Alice Dixson (born Jessie Alice Dixson; ; July 28, 1969) or often misspelled Alice Dixon, is a

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actress, commercial model, and former beauty queen.

Biography

Born to an American father and a Filipino mother, she was the Philippines' representative for

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in 1986 and became a household name in 1987 through a Palmolive soap TV commercial where she sang the phrase ''"I can feel it!"''. After joining a talent contest in ''

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'' and

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, her show business career started with the role of Faye, a fairy princess, who fell in love with an earthling in ''

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''. At that time, Eat Bulaga! was airing on RPN and one of its hosts,

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, requested her to be part of the TV series (he is the owner of M-Zet Productions that produced ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!''). In January 2011, she returned to show business via ''

Babaeng Hampaslupa ''Babaeng Hampaslupa'' (International Name: ''The Poor Heiress'' / ; ) is a 2011 soap opera aired in the Philippines by TV5 and starred Susan Roces along with Alice Dixson and Alex Gonzaga and is directed by Eric Quizon and Joyce Bernal. The ti ...

'' which aired on TV5. This was succeeded with ''

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'', ''

Isang Dakot na Luha ''Isang Dakot na Luha'' (''One Handful of Tears'') is a Philippine afternoon drama series topbilled by Alice Dixson, Danita Paner, Jay Manalo and Glydel Mercado, broadcast on TV5 and started airing on February 27, 2012. The series is all about ...

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2012) and two movies ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2012). Her next TV series is ''

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'' which airs in January 2013 on TV5. Dixson is a licensed

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in the Province of

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and also a licensed

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. Dixson is also known for her best actress roles in many Viva Films favorites such as ''Hanggang Saan, Hanggang Kailan'' (1993), ''Sa Isang Sulok ng Pangarap'' (1994, based on the popular comics series by RJ Nuevas), ''Pangako ng Kahapon'' (1994), ''Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko'' (1995) and the all-star cast of the action film ''Silakbo'' (1995) with

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, Anjanette Abayari and

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. Dixson is also a film favorite when she was paired with

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in films like ''My Husband's Woman'' (1993), ''Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang'' (1994, OctoArts Films) and ''Pahiram Kahit Sandali'' (1999, Regal Films), which was an R-rated but critically acclaimed film because of both leading woman's portrayals by Dixson and

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, earning credit for director

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. She reunited with de Leon and leading man

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in the hit telenovela '' Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw'' and its sequel, '' Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Pa Rin''. In December 2013, she posed for

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, making her the oldest woman to appear on the cover of that men's magazine, at age 44. In 2015, she returned to

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after her contract with TV5 expired to star in the remake of the hit 1994 telenovela, '' MariMar''. In 2017, she transferred back to her home network,

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, and did ''

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''. In 2018, she played Stella Cortez, the series’ main villain who caused the death of Rodrigo and Rebecca in '' Ngayon at Kailanman''. In 2019, she returned to GMA Network through '' Madrasta'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards, nominations, and achievements

* 202
18th Gawad Tanglaw
Film Acting Award for the movie "Nuuk" (winner)
2019 PMPC Star Awards for Television
Best Supporting Actress nominee for "Ngayon at Kailanman" (nominee) *201
2nd Eddys Awards
Best Supporting Actress Nominee for the movie "The Ghost Bride" (nominee) * 201
34th Star Awards for Movies
Best Supporting Actress Nominee for the movie "The Ghost Bride" (nominee) * 201
PEP Awards
Female Star of the Night (winner)
2014 People Asia Woman of Substance and Style
Awardee (winner) * 201
16th Gawad Pasado Awards
PinakaPasadong Aktres (Best Actress) for the movie

When the Love is Gone ''When the Love Is Gone'' is a 2013 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Andoy Ranay and starring Cristine Reyes, Gabby Concepcion, Alice Dixson, Andi Eigenmann, and Jake Cuenca. The film is distributed by Viva Films with co-production of ...

(winner) * 1998

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Best Actress for the movie ''Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo (winner)'' * 1997

Best Actress Nominee for the movie ''To Saudi With Love (nominee)'' * 1987 Philippine Movie Press Club Award for Most Promising Star (winner) * Creative Guild of Accredited Advertising Agencies Award of Recognition as Commercial Model Discovery of 1987 (winner) * 1986 Semi-Finalists in the

Pageant held in Nagasaki, Japan (semi-finalist) * 1986

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(winner)

Notes

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixson, Alice 1969 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Female models from Florida American actresses of Filipino descent Filipino people of American descent Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino female models Binibining Pilipinas winners Miss International 1986 delegates People from Coral Gables, Florida American real estate brokers GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities