Claire Dizon Strauss (1928 – June 15, 2020) professionally known as Lilia Dizon was a
Filipina
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actress active in the
1940s
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and
1950s
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Throughout the decade, the world continued its re ...
.
Personal life
She was the only daughter of Regina Dizon, a
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
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, and Abraham "Abe" Strauss, an
American
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of
German Jewish
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descent.
At the age of 15, she and her mother relocated to Manila from Baguio following the Second World War after her father left for America and then, she started performing in the theater under the name "Carol Strauss".
She was the wife of
LVN Pictures actor
Gil de León, with whom she had three children who would each eventually become actors as well: Pinky de Leon,
Christopher de Leon
Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956) is a Philippine film actor and politician. He is recognized as the “''King of Philippine Drama''” has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s.
Regarded as an "acting genius" and ...
and Melissa de Leon. She had a second husband, Antonio V. Abad with whom she had two daughters Toni Abad and Cori Abad. She retired from showbiz during the 1980s.
Death
Dizon died on June 15, 2020 at the age of 92 to complications due to metastatic lung cancer.
Selected Filmography
*1946 - ''Probinsiyana''
*1947 - ''Bakya mo Neneng''
*1947 - ''Kamagong''
*1947 - ''Binatang Maynila''
*1947 - ''Pangarap ko'y Ikaw Rin''
*1947 - ''Violeta''
*1947 - ''Ina''
*1948 - ''Engkantada''
*1948 - ''Kaaway ng Babae''
*1948 - ''Kambal na Ligaya''
*1948 - ''Krus na Bituin''
*1948 - ''Perfidia''
*1948 - ''Maestro Pajarillo''
*1949 - ''Makabagong Pilipina''
*1950 - ''Magkumpareng Putik''
*1950 - ''Tininti del Barrio''
*1950 - ''Sohrab at Rustum''
*1951 - ''Pulo ng Engkantada''
*1951 - ''Venus''
*1951 - ''Dugo sa Dugo''
*1951 - ''Haring Cobra''
*1952 - ''Bathaluman''
*1953 - ''Itinakwil''
*1953 - ''Kuwintas ng Pasakit''
*1953 - ''Sa Paanan ng Bundok''
*1953 - ''Makabuhay''
*1954 - ''Tucydides''
*1954 - ''Doce Pares''
*1954 - ''Ikaw ang Buhay Ko''
*1954 - ''Kandilerong Pilak''
*1955 - ''Sanda Wong''
*1956 - ''Simaron''
*1956 - ''Umaalong Ginto''
*1957 - ''Kandilang Bakal''
*1958 - ''Glory at Dawn''
*1958 - ''Sisang Tabak''
*1961 - ''
The Moises Padilla Story
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''
*1974 - ''Tinimbang Ka Nguni't Kulang'' (
Weighed But Found Wanting
''Weighed But Found Wanting'' ( Filipino: ''Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang''; also known as ''Human Imperfections''
) is a 1974 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka. The films stars Christopher De Leon (in his debut role), Hilda Koronel, Lolit ...
)
References
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1928 births
2020 deaths
Filipino people of American descent
Filipino people of German-Jewish descent
Filipino emigrants to the United States
Filipino child actresses
Lilia
Actresses from Pampanga
20th-century Filipino actresses
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