Whitney Tyson

{{Short description|Filipino-American actress, singer, and comedian}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Whitney Tyson | image = | caption = | birth_name = Bunny Fowler<ref name="Bunny Fowler"/> | birth_date =  | birth_place = Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | years_active = 1987–2022;<ref name="Jobless" /> 2024–present | website = }} '''Whitney Tyson''' (born '''Bunny Fowler''') is a Filipino-American actress, singer and comedian, best known for her role as Elizabeth in ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''.

==Personal life== Tyson was born Bunny Fowler in Angeles, Pampanga, the only child of an African-American father and a Filipino mother.<ref name="Bunny Fowler"/>

==Career== Tyson's stage name is a portmanteau of the late singer Whitney Houston and the former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. Despite initially facing racism for her African-American heritage, Tyson embraced her ethnicity and used it as an asset in entering show business. She usually played supporting roles as sidekicks or household helpers in various films and television series. Her career eventually declined over the years, to the point of making appearances in various fiestas to make ends meet as a destitute living in a shanty under Nagtahan Bridge in Manila. Tyson later relocated to a resettlement area in Bulacan along with her mother.<ref name="Bunny Fowler"/>

Following an interview with Korina Sanchez on the weekly magazine show ''Rated K'', Tyson made a comeback in ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' aired on ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and TV5 with a supporting role as Elizabeth, a maid working at the Presidential Palace.<ref name="Ang Probinsyano"/>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable"  |-  ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Source |- | 1988 | ''One Two Bato, Three Four Bapor'' | | |- | 1997 | ''Yes Darling: Walang Matigas Na Pulis 2'' |<ref name="Bunny Fowler"/> | |- | 1997 | ''Bobby Barbers: Parak The Bobby Barbers Story'' | | |- | 1998 | ''Haba-Baba-Doo! Puti-Puti-Poo!'' | Claudine | |- | 1999 | ''Tar-San'' | Sangsang |<ref name="Tar-San"/> |- | 2003 | ''A.B. Normal College'' | Monang | |- | 2004 | ''Otso-Otso Pamela-Mela-Wan'' | Ita | |- | 2009 | ''Astig'' | Babae ni Ariel |<ref name="Astig"/> |- | 2012 | ''Mondomanila'' | Lovely Paybsiks |<ref name="Mondo Manila"/> |- | 2015 | ''Espesyal Kopol'' | |<ref name="Espesyal Kopol"/> |- | 2018 | ''Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles'' | Angelo's yaya | |- |2019 |''3pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon!'' |Sharon | |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable"  |-  ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" |Role ! class="unsortable" |Source  |-  | 1987–1991 | ''Still Goin' Bananas'' | |<ref name="Still Goin' Bananas"/> |- | 1992–1997 | ''Mara Clara'' | Querubin | |- | 1994–1995 | ''Tropang Trumpo'' | Herself / Various roles | |- | 1998–2001 | ''Richard Loves Lucy'' | Tyra |<ref name="Richard Loves Lucy"/> |- | 2007 | ''Margarita'' | Fiona Santillan | |- | 2007 | ''Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis'' | Inday 2.0 (Super Inday's alter ego) | |- | 2014 | ''Tunay na Buhay'' | Herself | |- | 2018–2022 | ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' | Elizabeth |<ref name="Ang Probinsyano"/> |- | 2023 | ''Magandang ARAw'' | Herself | |- | rowspan="3"| 2024 | ''Padyak Princess'' | Aling Betchay | |- | ''Pamilya Sagrado'' | Manang Lupe | |- | ''FPJ's Batang Quiapo'' | Wilma | |}

==Awards and nominations== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Work ! Award ! Category ! Result ! Source  |- | 1988 | ''Still Goin' Bananas'' | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Most Promising TV Personality | {{won}} |<ref name="Still Goin' Bananas"/> |- |}

==References== {{Reflist|2|refs=

<ref name="Tar-San">{{cite web | url = http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/tar-san/photos/tar-san-movie-stills/tarsan-moviestills-8?photo=12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160924092345/http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/tar-san/photos/tar-san-movie-stills/tarsan-moviestills-8?photo=12 | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 24, 2016 | title = Movie Stills |work=Tar-San | publisher = Star Cinema | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Mondo Manila">{{cite news | url = http://www.laweekly.com/movies/mondomanila-or-how-i-fixed-my-hair-after-a-rather-long-journey-2240341 | title = Mondomanila: or, How I fixed my Hair after a Rather Long Journey |work=LA Weekly | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}<br>- {{cite news | url = http://www.philstar.com/arts-and-culture/633944/khavn-dela-cruzs-mondomanila-premieres-film-center | title = Khavn dela Cruz's 'Mondomanila' Premieres at UP Film Center |work=The Philippine Star| date = November 29, 2010 | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Still Goin' Bananas">{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19880310&id=_JgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721,589723&hl=en | title = Still Goin' Bananas: Still Going Strong | author = Lara, R. Martin |work=Manila Standard | date = March 10, 1988 | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Richard Loves Lucy">{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20020612&id=EVs1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1993,42064572&hl=en | title = Their Flaws Have Made Them Famous | author = Tolosa, Maricar D. |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer| date = June 12, 2012 | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Espesyal Kopol">{{cite news | url = http://www.journal.com.ph/entertainment/showbiz/k-discovers-pooh-s-male-side | title = K Discovers Pooh's 'Male Side' | author = De Leon, Bong|work=journal.com.ph | date = May 29, 2015 | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Bunny Fowler">{{cite news | url = http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/342065/showbiz/chikaminute/komedyanteng-si-whitney-tyson-hangad-na-makabalik-sa-showbiz | title = Komedyanteng si Whitney Tyson, Hangad na Makabalik sa Showbiz | language = Filipino |work=GMA News| date = January 1, 2014 | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Astig">{{cite news |work=The Philippine Star|url = http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/487459/she-could-have-danced-all-night | title = She Could Have Danced All Night | author = Lo, Ricky | author-link = Ricky Lo |series=Funfare | date = July 18, 2009 | accessdate = September 23, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Ang Probinsyano">{{cite news | url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2018/6/10/fresh-scoops/whitney-tyson-makes-a-tv-comeback-on-ang-probinsy-185568 | title=Whitney Tyson Makes a TV Comeback on 'Ang Probinsyano' | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation | date=June 10, 2018 | access-date=June 10, 2018 | archive-date=April 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411032043/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2018/6/10/fresh-scoops/whitney-tyson-makes-a-tv-comeback-on-ang-probinsy-185568 | url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Jobless">{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/175953/whitney-tyson-jobless-a718-20230918|title=Whitney Tyson laments being "jobless" after 'Ang Probinsyano' ended in August 2022|author=Serato, Arniel C.|publisher=PEP.ph|date=September 18, 2023|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}</ref> }}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|1274132}}

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