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Succeeded by
  
Astrid Schulz

Role
  
Playmate

Height
  
5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)

Spouse
  
Mort Sahl (m. 1967–1991)


Weight
  
112 lb (51 kg; 8.0 st)

Preceded by
  
Melba Ogle

Name
  
China Lee

Children
  
Mort Sahl Jr.

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Born
  
September 2, 1942 (age 82) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. (
1942-09-02
)

Measurements
  
Bust: 35"Waist: 22"Hips: 35"

Movies
  
What's Up, Tiger Lily?, Don't Make Waves

Similar People
  
Mort Sahl, Senkichi Taniguchi, Woody Allen, Alexander Mackendrick

China Lee, born Margaret Lee, (born September 2, 1942) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the August 1964 issue, and the first Asian American Playmate. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. According to her Playmate profile, her name is pronounced "chee-na" to rhyme with "Tina".

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Early life

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Lee was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Chinese parents who had emigrated to the United States after their marriage. The family owned a laundry. She is the youngest of eight children and the younger sister of Harry Lee, who served as the sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana for about 28 years. The name "China" is derived from the nickname "Chinita" ("little Chinese girl") bestowed on her by Spanish-speaking neighbors who admired her dancing as a child.

Career

Lee worked as a hairstylist and waitress, then as a Playboy Club Bunny, before appearing in Playboy. She had been a "Training Bunny," which required her to travel to different Playboy Clubs to teach prospective Bunnies their duties.

Lee appeared at the end of Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily?, performing a striptease.

Personal life

She married comedian Mort Sahl in 1967. They divorced in 1991. Their only child, Mort Sahl, Jr. died on March 27, 1996 at the age of 19.

Partial filmography

  • Medium Cool (1969)
  • Don't Make Waves (1967)
  • Good Times (1967)
  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967)
  • The Swinger (1966)
  • What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
  • Harper (1966) .... Dancer
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
  • The Troublemaker (1964)
  • References

    China Lee Wikipedia


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