Emma S. Henry[1] (late 1940s[A] – April 17, 1986[3]) was a Filipino–American[1] police officer whose exploits were the subject of two Filipino film biopics wherein she starred as herself.
[2][3][4] Born in the late 1940s,[A] Emma had a father who is from San Francisco, United States, wherein she claimed having relatives in the area's police force.
[1] Even prior to becoming a police officer, she was proficient in judo and karate, sports not commonly associated with Filipino women at that time.
[1] Being a patrolwoman[1] and police lieutenant,[4] she was cited for five instances of capturing criminals singlehandedly, mainly with application of skill in martial arts.
[5] On April 17, 1986, she was shot in her car by four suspected New People's Army rebels who had stopped her while on the way to work, and later escaped aboard a van.