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.