Regine Velasquez on screen and stage

Filipino entertainer Regine Velasquez has appeared in motion pictures and television programs. She made her screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 comedy film The Untouchable Family.^[1] She went on to appear in supporting roles in the comedies Pik Pak Boom (1988) and Elvis and James 2 (1990).^[2][3] Velasquez made her stage debut in 1992 with the Musical Theatre Philippines production of Romualdo Ramos and Tony Velasquez's Kenkoy Loves Rosing.^[4] Her breakthrough came when she played the title role in the film Wanted Perfect Mother (1996).^[3][5] The same year, she starred in the musical comedy Do Re Mi alongside Donna Cruz and Mikee Cojuangco.^[6] Among Velasquez's next releases were the fantasy comedy Honey Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako? (1998) and Joyce Bernal's romantic comedy Dahil May Isang Ikaw (1999) opposite Aga Muhlach.^[3][7] Her first leading television role was in a 2000 episode of the IBC-13 anthology series Habang May Buhay.^[3]

Velasquez's profile continued to grow in the 2000s as she took on starring roles in two lucrative romantic comedy films. She featured as a prominent singer desperate for a normal life in Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000),^[8] and she re-teamed with Bernal and Muhlach in Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001)—Velasquez's biggest commercial success to date, for which she received the Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen.^[9][10] In 2002, she appeared in an episode of ABS-CBN's drama series, Maalaala Mo Kaya, playing an intellectually disabled woman who develops a romantic relationship with a younger man—a role that earned her the Star Award for Best Actress.^[3][11] That year, she also portrayed a mundane and undesirable mail sorter in the drama Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon,^[12] which garnered her a Young Critics Circle nomination for Best Actress.^[13] In 2003, Velasquez starred with Christopher de Leon in the romantic comedy Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka and played Darna in the superhero film Captain Barbell.^[14][15]

In 2004, Velasquez made her first prime time television appearance in the drama series Forever in My Heart.^[3] Two years later, she starred as a con woman in the romantic comedy Till I Met You with Robin Padilla.^[16] Her performance in the 2007 film Paano Kita Iibigin earned her nominations for Best Actress at the FAMAS and Luna Award.^[17][18] In 2008, she lent her voice to the eponymous character in the animated film Urduja,^[19] and returned to television in the comedy series Ako si Kim Samsoon.^[20] She went on to play a facially disfigured aspiring singer in the musical series Diva (2010),^[3] and appeared opposite Dingdong Dantes in the comedy series I Heart You, Pare! (2011).^[21] In 2013, she won the Golden Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance as an identity document forger in the comedy Of All the Things.^[22][23] Three years later, she starred in the satirical comedy Mrs. Recto and the comedy series Poor Señorita.^[24][25]

Velasquez expanded her career into reality television talent shows, serving as a presenter on Star for a Night (2002), Pinoy Pop Superstar (2004), and The Clash (2018), and as a judge on StarStruck (2015) and Idol Philippines (2019). In addition, she had episode arc guest roles in the fantasy series Darna (2009) and Mulawin vs. Ravena (2017).^[26][27]