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Welcome to Wikipedia Wikipedia is a no-cost free-content cooperative encyclopedia in many languages. In this English edition, started in January 2001, we are working on 6,980,313 articles. Learn how to edit pages, experiment in the sandbox, and visit our Community Portal to find out how you can edit any article right now. Learn more Featured article Dolly de Leon (born April 12, 1969) is a Filipino actress. De Leon began her career on stage, and made her film debut in Shake, Rattle & Roll III (1991). She was later cast in minor and uncredited roles in films and took on guest parts in television shows. Her breakthrough came in the crime drama Verdict (2019), for which she won a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress. De Leon achieved international recognition and acclaim for her role in Triangle of Sadness (2022), winning the Guldbagge Award and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress; she became the first Filipino actress to be nominated for the latter two awards. De Leon co-founded Ladies Who Launch, a social services group that supports disadvantaged communities. British Vogue named her one of the 31 most famous stars in the world in 2023. (Full article...) Recently featured: Banded sugar ant "Abyssinia, Henry" William D. Hoard Edit Did you know? Emil Bach House ... that all of the walnut decorations in Chicago's Emil Bach House (pictured) were sourced from a single tree? ... that Waeta Ben Tabusasi went from being a conservation officer to the speaker of his country's parliament? ... that Metallica's "Blackened" became the namesake for a record label and a whiskey brand? ... that After London has been described as a defining work in genres such as Ruined Earth and climate fiction? ... that four-time NAIA scoring champion Grace Beyer has scored more career points than any female basketball player at a four-year college or university? ... that the design of the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre's hydroslides was inspired by eels? ... that Alamo: The Price of Freedom has been shown continuously at the Rivercenter IMAX in San Antonio, Texas, since March 5, 1988? ... that the reclassification of the species in the beetle genus Caccothryptus was based primarily on their genitals? ... that a Japanese town used its COVID-19 relief funds to build a statue of a squid? Archives  Edit

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