Dely Atay Atayan

Name: Dely Atay Atayan
Native name: Dely Atay Atayan
Also Known as: Adelaida Fernando-Villegas
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Female
Born: March 17, 1914
Died: August 30, 2004

Dely Atay-atayan was a Filipina comedienne and singer. Her career in entertainment spanned seven decades, beginning in bodabil and ending in television. From 1940 until 1994, Atay-Atayan appeared in over 300 films. Her most famous role was as Doña Delilah, the wealthy, imperious and disapproving mother-in-law of John Puruntong (Dolphy) in the RPN sitcom John en Marsha, which was created by her brother Ading and ran for seventeen years. Her last movie was Chick Boy in 1994 following her retirement in the same year.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1973	John and Marsha Filipino Drama, 1973, 405 eps Delilah G. Jones (Support Role)	405	Delilah G. Jones Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role
1994	Chick Boy Filipino Movie, 1994, [Auntie] (Unknown)	[Auntie] Unknown
1985	John & Marsha '85 sa Probinsya Filipino Movie, 1985, Dona Deliliah (Support Role)	Dona Deliliah Support Role
1980	Freshmen Filipino Movie, 1980, (Support Role)	Support Role
1960	Ang Bahay na Bato sa Latian Filipino Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role
1957	H-Line Gang Filipino Movie, 1957, (Support Role)	Support Role
1957	Bicol Express Filipino Movie, 1957, [First Segment] (Main Role)	[First Segment] Main Role
1950	Balaraw Filipino Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role
1947	Bakya Mo Neneng Filipino Movie, 1947, (Support Role)	Support Role
1940	Gunita Filipino Movie, 1940, (Main Role)	Main Role

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