Background
Carlson was born in Manila but grew up in San Francisco, California.
Carlson was born in Manila but grew up in San Francisco, California.
At 16, she decided to stay in the Philippines when her family came on a visit. She made a total of seven films, including comedies with Chiquito and with the trio of Tito, Vic and Joey. She popularized the line "Si ako, si ikaw" on the hit sitcom Chicks to Chicks.
Carlson committed suicide on November 23, 2001 by jumping from the 23rd floor of the Platinum 2000 condominum in Greenhills, San Juan City.
She said Carlson was shouting "Rochille, bilisan mo, takbo! Hinahabol nila tayo (Rochille, hurry up! They"re after us)!" and ran out of her room. The couple was estranged at the time of her death.
Task Force Maria is a coalition of at least 23 women's and people’s organizations formed after Carlson’s suicide. TFM took the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to task for failing to act on Carlson’s publicized disclosures, and later worked to reconcile two domestic violence bills in Congress in a unity bill.
lieutenant shields victims with protection orders without having to file a case in court.
lieutenant recognizes the battered woman syndrome as a defense.