Filipinx Actor • Creative • Activist
she/her/siya
Actor, producer, director, founder of Origin Stories Productions. Born in MD and raised between homes in Manila, her first professional theatrical production was in Manila in 2000. She has performed on nearly all of DC’s stages and at Lincoln Center in NYC. Nominated for multiple Helen Hayes Awards, in 2019 she earned the Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play Award for her work in THE EVENTS at Theater Alliance. She is the first and only Filipino to have received the distinction. Regina is an appointee to the FPACC Filipino American Creative Council. Washingtonian Magazine proclaimed her one of "DC's 10 Biggest Theater Stars.” Fluent in both English and Tagalog, the proud single mother lives with her two children across the street from her stage mother, like a good Filipino daughter. She founded Origin Stories to produce Filipino forward art and has multiple film and TV series projects in development.
Stand Up, Fight Back
Regina was a keynote speaker at the 2021 Solidarity Against Asian Hate on the National Mall. Watch her rallying speech and follow @solidarityagainstasianhate on Instagram.
Regina Becomes the First Filipinx to Win Best Lead Performer Helen Hayes Award
Watch Regina’s Helen Hayes Award acceptance speech. In 2019, she won the HHA for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play for her work in THE EVENTS at Theater Alliance. She used her 2 minutes to call the community to action while giving thanks to her Filipino family.
Reels
“…Regina Aquino's Meiko… truly stands out in this performance. Meiko's descent from self-assuredness to guilt and doubt is heartbreaking to watch, and even Aquino's background moments (such as when she decides to eat one of the scones Carina brings to a meeting) are genuinely funny and enjoyable to watch.”
– BWW Review of EUREKA DAY
“Jen (is) played by the brilliantly changeable Regina Aquino who transforms from a sobbing mess to bossy know-it-all in a single beat”