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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Screenshot from ''Hapkido''.]]
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4	--> "How famous was I? When I was a somebody, Creator/JackieChan was a nobody."
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6	Angela Mao Ying (born Mao Fuching 茅復靜; September 20th, 1950) is a Taiwanese actress and martial artist, and one of Taiwan's most prominent icons of early kung fu cinema, with a variety of nicknames bestowed upon her by her fans including "Lady Whirlwind", "Lady Kung Fu" and "Deadly China Doll".
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8	A trained performer of ballet, dance and MediaNotes/PekingOpera since a child, Angela Mao started her career at age 17 in the film ''Film/AngryRiver'', playing a naïve young kung-fu student. Her short role in ''Film/EnterTheDragon'' as the onscreen sister of Creator/BruceLee, despite having really limited screentime, would allow more of her films to be released into western markets, where she was considered the DistaffCounterpart to Bruce Lee during the 70s.
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10	She retired from the film industry in 1993 after moving to New York, focusing on a new career as a restauranteur and owner of three restaurants instead. Including the Taiwanese-themed ''[[https://food52.com/blog/20324-angela-mao-profile-metrograph Nan Bei Ho]]'' restaurant in Queens (which she co-owns with her son who acts as her translator).
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13	!!Films related to this performer:
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15	* ''Film/TheHimalayan''
16	* ''Film/TheAngryRiver''
17	* ''Film/{{Hapkido}}''
18	* ''Film/DeadlyChinaDoll''
19	* ''Film/DuelWithTheDevils''
20	* ''Film/BackAlleyPrincess''
21	* ''Film/LadyWhirlwind''
22	* ''Film/EnterTheDragon'' - DeathByCameo
23	* ''Film/TheInvincibleKungFuTrio''
24	* ''Film/WhenTaekwondoStrikes''
25	* ''Film/AQueensRansom''
26	* ''Film/ScorchingSunFierceWindWildFire''
27	* ''Film/EasternCondors''

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