Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin as Ling in You Only Live Twice in 1967.

Tsai Chin (}; }), also known as Irene Chow) was born to Peking Opera actor Zhou Xinfang in 1937, China. She spent her early life in Shanghai. She had two short marriages and divorced from both. Her brother is Michael Chow, owner of the famous and high-end Mr. Chow restaurant chain. (Through Michael Chow, she is the aunt to actress/model China Chow and her brother Maximillian, who are the children of Michael and his late ex-wife, Tina Chow.)

She is the author of Daughter of Shanghai, Chinese title 《上海的女儿》.

She was the first Chinese to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London in 1951, and later became an associate member.

Chin is probably best known as Lin Tang, the diabolic daughter of Dr. Fu Manchu in the various Fu Manchu movies. She is also memorable for her role as Ling in the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice. She continues to appear in films to this day, including The Joy Luck Club, Memoirs of a Geisha, and the upcoming James Bond film Casino Royale.

Select Filmography

The Inn Of Sixth Happiness (1958)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
''The Interpreter (2005)
''Memoirs of a Geisha (2006)
''Casino Royale (2006)
'' (2006)

External links

[Interview]
http://www.hljdaily.com.cn/enpsearch/gb/content/2002-05/12/content_49757.htm (in Chinese)

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