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China Lee in What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

Biography

China Lee

Overview

  • Born
    September 2, 1942 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Birth name
    Margaret Lee
  • Height
    5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

Biography

  • Busty and lovely brunette stunner China Lee was born Margaret Lee on September 2, 1942, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents were Chinese immigrants who moved to America after getting married, and owned a laundry. The youngest of eight children, China has three brothers and four sisters. She worked as a waitress and hair stylist prior to becoming a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Clubs in Chicago and New York City. She was also a training Bunny who traveled to different Playboy Clubs to teach novice Bunnies the ropes. China was the Playmate of the Month in the August 1964 issue of "Playboy", the first Asian-American woman featured in a major nude pictorial in the famous men's magazine.

    Lee made a guest appearance on an episode of the TV series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) and also had small roles in such movies as The Troublemaker (1964), Harper (1966), What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Good Times (1967) and Medium Cool (1969). She dated rock singer Robert Plant for a while, and married comedian Mort Sahl in 1967; the couple had a son and divorced in 1991.
    - IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)

Family

  • Spouse
      Mort Sahl(October 30, 1970 - 1991) (divorced, 1 child)

Trivia

  • Said in her Playmate profile that her name is pronounced "chee-na" to rhyme with "Tina".
  • Was August 1964, Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine.

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