Claire Dizon Strauss (1928 – June 15, 2020) professionally known as Lilia Dizon was a Filipina actress active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Personal life

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

Selected filmography

Death

Dizon died on June 15, 2020, at the age of 92 to complications due to metastasis lung cancer.