Regina Aquino is an actress from Washington, D.C.
Aquino is the first Filipino American actress to receive a Helen Hayes Award (2019). Aquino was nominated and received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for her work in the play The Events. In her acceptance speech, Aquino highlighted the significance of winning during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and expressed pride in being from the District of Columbia. That same year, Washingtonian Magazine included her in a list of D.C.'s 10 biggest theater stars.
Aquino began performing at a young age, appearing in her first play in second grade. She graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she studied theatre. In addition to acting, Aquino has worked as producer, writer, and director of the documentary film Faith Healers.
Throughout her career, she has been a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in theater, challenging stereotypes and emphasizing the importance of authentic storytelling.
Credits
Theatre +YearTitleRolePlaywright(s)CompanyVenue2003Polaroid StoriesEurydiceNaomi IizukaStudio TheatreStudio Theatre2006Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage BlockheadLucyBert V. RoyalStudio TheatreStudio TheatreRed Light WinterChristinaAdam RappStudio TheatreStudio Theatre2007A Christmas CarolChristmas PastN/ASynetic TheaterRosslyn Spectrum2016Where Words Once WereAlli/EilaFinegan KruckemeyerLincoln Center & Kennedy Center TYAThe Kennedy CenterBrownsville Song (B-side for Trey)MerrellKimber LeeTheater AllianceThe Westerly2017The ArsonistsAnnaMax FrischWoolly Mammoth Theatre CompanyWoolly Mammoth Theatre Company2018VietgoneTongQui NguyenStudio TheatreStudio TheatreThe EventsClaireDavid GreigTheater AllianceThe Anacostia Playhouse2019Nell GwynnLady Castlemaine & Louise de KeroualleJessica SwaleFolger TheatreFolger TheatreDescribe the NightYevgeniaRajiv JosephWoolly Mammoth Theatre CompanyWoolly Mammoth Theater CompanyTiger Style!JenniferMike LewOlney Theatre CenterOlney Theatre CenterEureka DayMeikoJonathan SpectorMosaic Theater CompanyAtlas Performing Arts Center2020The Merry Wives of WindsorMistress PageWilliam ShakespeareFolger TheatreFolger Theatre2021We're Gonna DieSingerYoung Jean LeeRound House TheatreRound House TheatreBirds of North AmericaCaitlynAnna Ouyang MoenchMosaic Theater CompanyAtlas Performing Arts Center2022HolidaySusan PotterPhilip BarryArena StageFichandler Stage, Arena Stage2023The Mortification of Fovea MunsonMom/Grandma VanMary Winn HeiderThe Kennedy CenterFamily Theater, The Kennedy CenterOur Verse in Time to ComeJoan ChenDevin E. Haqq, Karen Ann Daniels, Malik WorkFolger TheatreFolger Theatre2024NancyJoan/EnsembleRhiana YazzieMosaic Theater CompanyAtlas Performing Arts Center
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2025Faith HealersProducer, Writer, DirectorDocumentary
Awards & Nominations
Helen Hayes Awards +YearCategoryWorkResult2007Outstanding Ensemble, Resident ProductionDog Sees GodNomination2018Outstanding Lead ActressThe EventsWon2020Outstanding Ensemble in a PlayNell GwynnNominationOutstanding Production in a PlayNell GwynnNomination
References
External links
Faith Healers Official Website