Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson-Rodrigo (née Anson; born January 30, 1945), better known as Boots Anson-Roa, is a Filipina actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.

Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the Robert Taylor of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal, a descendant of Epifanio de los Santos.

From 1983 to 1984 she studied Journalism and Public and Media Relations at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.[citation needed] Anson-Roa began acting in 1968, appearing opposite actors Dante Rivero, Joseph Estrada, and Fernando Poe Jr. under Sampaguita Pictures and with Ramon Revilla Sr. She was given Lifetime Achievement awards by FAMAS and Star Awards.

[3] Anson-Roa unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in 2004 for the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP).

[5][6] In 1982, she was appointed as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer as well as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.