Sunshine Dizon (born Margaret Sunshine Dizon-Tan on July 3, 1983, in Quezon City, Philippines;Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈdɪsɔn]), formerly credited with the mononym Sunshine, is a Filipino actress, director and producer. She is known primarily for her dramatic roles in television and film. At age 3, she made her screen debut in the film God's Little Children (1986) and won her first acting award at the FAMAS Award for Best Child Actress in 1995. A prominent figure in television, she received wider recognition for her performances in the succeeding years such as Umulan Man O Umaraw (2000), Kung Mawawala Ka (2002), Encantadia (2005), Bakekang (2006), Impostora (2007) and Ika-6 na Utos (2016). Among her acclaimed films include Sabel (2004), Mulawin: The Movie (2005), Hustisya (2014) and Rainbow's Sunset (2018).
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Early life
Margaret Sunshine Cansancio Dizon was born on July 3, 1983, to Isagani Bengzon Dizon and Dorothy Cansancio Dizon, in Quezon City. She is the youngest in her family. At a young age, her mother who was then a part of the Producers' Guild of the Philippines who used to produce films and TV shows noticed her interest in show business and would always tag her along on gatherings with other producers. She had a white pet dog during her childhood named Spencer.
Career
Acting
Dizon started acting at the age of three, with her screen name being simply "Sunshine". The first film she starred in was God's Little Children.
She has already worked in Kung Kasalanan Man (1989), 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.
On 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 became part of the ABS-CBN drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya, having a role on the episodes "Abaniko" (1992), "Palara" (1994), and "Latay" (1995).
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 Encantadia for which she won two Best Actress Awards from ENPRESS and Gawad Amerika.
She appeared in the sitcom Bahay Mo Ba 'To? and Captain Barbell as well as the title role in Carlo J. Caparas' Bakekang, for which she received the Best Actress by PMPC Star Awards.
Personal life
In 2010, Dizon married a businessman Timothy Tan. However, after six years of marriage, they separated after Dizon learned that her husband had an affair with another woman. Although they did not file for an annulment, the two has remained civil with each other, and are now co-parenting their two children.
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.