Amy Austria

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Dizon, the birth surname or paternal family name is Tuazon, and the marital name is Ventura.

Amy Austria-Ventura
Austria at the Sine Sandaan 2019
Born	Esmeralda Dizon Tuazon (1961-12-13) December 13, 1961 (age 63) Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present
Height	5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
Spouses	Jay Ilagan ​ ​ (m. 1991; died 1992)​ Duke Ventura ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	1

Esmeralda Dizon Tuazon-Ventura (born December 13, 1961), known professionally as Amy Austria (Tagalog: [ˈami ˈʔaʊstɾija bɛnˈtʊɾa]), is a Filipino film and television actress. She is a recipient of a FAMAS Award, 2 Gawad Urian Awards, 3 FAP Awards and 4 MMFF Awards (including three Best Actress wins).^[1][2][3]

The Philippine Star listed Austria among the 15 Best Actresses of All Time.^[4] In 2019, Austria was inducted at the Hall of Fame at the Metro Manila Film Festival.^[5][6]

Life and career

Esmeralda Dizon Tuazon is the second to the eldest among six children born in 1961 to an impoverished family. She helped the family by selling chewing gum. She studied at the Rajah Soliman High School. She was introduced to the producer Baby Martinez of MBM Productions through a common friend. She was then cast in Bitayin si Baby Ama (1976), the movie that made a star of Rudy Fernandez. After her second film, Alas (1976), with Jun Aristorenas, she was given minor parts in several other pictures then dropped out of the movie scene for almost a year. When she came back in mid-1977, contract star of Jesse Ejercito's Seven Star Productions. She became quite visible in the 1970s, in such films like Dabiana (1977), Miss Dulce Amor, Ina (1978), Atsay (1978), Menor de edad (1979), Gabun: Ama Mo, Ama Ko (1979), Bedspacers (1979) and Swing It, Baby (1979). After acting in two very relevant films for 1979, Ishmael Bernal's Aliw and Lino Brocka's Jaguar, Austria was finally a lead star in Nang Bumuka Ang Sampaguita (1980). At a time when female parts in Filipino cinema were strong and revolutionary, Austria became a busy actress: Langis at Tubig (1980), Sugat sa Ugat (1980), Goriong Butete (1980), Tondo Girl (1981), Pusong Uhaw (1982) and Waywaya (1982). In the 1990s and well into the 21st century, she still gives powerful supporting performances, in The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Muro-ami (1999), Anak (2000), Pagdating ng Panahon (2001), a Sharon Cuneta starrer and I Will Always Love You (2006) starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin. Anak is her second reunion movie with Vilma Santos, after Langis at Tubig and Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?.

In the 2000s, Austria came back to acting Via small screen in 2000; she was part of the highly acclaimed International Primetime drama Pangako Sa 'Yo or more well known as "The Promise" from 2000 to 2002 on ABS-CBN as Lourdes in 2003, she starred in GMA-7 oriented programs such as Kirara Anong Kulay Nang Pag Ibig? The Fantasy TV Series Mulawin from 2004 to 2005 and the movie adaptation turned Grand Finale of the series which was featured in 2005's Metro Manila Film Festival in her reprising role. She also made an appearance on another GMA program entitled Narito Ang Puso Ko.

In 2006, she returned to ABS-CBN for the television remake of Bituing Walang Ningning, which was extended for another month. She played a new character in the TV series made by novelist and comic creator Nerissa Cabral as an antagonist and mother to Angelika Dela Cruz's lead character Lavina as Barbara Arguelles the stage mother and con artist who has a share of her downfall. The series attained 42% percent high share in TV ratings. This was her second screentime with Dela Cruz. Austria accepted another for another Primetime Drama from a classic film and remake Walang Kapalit as a supporting character again from 2008 to 2010. She took a break from offers from TV and film.

In 2011, she accepted the military primetime drama Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin, which aired from March 7, 2011, to August 19, 2011. She took the role with the help from her cousin Lorna Tolentino and reunited her fellow veteran screen actors, such as Boots Anson Roa, Ronaldo Valdez, and Tonton Gutierrez, and John Estrada and her first with Coco Martin, and Maja Salvador and Andi Eigenmann.

In 2012, she starred in Lorenzo's Time with Zaijan Jaranilla, In 2013, she was seen on the lifestyle entertainment talk show Inside The Cinema with Boy Abunda on Cinema One (Movie Channel ABS-CBN Subsidiaries) and in 2014, she became a part of Ikaw Lamang on its second Book as the older version of Kim Chiu's character Isabel with fellow award-winning actors Joel Torre, Rio Locsin, Nonie Buencamino, and Christopher de Leon and also her reunion with Coco Martin, on their second series appearances. In 2015, she was seen in remake of Pangako Sa 'Yo as the adoptive mother of Kathryn Bernardo's character.

After she became part of the primetime television series Halik as the mother of Jericho Rosales' character, Austria returned to GMA Network for One of the Baes and Hearts on Ice, respectively.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1977	Dabiana	Susan Romero
1980	Brutal	Monica Real
	Langis at Tubig	Pilar Jarlego
1984	May Lamok sa Loob ng Kulambo	Ester Bayung-bayongan Jr.
1995	Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara	Arlene
	Campus Girls	Criselda
	The Flor Contemplacion Story	Delia Maga
1996	In My Own Hand	Anne
	Kristo	Mary Magdalene
	Nananabik... Sa 'yong Pagbabalik
	Trudis Lilt	Magna
1997	Anak ng Dilim	Magda
	Ako Lang sa Langit	Bebang
	Frats
1998	Shirley
1999	Anak ng Dilim	Magda
	Bullet
	Muro-Ami	Susan
2000	Anak	Lyn
2001	Hostage	Via Morales
	Pagdating ng Panahon	Ate Soni
	Bagong Buwan	Fatima
2002	Mga Munting Tinig	Luz
	Mano Po	Linda Go-dela Madrid
2003	Magnifico	Tessie
	Babae sa Breakwater	Jovy
2004	Annie B.
	Singles
	Beautiful Life	Benita
	Mano Po III: My Love	Lilia's mother
2005	Mulawin: The Movie	Lourdes
2006	I Will Always Love You	Encar
2019	Man and Wife	Idad

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1983–1985	Yagit	Dolor	GMA Network
1995–1996	Kadenang Kristal	Kristal
1999	Kirara, Ano ang Kulay ng Pag-ibig?	Rose
2000	Umulan Man o Umaraw	Chona
2000–2002	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Lourdes Magpantay-Buenavista	ABS-CBN
2003–2004	Narito ang Puso Ko	Elsa Campuspos	GMA Network
2004–2005	Mulawin	Lourdes
2005	Now and Forever: Mukha	Fatima
2005–2006	Sugo	Graciela
2006	Bituing Walang Ningning	Barbara Arguelles	ABS-CBN
2007	Walang Kapalit	Ceding
2011	Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin	Lora Sebastiano-del Tierro / Rosa Sta. Maria
2012	Tanikala: Ang Ikaapat ng Yugto - Unos	Lupe	GMA Network
	Lorenzo's Time	Mildred Montereal-Gamboa	ABS-CBN
2014	Ikaw Lamang	Señora Isabelle Miravelez-Hidalgo
2015–2016	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Belen Macaspac
2017	The Promise of Forever	Olivia Ortega-Borja
2018–2019	Halik	Dolores "Dolor" Salvador-Bartolome
2019–2020	One of the Baes	Josephine "Jo" Rubio / Josephine De La Cruz Aragoza	GMA Network
2019	Dear Uge: Monito Monita	Chynna
2020	24/7	Lourdes Jacinto	ABS-CBN
2023	Hearts on Ice	Liberty "Libay" Bravo-Martinez	GMA Network
2024	Shining Inheritance	Rosario
2025	Mommy Dearest

Awards and nominations

Year	Award/Category	Nominated work	Result
1979	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actress for Atsay	Nominated
1980	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress for Brutal	Won
1980	Gawad Urian Award	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Jaguar	Won
1981	FAMAS Award	Best Actress for Brutal	Won
1982	Gawad Urian Award	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Ako ang hari	Nominated
1986	Gawad Urian Award	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Hinugot sa langit	Nominated
1986	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actress for Hinugot sa langit	Nominated
1988	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress for Celestina Sanchez, Alyas Bubbles/ Enforcer: Ativan Gang	Won[7]
1989	Catholic Mass media Award	Best Actress for Celestina Sanchez A.K.A. Bubble	Won
1989	FAP Award	Best Actress for Celestina Sanchez A.K.A. Bubble	Won
1989	FAMAS Award	Best Actress for Celestina Sanchez A.K.A. Bubble	Nominated
1993	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress for Kung Mawawala Ka Pa	Won[8]
1993	Gawad Urian Award	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Narito ang puso ko	Won
1993	FAP Award	Best Supporting Actress for Narito ang puso ko	Won
1994	Gawad Urian Award	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Kung mawawala ka pa	Nominated
1994	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actress for Kung mawawala ka pa	Nominated
1996	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress for Trudis Liit	Won[9]
1996	Gawad Urian Award	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Nena	Nominated
1996	Young Critics Circle, Philippines	Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role for Nena	Nominated
2001	FAP Award	Best Supporting Actress for The Child	Won
2002	FAMAS Awards	Best Actress for New Moon	Nominated
2003	Gawad Urian Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) for Mano Po	Nominated
2003	FAMAS Awards	Best Supporting Actress for Mano Po	Nominated
2005	FAP Awards, Philippines	Best Supporting Actress for Beautiful Life	Nominated
2005	Golden Screen Awards, Philippines	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama) for Beautiful Life	Nominated
2005	ENPRESS Golden Screen Entertainment TV Awards	Outstanding Lead Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Mulawin	Won
2011	25th Star Awards for TV	Best Drama Actress for Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin	Nominated
2012	Eastwood City Walk Of Fame	Celebrity Inductee	Won
2013	27th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Drama Supporting Actress for Lorenzo's Time	Nominated
2014	28th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Drama Supporting Actress for Ikaw Lamang	Nominated
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Supporting Actress for Pangako Sa 'Yo (2015 TV series)	Nominated

References

1. "Catch Vilma Santos' movies on "Monday Drama" block this November". ABS-CBN Cable Channel.
2. "LOOK: Celebs who seem to have found the 'fountain of youth' | GMA Entertainment". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
3. "Nora, Vilma, Christopher, Maricel, Cesar, Amy iluluklok sa MMFF Hall of Fame". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
4. "The 15 Best Actresses of All Time". www.philstar.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
5. Dela Cruz, Raymond Carl. "Titans of PH Cinema to be feted during MMFF 2019". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
6. "'Mindanao' wins big in MMFF 2019". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
7. "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1988". Internet Movie Database.
8. "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1993". Internet Movie Database.
9. "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1996". Internet Movie Database.

External links

• Amy Austria at IMDb