Maria Yi (born 29 July 1953) is a retired Chinese actress[1] from Hong Kong. She appeared in films by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest Productions in the 1970s, most notably in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, both starring Bruce Lee.[2]
Maria Yi | |||||||||||
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| Chinese: 衣依 | |||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1953 | ||||||||||
| Other names | Yi Yi, Maria Yi Dut Wei Lina | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Xu Jingbo | ||||||||||
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Career
Yi began acting as a teenager, She is an already-defunct Hong Kong actress and a graduate of the Taipei Jinlu Women's Business Vocational School before her debut. Active in the school's entertainment programs and drama performances, Hong Kong Jiahe Film Company owner Zou Wenhuai unearthed Yi Yi in Taiwan, and arranged her training in Taiwan. She came to Hong Kong for the Golden Harvest Film Company in 1970. Filming a series of films, including the movie "The Big Boss" and "Fist of Fury", which is best known with the famous martial arts star Bruce Lee. She also co-produced a film with another martial arts star Wang Yu. Yi Yi married a businessman Xu Jingbo in June 1974. One of her guests at her wedding was her friend, The Big Boss and Fist of Fury star Nora Miao. In 1976 her contract with Golden Harvest has expired so she made her final film "Tiger of Northland”.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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| 1971 | The Chase | Chi Fang-fang | |||
| 1971 | The Big Boss | Chow Mei | Bruce Lee | ||
| 1972 | Fist of Fury | Yen | Bruce Lee | ||
| 1973 | A Man Called Tiger | Keiko | [3] | ||
| 1973 | Seaman No. 7 | Hsiao Fang | |||
| 1973 | Story of Mother | Chang Mei Chung | |||
| 1974 | The Tournament | [4] | |||
| 1976 | Tiger of Northland | (final film role) |