Sunshine Dizon

Sunshine Dizon (born Margaret Sunshine Cansancio Dizon on 3 July 1983) is a Filipina actress. She started in show business when she was three years old.

Biography

Born as Margaret Sunshine Cansancio Dizon in 1983 to Isagani Bengzon Dizon and Dorothy Cansancio Dizon, Dizon is the youngest in their family. At a young age, her mother who was then a producer of films and TV shows, noticed her interest in show business. She entered Philippine show business at the age of three.

When she was six, her dad left for the States. After a few months, she and her mom followed. She spent her seventh birthday in the United States.

In 2010, Dizon married a businessman Timothy Tan. However, after their 6 years of marriage, they are both separated after Dizon found out that her husband had an affair with another woman.

Career

Acting

Sunshine Dizon started acting at the age of three. Her screen name then was simply "Sunshine". The first movie that she did was "God’s Little Children".

She has already worked in Kung Kasalanan Man (1989) and "Hindi Pa Tapos Ang Laban" and "Kahit Butas ng Karayom Papasukin Ko" where she got her first acting recognition as Best Child Actress from FAMAS.

In television, she became a regular on Bubble Gang. She also became part of "That's Entertainment" for six months. After which, VIVA signed her and cast her in "DATS".

She played one of the leads in the TV Series Anna Karenina as well as on the cast of Thank God It's Sabado. She starred in Honey, My Love, So Sweet (1999) and Kiss Mo Ko (1999).

Dizon's films include "Honey, My Love So Sweet" and "Kiss Mo Ko".

Sunshine Dizon appeared in the television series Anna Karenina.

In 2001, she starred in the prime time television drama Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin with Angelika dela Cruz and later the soap opera Kung Mawawala Ka. She was cast in Masikip sa dibdib (2004) and the TV sitcom Daboy En Da Girl (2002), Mga Batang lansangan... ngayon (2002), Filipinas (2003) and Sabel (2004). She also starred in the GMA mini-series Umulan Man o Umaraw and Tuwing Kapiling Ka.

She played Sang'gre Pirena in the Encantadia series for which she won two Best Actress Awards from ENPRESS and Gawad Amerika.

She appeared in the sitcom Bahay Mo Ba To? (2005) and Captain Barbell (2006) as well as the title role in Carlo J. Caparas' Bakekang, for which she received a Best Actress by PMPC Atar Awards.

In Impostora, she played a dual role and later appeared in La Vendetta for GMA Network who signed her as an exclusive contract star. She was cast in the GMA Films' movie Dagaw and Sundo which to be aired in 2009.

In 2008, she starred in Obra. In 2009, Dizon started taping for All About Eve.

In 2012, Dizon has briefly returned to Philippine television, appearing on Regine Alcasid's cooking/talk show Sarap Diva along with Katrina Halili. Then later in 2013, Dizon has made her acting comeback via Mundo Mo'y Akin where she plays Perlita Mendoza. The appearance of Dizon's character in Mundo Mo'y Akin is quite similar to her previous titular role in Bakekang.

In 2016, Dizon is joining again in the retelling-sequel of Encantadia in which she plays Adhara. This also serves as her return in that said show but with a different role.

Directing

In 2016, Dizon made her directorial debut as an in-house television director of the weekend programs produced by 8TriMedia Broadcasting Network through its television channel 8TriTV on CableLink Channel 7.^[1]

Television

Drama series

Drama anthology

Comedy shows

Hosting

Films

Awards

References

External links

• Sunshine Dizon at the Internet Movie Database