1. Eugene Domingo has performed in lead and supporting roles in various genres of the Philippine film industry.
69 Facts About Eugene Domingo
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Eugene Domingo is popularly known as the "Comedy Star for All Seasons" and was a sidekick of Ai-Ai delas Alas in the Ang Tanging Ina series, until her very first lead film role in Kimmy Dora in 2009.
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Eugene Domingo achieved "Best Actress" awards, at the Cinemalaya and 10th Gawad Tanglaw for Films.
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Eugene Domingo received the "People's Choice Award for Best Actress" at the 6th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong and "Best Actress" award at the 3rd Pau International Film Festival in France.
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Eugene Domingo is the only actress in the Philippine entertainment history to have participated in six films produced by eight major Filipino production companies within a year.
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Eugene Domingo was a contract artist of GMA Network, appearing on various comedy shows like Jejemom, drama shows like Ako si Kim Sam Soon, Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang and First Time.
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Eugene Domingo hosted Cool Center and Comedy Bar.
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Eugene Domingo was nominated as "Best Actress in a Play award" for her role at the International Theater Award and eventually hailed as "Best Actress in Theater role" for Bona at the 25th Aliw Awards.
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Eugene Roxas Domingo was born on July 23,1971, in Malate, Manila to Reynaldo Aguinaldo Domingo and Cecilia Atad Roxas.
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Eugene Domingo became interested in acting when she witnessed a musical held at the CCP Complex.
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Eugene Domingo studied Theatre Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman, apprenticing as an actress and production staff under the university's theatre company, Dulaang UP.
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Eugene Domingo spent eight years in her university studies, including one year at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
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Eugene Domingo started her minor acting career through the movie Emma Salazar Case produced by Regal Entertainment in 1991.
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Eugene Domingo was launched in television as Dolores in the series Valiente run by ABS-CBN and GMA Network in 1992 to 1997.
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Eugene Domingo went back to school and finished her undergraduate thesis, performing the play 'night, Mother opposite Harlene Bautista.
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Eugene Domingo was immediately cast on ABS-CBN show, Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan in 2002.
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Eugene Domingo became famous in television through her role as a crazy woman named "Lorelie" in the fantasy series Marina starring Claudine Barretto.
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Eugene Domingo was cast in films such as Lastikman and Malikmata.
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Eugene Domingo became known as a sidekick of Ai-Ai Delas Alas appearing again on the latter's film, Volta in 2004.
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Eugene Domingo was cast as Sister Clara, a nun in the series Kampanerang Kuba and joined Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia on hosting a reality cooking show, Makuha Ka sa Tikim in 2005.
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Eugene Domingo achieved breakthrough in 2006 starring on six films from different production outfits.
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Eugene Domingo appeared as Tina on the film D' Lucky Ones, and as Dora on You Are The One, both produced by Star Cinema.
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Eugene Domingo had major roles on Regal Films's Kapag Tumibok ang Puso and on the "LRT" episode of her first Metro Manila Film Festival film, Shake, Rattle and Roll 8.
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Eugene Domingo starred on a horror film, TxT as Aling Kuring.
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Eugene Domingo starred on a total of 10 films in 2007, including her Cinemalaya entry Pisay and Seiko Films' Foster Child which gave Domingo two Best Supporting Actress awards at the 6th Gawad Tanglaw in 2008.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on comedy films, including her reunion with Ai-Ai Delas Alas in Pasukob and Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on the GMA film The Promise starring Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez, and on Paano Kita Iibigin with Regine Velasquez and Piolo Pascual.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on two series, Palimos ng Pag-Ibig and on a series, Kokey adapted from a film of the same title.
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In 2008, Eugene Domingo starred on a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival entry, "100" which awarded her as "Best Supporting Actress", her fourth in a span of two years.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on the sequel of Ang Tanging Ina, an official Metro Manila Film Festival entry titled Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat.
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Eugene Domingo debuted as an official GMA Contract Artist through the comedy series Ako si Kim Sam Soon starring Regine Velasquez, a remake of a Korean series televised on the same network.
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Eugene Domingo then appeared as Yaya Madel in the series Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.
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Eugene Domingo appeared as Juaning on the Panoramanila Pictures film Ploning produced by Judy Ann Santos.
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In 2009, Eugene Domingo appeared on her first lead movie role produced by Spring Films titled Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme, directed by Joyce Bernal and written by Chris Martinez.
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Czeriza Valencia of Philippine Entertainment Portal noted that Eugene Domingo served as the funny factor in the film, since her skillful execution in playing the two roles made the situations hilarious.
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Eugene Domingo then appeared on the RVQ Production film Nobody, Nobody But.
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Eugene Domingo reprised her role on the third installment of Tanging Ina, titled Ang Tanging Ina Mo in 2008 wherein she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival.
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Eugene Domingo again starred on her second lead role in Mamarazzi produced by Regal Films and as Paula in GMA Films' Working Girls.
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Eugene Domingo is the only actress in the Philippine entertainment history to have participated in six films produced by eight Filipino production companies within a year.
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Eugene Domingo had her two hosting stints in GMA Network, through Comedy Bar and on the kiddie show Wachamakulit.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on her first sitcom, JejeMom, inspired from a text messaging style alias, Jejemon.
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Eugene Domingo made her last appearance on a GMA Network series through her minor role as guidance counselor in the teen-oriented series First Time.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on TV5 through her comedy show, Inday Wanda.
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Eugene Domingo was paired with matinee idol Richard Gutierrez in the "Gunaw" episode of the trilogy My Valentine Girls.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on independent films, Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings produced by Origin8media.
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Eugene Domingo was awarded the "People's Choice Award for Best Actress" at the 6th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.
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Eugene Domingo was nominated as Best Actress at the 35th Gawad URIAN Awards and 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies in 2012.
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Eugene Domingo received the "Best Actress" award at the 3rd Pau International Film Festival in France.
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In 2012, Eugene Domingo starred on the poorly-acclaimed sequel of Kimmy Dora, subtitled as Kimmy Dora and The Temple of Kiyeme shot in the Philippines and South Korea.
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Eugene Domingo hosted a game show under GMA Network, Celebrity Bluff with comic duo, Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola.
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Eugene Domingo starred on theater through Bona, produced by the Philippine Educational Theater Association.
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Eugene Domingo was a call center agent obsessed with actor-wannabe Edgar Allan Guzman.
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Eugene Domingo was nominated as "Best Actress in a Play award" for her role at the International Theater Award.
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Eugene Domingo was hailed as "Best Actress" for Bona at the 25th Aliw Awards in 2012.
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Eugene Domingo was featured on another Cinemalaya entry for 2013, Instant Mommy, a comedy film about a wardrobe mistress in TV commercials who fakes a pregnancy to keep her Japanese fiance.
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Eugene Domingo worked again with Star Cinema on the film Tuhog, a black-comedy which stars Jake Cuenca and Enchong Dee and directed by Ronnie Velasco, which was originally submitted for the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, but failed to make the final cut.
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Eugene Domingo joined Maricel Soriano, Billy Crawford and Andi Eigenmann on the film Momzillas, produced by Viva Films.
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Eugene Domingo won as "Best Actress" at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan.
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In 2013, Eugene Domingo was one of the Dekada awardees at the 10th Golden Screen Awards for Movies for their cumulative trophies on its past awards.
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Eugene Domingo appeared on another Chris Martinez movie, for Regal Films titled as Status: It's Complicated with Paulo Avelino, Solenn Heussaff, and Jake Cuenca.
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In 2019, Eugene Domingo starred in Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken, the last installment for the Ang Babae sa Septic Tank trilogy.
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From 2020 to 2022, Eugene Domingo was in hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eugene Domingo starred in Here Comes the Groom, an official entry for the 2023 Metro Manila Summer Film Festival held on April 8,2023, and a sequel of the 2010 film Here Comes the Bride, both directed by Chris Martinez.
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Eugene Domingo is married to Danilo Bottoni, a Muslim Italian and a film critic, since 2016.
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Eugene Domingo cited the Philippines Star For All Season, Vilma Santos as one of her idols.
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Eugene Domingo parodied some of the famous dialogues and looks of Santos in various films such as D' Lucky Ones.
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Eugene Domingo announced admiration for the Philippine actress, Maricel Soriano who is dubbed as "The Diamond Star".
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Eugene Domingo has a wide range of acting skill, from full-on hysterical to completely flat-line dramatic acting.
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Eugene Domingo further added that her theater experience has given her the medium for her acting styles.