Lilia Dizon

Biography

Claire Dizon Strauss (November 25, 1927 – June 15, 2020), known professionally as Lilia Dizon, was a Filipino actress whose career spanned three decades. She began her career as an actress in mid-1940s and became one of the leading actresses of the 1950s. She was awarded Best Actress at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for her role in Kandelerong Pilak (1954). She married LVN Pictures actor Gil de León, with whom she had three children who would also become actors as well: Pinky de León, Christopher de León and Melissa de León. With her second husband, Antonio V. Abad, she had two daughters: Toni Abad and Cori Abad. She retired from show business in the 1980s.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Weighed But Found Wanting (1974) — Mrs. Carolina Blanco
2. Sanda Wong (1955) — Yuen Fei
3. Pulong Diablo (1963)
4. Baril sa Baril (1961) — Margo
5. The Moises Padilla Story (1961)
6. Haring Kobra (1951) — Amahda
7. Kaaway Ng Babae (1948) — Lydia / Tenorio
8. Narito Ang Puso Ko (2003) — Leticia
9. Enkantada (1948)
10. Tucydides (1954)
11. Sa Paanan ng Bundok (1953) — Gloria
12. Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig (1960)
13. Walang Pangalan (1960)
14. Bakya mo Neneng (1947)
15. Salamat sa Alaala (2015) — Herself
16. Paraiso: Three Stories of Hope (2007)
17. Silver Candlestick (1954)
18. Katotohanan o guniguni? (1960)
19. Mga Daing sa Libingan (1961)
20. Venus (1951) — Venus
21. Sohrab at Rustum (1950) — Simar
22. Tininti del Baryo (1950)
23. 12 Pares (1954)