Maria Yi
| Maria Yi |
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| Chinese name |
衣依 |
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| Pinyin |
Yī Yī (Mandarin) |
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| Jyutping |
ji1 ji1 (Cantonese) |
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| Born |
(1953-07-29) 29 July 1953 |
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Maria Yi (also known as Yi Yi and Maria Yi Dut, born 29 July 1953) is a retired Chinese actress from Shanghai. 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.[1]
Career
Yi began acting as a teenager, and though she made only a handful of films, she received top billing in most of them.[1] After appearing in The Chase with James Tien in 1971, both she and Tien were cast in Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss. She also had a small role as a martial arts student in Lee's next film, Fist of Fury. Yi would co-star in two more films directed by Lo Wei, appearing with another star of the time, Jimmy Wang Yu.
Yi married a wealthy businessman in June 1974 (one of the guests at her wedding was Big Boss and Fist of Fury co-star Nora Miao). She made her final film, Tiger of Northland, in 1976.[1]
Filmography
| Released | English title of original release |
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| 1971 | The Chase |
| 1971 | The Big Boss |
| 1972 | Fist of Fury |
| 1973 | A Man Called Tiger |
| 1973 | Seaman No. 7 |
| 1973 | Story of Mother |
| 1974 | The Tournament |
| 1976 | Tiger of Northland |
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