Lilia Dizon

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dizon and the surname or paternal family name is Strauss.

Claire Dizon Strauss (November 25, 1927 – June 15, 2020), professionally known as Lilia Dizon, was a Filipina actress active in the 1940s and 1950s.^[3][4]

Lilia Dizon
Lilia Dizon in 1954
Born	Claire Strauss y Dizon (1927-11-25)November 25, 1927[1] Pampanga, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S.[2]
Died	June 15, 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 92) Manila, Philippines
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1946–2007
Spouse	Gil de León ​ ​ (m. 1945; sep. 1966)​
Children	Pinky de Leon Christopher de Leon Melissa de Leon
Relatives	Lotlot de Leon (adopted granddaughter)[citation needed] Matet de Leon (adopted granddaughter)[citation needed] Gabriel de Leon (grandson)[citation needed] Janine Gutierrez (adopted great granddaughter)[citation needed] Sandy Andolong (daughter-in-law)[citation needed] Nora Aunor (ex-daughter-in-law)[citation needed]

Personal life

She was the only daughter of Regina Dizon, a Filipino, and Abraham "Abe" Strauss, an American of German Jewish descent.^[5]

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".^[6]

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 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.^{[7][8][9][10]}

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
• 1974 – Tinimbang Ka Nguni't Kulang (Weighed But Found Wanting)

Death

Dizon died on June 15, 2020, at the age of 92^[11] of complications from metastasis lung cancer.^[12]