Ornella Briana
A Swiss-Filipina rising star in Philippine theater, Ornella Brianna, carries the legacy of her artist mom.
She was born in Hong Kong, and her life has always been surrounded by creativity, culture, and performance. The eldest of three siblings, Ornella grew up watching her mother perform in various events in Hong Kong while taking musical and dance classes at her mother’s own studio. She is the daughter of international stage performer Tricia Canilao, who performed Kim in Miss Saigon (Netherlands) and Gigi and Ellen in Miss Saigon (Asia and UK), and in Hong Kong Disneyland.
She confessed, “I really want to play Kim one day! Miss Saigon is one of my favorite musicals, especially when I got the chance to watch it when it was here in the Philippines, so it’d be great to play Kim.”
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