1983 Lovingly Yours, Helen Herself Host
1993–1994 GMA Telecine Specials
1993–1995 Ako....Babae
1993 Da Look-A-Layks: Pinabiyak Na Bunga
1995 World Youth Day 1995 The Pope in Manila Herself Host
1999 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Lollipop Episode guest
Saan Ka Man Naroroon Amparo
2000 Sharing in the City
Alas Dose sa Trese Herself Host
2001–2002 Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan Corazon Montenegro Supporting Role / Protagonist
2002 Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Felisa
2004 Love to Love: Sweet Exchange Episode guest
2005 Sugo Adela
Magpakailanman Episode guest
2006 Pinoy Dream Academy Herself/Media Ethics Teacher
Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko Aswang
2007 Kokey Doña Ingrid Allegre
Pangarap na Bituin Perla Ledesma
2009 May Bukas Pa Esmeralda
2011 Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin[9] Remedios "Elena" Sebastiano Supporting role / Antagonist
Munting Heredera Ingrid Spencer-Lobregat Supporting role
2012 My Beloved Old Sharina
Luna Blanca Donya Priscilla
Maalaala Mo Kaya Rose Episode guest
Aso ni San Roque Doña Constancia "Connie" Aragon Supporting role / Antagonist
2013 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kamison Tessa Episode guest
Misibis Bay Delia Ramirez
2014 Rhodora X Amparo "Panchang" Sales
Strawberry Lane Stella Tolentino Special participation / Anti-hero
2015 Baker King Lee Hye Yeong
LolaBasyang.com Lola B Narrator
Sabado Badoo Herself Cameo Footage Featured
Princess in the Palace Doña Victorina Jacinto Supporting role / Anti-hero
Walang Iwanan Ina Special participation
2017 Destined to be Yours[10] Helen Rosales Supporting role / Protagonist
2019 Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko[11] Adora "Abuela" Divinagracia Supporting role / Anti-hero
2021 First Yaya Madame President Diane Carlos Special participation
2022 Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune Doña Consuelo Yang-Chan Supporting role / Anti-hero

Radio shows

Personal life

In 1964, Boots Anson married Pedro "Pete" Roa who was her co-host in the television show Dance-o-Rama.[1] They had four children.[1] Pete Roa died in 2007.[1]

On November 30, 2013, she was engaged to lawyer Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr., son of Senator Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo.[12] They married on June 14, 2014.[13]

References

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  12. ↑ Noots Anson-Roa engaged to King Rodrigo Template:Webarchive, entertainment.inquirer.net; accessed March 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ Anson-Roa and Rodrigo marry Template:Webarchive, philstar.com; accessed March 11, 2015.

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