Angela Mao

About Angela Mao

Who is it?: Actress
Birth Day: September 20, 1950
Chinese name: 茅瑛
Pinyin: Máo Yīng (Mandarin)
Jyutping: Maau4 Jing1 (Cantonese)
Occupation: Actress, martial artist
Years active: 1970s-1992
Spouse(s): Kelly Lai Chen (m. 1974; div. 1980)
Ancestry: Zhejiang, China

Angela Mao

Angela Mao was born on September 20, 1950, is Actress. Angela Mao was born as Mao Ching Ying in 1950 as the third of eight children to a family of entertainers for the Peking Opera House. She had a successful career as a Chinesa Opera actress, where her flexibility and martial arts first developed. She was discovered by film producer Raymond Chow who made her a star. Then, she trained in hapkido, and felt attracted to the new kung fu style, on demand by Hong Kong producers. Her career, if not long, was impressive, as she was one of the first women to make that sort of break-through in the film industry, until then reserving the fights and acrobatics to men. She played Bruce Lee's sister in Enter the Dragon (1973), and she also worked with Jackie Chan several times when he was a newcomer. In 1974, she fell in love and married Kelly Lai Chen. She retired from films in 1983, when her son George King was born. She moved to Queens, New York in 1993 and eventually opened several Chinese restaurants that she runs with her son and daughter-in-law: Mama King, Nan Bei Ho, New Mei Hua, Guo Ba Inc. She usually declines interviews, because she wanted to lower her profile for the sake of her marriage. However, in 2016, she gave a reluctant interview to the "New York Times" while feeding her baby granddaughter in one of her restaurants, with her son and daughter-in-law acting as her translators. She said that she still has fans who show up to her restaurants just to see her, but that fame was never as important as taking care of her family.
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Occupation Actress
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born September 20, 1950 ()
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🌙 Zodiac

Angela Mao’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Angela Mao was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.

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Biography/Timeline

1974

Mao married Kelly Lai Chen in 1974 and gave birth to a daughter in 1976. They divorced in 1980. She retired from acting in 1992 to devote herself to her family.

1993

She moved to New York City in 1993, where she and her family run three restaurants.

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