| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | And God Smiled at Me | Celina | Winner – Quezon City Film Festival for Best Actress |
| A Gift of Love | | Nominated – FAMAS Award for Best Actress- First of a Record 15 Consecutive Nominations |
| 1973 | Paruparong Itim | | Nominated – FAMAS Award for Best Actress |
| 1974 | Fe, Esperanza, Caridad | Fe, Esperanza, Caridad |
| 1975 | Banaue: Stairway to the Sky | Banaue |
| Batu-bato Sa Langit | Orang | Winner – 3rd Best Picture, First Metro Manila Film Festival (NV Productions) |
| 1976 | Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos | Rosario | Winner – FAMAS Award for Best ActressFirst Ever Winner – Gawad Urian for Best Actress |
| Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo | Corazon de la Cruz | Nominated – Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress |
| Kaming Matatapang ang Apog | Potenciana Barada | Blockbuster Hit, first film collaboration with Dolphy |
| 1977 | Bakya Mo, Neneng | Neneng | Nominated – FAMAS Award for Best ActressWinner – FAMAS Award for Best Picture |
| Little Christmas Tree | | First and only film collaboration between Nora Aunor and Fernando Poe, Jr. |
| 1978 | Atsay | Nelia de Leon | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best Performer (equivalent to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress Combined)Nominated – FAMAS Award for Best Actress |
| Ikaw Ay Akin | Tere | Nominated – Gawad Urian for Best Actress |
| Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko | Nora | Blockbuster Hit, Co-Starring Christopher de Leon and Tirso Cruz III |
| Jack n Jill of the Third Kind | | Top grosser, 1978 MMFF, co-starring Dolphy |
| 1979 | Ina Ka ng Anak Mo | Ester | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress (tied with Lolita Rodriguez)Winner – FAMAS Award for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best ActressNominated – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress 2nd Best Picture – 1979 MMFF |
| Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan | Lagring | Topgrosser, 1979 MMFFWinner – 1979 MMFF Best PictureCo-Starring Christopher de Leon, Alma Moreno, Rudy Fernandez |
| Annie Batungbakal | Annie | One of the biggest blockbuster hits of 1979 |
| 1980 | Bona | Bona | Winner – Gawad Urian for Best ActressNominated – FAMAS Award for Best ActressNominated – 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress |
| Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo | Beatrice Alcala | Nominated – 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 1981 | Bakit Bughaw ang Langit | Babette | Winner – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best ActressNominated – FAMAS Award for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best Actress |
| Rock n Roll | | Nominated – 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 1982 | Himala | Elsa | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best ActressWinner – Parade Magazine Awards for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best ActressNominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressNominated – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress |
| Mga Uod at Rosas | Socorro | Nominated – FAMAS Award for Best Actress |
| 1983 | Minsan May Isang Ina | Ruth |
| 1984 | Condemned | Yolly | Nominated – STAR Awards for Best Actress |
| 'Merika | Milagros Cruz | First Ever Winner – STAR Awards for Best Actress Nominated – Gawad Urian for Best Actress |
| Bulaklak sa City Jail | Angela | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best ActressWinner – FAMAS Award for Best ActressWinner – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best ActressNominated – Star Awards for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best ActressNominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress |
| 1985 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Amy Mercado | Nominated – FAMAS Award for Best ActressNominated – 1985 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 1989 | Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit | Noli / Maggie | Winner – FAMAS Award for Best ActressWinner – Gawad Urian for Best ActressWinner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressNominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – MoviesNominated – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress |
| 1990 | Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? | Andrea | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best ActressWinner – FAMAS Award for Best ActressWinner – Gawad Urian for Best ActressWinner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressWinner – Star Awards for Best Actress – MoviesWinner – Young Critics Circle Award for Best PerformanceWinner – Movie Magazine Awards for Best Actress |
| 1991 | Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. | Pacita Macaspac | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best ActressWinner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressWinner – Star Awards for Best Actress – MoviesWinner – Young Critics Circle Award for Best PerformanceWinner – Movie Magazine Awards for Best ActressWinner – Ateneo Galian Awards for Best ActressWinner – KRITKA Awards for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best Actress |
| 1993 | Inay | Sally Murillo-Corcuera | Winner – Young Critics Circle Award for Best PerformanceNominated – Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress |
| 1995 | The Flor Contemplacion Story | Flor Contemplacion | Winner – Princess Pataten Statue for Best Actress (Cairo International Film Festival)FAMAS Awards for Circle of ExcellenceWinner – Gawad Urian for Best ActressWinner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressWinner – Star Awards for Best Actress – MoviesWinner – Young Critics Circle Award for Best PerformanceWinner – Movie Magazine Awards for Best ActressWinner – (PPC Publication) People's Choice Awards for Best ActressNominated – 1996 Fukuoka International Film Festival Awards for Best Actress |
| Muling Umawit ang Puso | Loida Veranno | Winner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best ActressNominated – Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance |
| 1996 | Bakit May Kahapon Pa? | Helen/Karina Salvacion | Winner – 1st East Asia Film and Television Awards for Best Actress (Penang, Malaysia)Winner – Gawad Urian for Best Actress Nominated – Singapore International Film Festival awards for Best ActressNominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressNominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – MoviesNominated – Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance |
| 1997 | Babae | Bea | Nominated – Gawad Urian for Best ActressWinner – (PPC Publication) People's Choice Awards for Best ActressNominated – Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress |
| 1999 | Sidhi | Ana/ Ah | Nominated – Princess Pataten Statue for Best Actress (Cairo International Film Festival)Nominated – Singapore International Film Festival Award for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best ActressNominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressNominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies |
| 2004 | Naglalayag | Judge Dorinda Vda. De Roces | Winner – 31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles Awards for Best ActressWinner – Manila Film Festival Awards for Best ActressWinner – PASADO (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) Award for Best ActressWinner – 2nd Gawad Tanglaw Awards for Best ActressWinner – S Magazine People's Choice Awards for Best ActressWinner – BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts) Awards for Best ActressNominated – Gawad Urian for Best ActressNominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best ActressNominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – MoviesNominated – Young Critics Circle Award for Best PerformanceNominated – Golden Screen Awards for Best Actress |
| 2012 | Thy Womb | Shaleha | Winner – Asian Film Award for Best Actress- Hong Kong Winner -Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress- Australia Winner – Bisato d'Oro for Best Actress – Venice, ItalyWinner – 3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival for best Actress – RussiaFAMAS Awards – Presidential Award for Cinematic ExcellenceWinner – Gawad Urian for Best ActressWinner – Young Critics Circle Award for Best PerformanceWinner – PASADO (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) Award for Best ActressWinner – Gawad Tangi For Films for Best ActressWinner – Gawad Tanglaw for Best ActressWinner – BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts) for Best ActressWinner – Metro Manila Film Festival Best ActressWinner – Philippine Edition Movie Awards for Favorite Actress- DramaNominated – Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best ActressNominated – Dubai International Film Festival Awards for Best ActressNominated – International Film Festival of India Awards for Best ActressNominated – 3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival – Best Ensemble Acting Nominated – Star Awards for Movies for Best ActressNominated – Golden Screen Awards for Best ActressNominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress |