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Nora Aunor

1953 - 2025

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Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known professionally as Nora Aunor (Tagalog pronunciation: [aʊˈnɔɾ]), was a Filipino actress, producer and singer. Known for her leading roles with patriotic, feminist and socio-political themes, she has appeared in more than 170 motion pictures throughout her career that spanned over five decades. Regarded as the most awarded Filipino actress in history, she was known as the Philippines' "Superstar" and was conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. Aunor started her career as a singer, after winning a local talent search. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nora Aunor is the 9,802nd most popular actor (down from 9,784th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 100th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Filipino Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nora Aunor ranks 9,802 out of 13,578Before her are Leela Chitnis, Wen Junhui, Takuya Eguchi, A. J. Buckley, Micaela Ramazzotti, and Mark Lewis Jones. After her are Dacre Montgomery, Jewel Staite, Rob Corddry, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Alex Winter, and Irene Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Nora Aunor ranks 653Before her are Karl-Heinz Brunner, Michael A. Baker, Sigi Schmid, Steve Keen, Charlie Wilson, and Betty Wright. After her are Robert Thirsk, Elfi Zinn, Linda Lingle, Sharon Robinson, David Kennedy, and Evelin Kaufer. Among people deceased in 2025, Nora Aunor ranks 162Before her are Bob Uecker, Ignacio Rodríguez, Sabu, Dick Barnett, Dick McTaggart, and Jules Feiffer. After her are Roberto Orci, Angie Stone, George Ryan, Gus Williams, Andrija Delibašić, and Abubaker Kaki Khamis.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Nora Aunor ranks 95 out of 155Before her are Eddie Garcia (1929), Rufino Santos (1908), Jose Advincula (1952), Arnel Pineda (1967), Charmane Star (1979), and Joey Santiago (1965). After her are Brillante Mendoza (1960), Manny Villar (1949), Pacita Abad (1946), Jose W. Diokno (1922), Bella Poarch (1997), and Tito Sotto (1948).

Among ACTORS In Philippines

Among actors born in Philippines, Nora Aunor ranks 8Before her are Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Fernando Poe Jr. (1939), Reggie Lee (1975), Lea Salonga (1971), Madam Auring (1940), and Eddie Garcia (1929). After her are Sayaka Akimoto (1988), Dolly de Leon (1969), Billy Crawford (1982), Regine Velasquez (1970), Manny Jacinto (1987), and Enrique Gil (1992).