Greta Chi
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Greta Chi is an actress who was active in the 1960s and 1970s in the U.S.
diplomat
father and a German mother, she had some cachet as an "exotic" starlet in the 1950s and '60s. She appeared in supporting parts in lower budget U.S. and foreign movies, as well as some television shows.
Even though she had only one starring role in the movie Lisette (Fall Girl) in 1961 with John Agar
, she is best known for her role as Ling-Ling - a Siamese cat transformed into a human by Samantha Stephens in an early episode of Bewitched
.
She was also an exclusive model in the early '60s, traveling between Europe and the U.S.
One of her well known dates in the business was the actor Gardner McKay
.
, Switzerland
, where she has spent most of her life.
She got married and her name changed to Greta Maxwell.
Her father founded a Chinese restaurant named Li Tai Pe, which actually became very popular among arts, cinema and theatre personalities in all Switzerland.
After her parents death, she became the owner and manager of this famous restaurant.
Biography
The daughter of a ChineseHan Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
father and a German mother, she had some cachet as an "exotic" starlet in the 1950s and '60s. She appeared in supporting parts in lower budget U.S. and foreign movies, as well as some television shows.
Even though she had only one starring role in the movie Lisette (Fall Girl) in 1961 with John Agar
John Agar
John George Agar was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death...
, she is best known for her role as Ling-Ling - a Siamese cat transformed into a human by Samantha Stephens in an early episode of Bewitched
Bewitched
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
.
She was also an exclusive model in the early '60s, traveling between Europe and the U.S.
One of her well known dates in the business was the actor Gardner McKay
Gardner McKay
George Cadogan Gardner McKay was an American actor, artist, and author.-Biography:Born in New York City, McKay graduated from Cornell University, where he majored in art. He became a Hollywood heart throb in the 1950s and 1960s. He landed the lead role in Adventures in Paradise, based loosely on...
.
Personal life
She is still acting, currently living in LucerneLucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, where she has spent most of her life.
She got married and her name changed to Greta Maxwell.
Her father founded a Chinese restaurant named Li Tai Pe, which actually became very popular among arts, cinema and theatre personalities in all Switzerland.
After her parents death, she became the owner and manager of this famous restaurant.
Filmography
- Five Gates to Hell (As Yoette) (1959)
- Lisette (Fall Girl) (As Lisette) (1961)
- La Reina del Chantecler (As Mata Hari) (1962)
- FathomFathom (film)Fathom is a 1967 British spy comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Anthony Franciosa and Raquel Welch. Fathom Harvill is a dental assistant and an American skydiver touring Europe with a U.S. parachute team...
(As the KGB Major Jo May Soon) (1967) - Farewell to ManzanarFarewell to ManzanarFarewell to Manzanar is a memoir published in 1973 by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. It was adapted in the form of a television movie in 1976 starring Yuki Shimoda, Nobu McCarthy, Pat Morita, and Mako....
(Documentary) (1976)
Television appearances
- The Brothers BrannaganThe Brothers BrannaganThe Brothers Brannagan is an American crime drama television series that aired in syndication from September 24, 1960, and July 15, 1961.-Synopsis:...
(As Tina in The Key of Jade) (1960) - Adventures in ParadiseAdventures in ParadiseAdventures in Paradise is an American television series which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962. It starred Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. The show was created by James Michener...
(As Tara in The Beach at Belle Anse) (1962) - BewitchedBewitchedBewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
(Ling Ling) (1965) - The RoguesThe Rogues (TV series)The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964 to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and very unscrupulous mark...
(As Rinl in Our Men in Arawat and The Golden Ocean) (1965) - Burke's LawBurke's LawBurke's Law is a detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud...
(As Kara in The Prisoners of Mr. Sin) (1965) - Get Christie Love!Get Christie Love!Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a drug ring. This film is based on Dorothy Uhnak's crime-thriller novel, The Ledger...
(in Deadly Justice) (1974) - Police Story (As Barbara Chang in Year of the Dragon: Part 2) (1975)
External links and sources
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156885/
- http://www.fandango.com/gretachi/filmography/p12759
- http://www.litaipe.ch/English%20pages/en_owner.html