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Judy Ann Santos (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. She is a recipient of two Luna Awards, three FAMAS Awards, a Gawad Urian, and a Cairo International Film Festival Award. At age ten, she had her breakthrough as the title character in the children's television show Ula, Ang Batang Gubat (1988). Santos became more recognized as a leading actress in primetime with starring roles in the series Mara Clara (1992) and Esperanza (1997). She received critical acclaim as a woman with dissociative identity disorder in the psychological drama Sabel (2004), which won her a Gawad Urian for Best Actress. Among her highest-grossing films are the comedy Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006) and its sequel Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (2007). Santos co-produced Ploning (2008) and starred in Mindanao (2019), which were submissions for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. Outside of acting, she is also a chef and a restaurateur. (This article is part of a featured topic: Overview of Judy Ann Santos.)