Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013) was a Filipino stage actress and theater director. Avellana was honored as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999.[2]

Daisy Avellana
Avellana on a 2017 stamp of the Philippines
Born	Daisy Hontiveros (1917-01-26)January 26, 1917 Roxas, Capiz, Philippine Islands
Died	May 12, 2013(2013-05-12) (aged 96) Manila, Philippines[1]
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actress, Theater director
Awards	Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Avellana was born Daisy Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in Capiz, Capiz, (now Roxas City).[2] Her husband was Lamberto Avellana, a film and stage director who was also named a National Artist in 1976.[2] Daisy and Lamberto Avellana co-founded the Barangay Theater Guild (BTG), together with forty-eight colleagues, in 1939.[2]

Avellana was one of the first graduates of the UST Graduate School with Master of Arts (MA) in English.

Avellana died on May 12, 2013, at the age of 96.[2]

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