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Mylene Dizon | |
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.jpg) Dizon in 2019 | |
| Born | Mylene Lilibeth Inocencio Dizon September 6, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Allen Dizon (cousin) |
Mylene Lilibeth Inocencio Dizon (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈdɪsɔn]; born September 6, 1976) is a Filipino actress. Known for her versatile work in independent film features and mainstream productions, she has received various accolades, including a Gawad Urian Award, two Luna Awards, and a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Award, in addition to nominations for two FAMAS Awards and a WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Award.
Dizon made her screen debut in the youth oriented series Gimik (1996). The following year, she portrayed an assaulted woman in the crime drama Calvento Files: The Movie, where she won the Star Awards for New Movie Actress of the Year. She played a supporting role in the teen drama Tabing Ilog (1999) and starred as an abused woman during the Japanese occupation in the war drama Gatas... Sa Dibdib ng Kaaway (2001), for which she received nominations for a FAMAS and Gawad Urian for Best Actress. She received wider audience for her role as Sally, the main antagonist in the romantic drama Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan (2001). She received praises for her portrayal of a liberated woman entangled in a forbidden affair in Rome and Juliet (2006), for which she won Best Actress for a Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival, and nominations for a Gawad Urian and Golden Screen Award for Best Actress.
Dizon also appeared in the romantic family drama Ploning (2008), where she received nominations for a Golden Screen and Gawad Pasado for Best Supporting Actress. Dizon received critical acclaim for her role as an opulent woman diagnosed with cancer in the independent drama 100 (2008), for which she won a Luna and Gawad Urian for Best Actress. She starred in the psychological drama Aparisyon in 2012 and became her fourth Gawad Urian nomination. Dizon's film appearances in the ensuing years including the action thriller 10,000 Hours (2013) and the epic war Heneral Luna (2015) have earned her nominations from major award-giving bodies in the Philippines. In 2019, she received a nomination for Best Actress at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for her role in the Belle Douleur and won her second Luna Award for Best Supporting Actress in the family drama Family Matters (2022).