# Monique Wilson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monique_Wilson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monique_Wilson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Wilson > Source revision: 1266077004 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Filipina singer, actress, and activist (born 1970)}} {{about||the Saban politician|Monique Wilson (politician)|the Wiccan|Monique Wilson (Wiccan)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Monique Wilson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Monica Anne Esteva Wilson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|05|04}} | birth_place = [Makati](/source/Makati), [Rizal](/source/Rizal_(province)), Philippines | death_date = | death_place = | education = [University of the Philippines Diliman](/source/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman)
[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art](/source/London_Academy_of_Music_and_Dramatic_Art) | occupation = Singer, actress | spouse = {{marriage|Rossana Abueva|2015}} }} '''Monica Anne Esteva Wilson''' (born May 4, 1970), usually credited as '''Monique Wilson''', is a Filipina singer, actress, and women's rights activist. She began her professional career at the age of nine. At 18, she gained recognition as the [understudy](/source/understudy) for the lead role of Kim in the original London West End production of ''[Miss Saigon](/source/Miss_Saigon)'', later starring in the role. ==Performing career== Wilson began her professional career in 1980, at age 9, with [Repertory Philippines](/source/Repertory_Philippines) as an orphan in the musical ''[Annie](/source/Annie_(musical))''. Over the succeeding seasons, she performed roles in many other musicals. At the age of 14, she starred at the musical ''[Evita](/source/Evita_(musical))''. In 1988, at the age of 18, she auditioned for a role in ''[Miss Saigon](/source/Miss_Saigon)'' in the original [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) production and was cast as the understudy of the title role, Kim. After a year, she replaced [Lea Salonga](/source/Lea_Salonga) in the role.{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/172183/monique-wilson-to-marry-partner-in-london|title=Monique Wilson to marry partner in London|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126052545/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/172183/monique-wilson-to-marry-partner-in-london|url-status=live}} She later earned a BA in Theatre from the [University of the Philippines](/source/University_of_the_Philippines) in [Diliman](/source/Diliman) and studied at the [London Academy of Dramatic Arts](/source/London_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts) (LAMDA), receiving its postgraduate certificate in classical acting.{{Cite web|url = https://www.onebillionrising.org/171/monique-wilson-one-billion-rising-director/|title = Monique Wilson - One Billion Rising Director|date = July 27, 2013|access-date = July 3, 2023|archive-date = March 22, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230322054558/https://www.onebillionrising.org/171/monique-wilson-one-billion-rising-director/|url-status = live}} In 1994, she returned to the Philippines and founded the New Voice Company, for whom she played leading roles and serves as Artistic Director. The company has continued to produce theatre works in several Asian countries and has been active in the women's rights movement, producing and performing in such works as ''[The Vagina Monologues](/source/The_Vagina_Monologues)''.{{cite web|url= http://www.onebillionrising.org/171/monique-wilson-one-billion-rising-director/|title= Monique Wilson – One Billion Rising Director|date= July 27, 2013|access-date= November 25, 2015|archive-date= November 26, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151126051653/http://www.onebillionrising.org/171/monique-wilson-one-billion-rising-director/|url-status= live}} She also began directing plays and musicals and continued acting and recording music. She later pursued masters studies in Applied Drama and Theater Education at the [Central School of Speech and Drama](/source/Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama) in London, graduating in 2003. She has continued her acting and music recording careers, splitting her time between Manila and London. Her films include ''Bad Boy 2'' (1992), for which she received a nomination for the Best Newcomer in Film award at the Star Awards, ''Kapag Iginuhit Ang Hatol Ng Puso'' (1992) for which she won Best Supporting Actress Award in the Film Academy of the Philippines (now called LUNA), ''Ikaw'' (1993) and ''SA Isang Sulok Ng Mga Pangarap'' (1993). In 1998, she portrayed [Maria Clara](/source/Maria_Clara) in ''[José Rizal](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal_(film))'' and was nominated as Best Supporting Actress in the Metro Manila Film Festival. For the 2001 film ''Laro sa Baga'', she won the Best Supporting Actress at the URIAN. Wilson's recordings include her 1994 self-titled debut album (Viva Records) and a 1998 album titled ''Monique Sings Gershwin'', with Japanese producer Musicscape. From 2009 to 2014, Wilson was the head of the MA/MFA Acting International course for the East 15 Acting School of the University of Essex. ==Activism== In 1999, the Philippine women's group GABRIELA invited Wilson to become the international spokesperson for their Purple Rose Campaign, a campaign to end the sex trafficking of Filipina women and girls.{{Cite web|url = https://www.onebillionrising.org/3644/one-billion-rising-director-monique-wilsons-activist-journey/|title = Monique Wilson - One Billion Rising Director Monique Wilson's Activist Journey|date = December 30, 2013|access-date = July 3, 2023|archive-date = March 29, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230329092833/https://www.onebillionrising.org/3644/one-billion-rising-director-monique-wilsons-activist-journey/|url-status = live}} In 2001, together with New Voice Company executive producer Rossana Abueva, Wilson began to produce [V-Day](/source/V-Day_(movement)) events in the Philippines.{{Cite web|url=http://vday.org/anniversary-events/superlove/bios/wilson.html|title=VDay.org Monique Wilson Biography|access-date=July 3, 2023|archive-date=February 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206171200/https://vday.org/anniversary-events/superlove/bios/wilson.html|url-status=live}} Since 2013, Wilson has been the director of [One Billion Rising](/source/One_Billion_Rising). ==Personal life== Wilson was born in [Makati](/source/Makati), Philippines, to Johnny Wilson, the vice Mayor of Makati, and Teresa Esteva. She has a brother named Jamie Wilson who is also a stage musical actor. Her parents have both been involved in the entertainment industry. She married Rossana Abueva in London in 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/172788/after-wedding-monique-wilson-thanks-well-wishers|title=After wedding, Monique Wilson thanks well-wishers|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=July 3, 2023|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116182518/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/172788/after-wedding-monique-wilson-thanks-well-wishers|url-status=live}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Monique}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino musical theatre actresses Category:21st-century Filipino women singers Category:Filipino film actresses Category:Singers from Manila Category:Actresses from Manila Category:Actresses from Makati Category:Lesbian singers Category:Filipino feminists Category:Feminist musicians Category:Filipino LGBTQ singers Category:Filipino lesbian musicians Category:Filipino lesbian actresses Category:20th-century Filipino women singers Category:University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Category:Singers from Makati --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Monique Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Wilson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Wilson?action=history)). 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