Matet de Leon

De Leon's first film was I Love You, Ma, I Love You, Pa in 1986, which was also the film debut of her siblings Lotlot and Ian.[2] She then appeared in several horror films.[3] Her acting performance was noticed in the movie Bunsong Kerubin in which she played the lead role. This earned her a Best Child Actress nomination from the 1988 FAMAS Awards.[2] Also in 1988, she got to act alongside Fernando Poe Jr. in the film One Day Isang Araw.[1] From there she was able to get more film roles in a five-year span. In 1997, De Leon starred together with her mother Aunor in the film Mama Dito Sa Aking Puso and also appeared in the horror film Shake, Rattle & Roll VI.[2]

In 2001, De Leon took on her first television role in the drama Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan. She then appeared in more ABS-CBN teleseryes such as Tabing Ilog, the television remake of Bunsong Kerubin, and many more. She then took on roles as the best friend of the main characters in films such as Till There Was You and Till My Heartaches End. From the late 2000s to the early 2010s, she played Zoila in the romantic film trilogy A Very Special Love.[2] She also took a supporting role in the series The Legal Wife as Rowena, Maja Salvador's confidante, and played Tracy Buenaventura in the romantic series A Love to Last.[2][4] In 2015, she played Maris Racal's mother in the film Stars Versus Me, with her performance praised as one of the few positives from that film.[5]

Beginning in 2015, De Leon did several GMA teleseryes such as InstaDad and That's My Amboy.[1]

In 2022, De Leon played Belle Mariano's mother in the film An Inconvenient Love.[6] Her performance in that film led to her being nominated as Best Supporting Actress for the 2023 EDDYs.[7] In 2023, she joined the casts of Unspoken Letters and Love Before Sunrise.[8][9] She and her family also competed on Family Feud, where they won P200,000.[10] In 2024, she joined the cast of Black Rider.[11]