Lea Salonga, a renowned singer and actor from the Philippines, heard surprising news about her heritage in an episode of ...

The Season 11 premiere of Finding Your Roots was especially revelatory for theater actress Lea Salonga. The Filipino singer ...

Lea Salonga seemingly did not expect to be surprised when she appeared in Finding Your Roots’s season 11 premiere. For the ...

In this exclusive clip from the Season 11 premiere of Finding Your Roots, Lea Salonga learns about her family’s surprising history of privilege and prosperity and reflects on how this legacy was lost ...

In this clip from the Season 11 premiere of PBS's 'Finding Your Roots,' Tony-winner Lea Salonga reflects on the pivotal decision to take the lead role in the original production of Miss Saigon. Watch ...

Broadway superstar Lea Salonga revealed that one of her concerns when she agreed to star in the musical “Miss Saigon” was being branded as a “bold star” upon playing the role of Kim. In the teaser of ...

Jan. 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they've played on ...

Lea Salonga shared that she was concerned about being called a "bold star" when she was offered the role of Kim in the "Miss Saigon" musical.

Amanda Seyfried discovered stunning information about her family history that left the Oscar-nominee bewildered and “sad.” The “Mean Girls” actress, 39, was astounded to learn that her third ...

The show's host traced Seyfried's family tree back seven more generations and discovered the name of her 10th great-great-grandfather: Simon Ebert. Knowing that she had such deep roots in one area ...