Devoted sister, mother, wife, and aunt. Successful model and actress. Generous philanthropist and explorer of the world.
A photo with a brief description shows Maria as a guest at the wedding reception of Sarah Ahn Buffum and motion picture and TV writer Ray Buffum at the bride’s father’s, Philip Ahn’s, Moongate Restaurant. The photo was posted with similar short captions in various Newspapers in early November of 1957.
Maria was among a group of Chinese starlets welcoming James Wong at the airport after spending 6 months in Europe filming No. 1 Son.
This ad for KROD-TV’s program schedule lists Maria as a cast member featured in a 6:30pm showing of a Frontier Doctor episode about a cholera outbreak. This episode would be “Illegal Entry” (S01 E16) in which she plays Mei Ling, an employee of Hong Kong Harry’s.
A short article about Maria on the occasion of a one-week vacation in Vancouver in the Fall of 1957. Par for the course for a 1950s newspaper article it mostly concerns itself with her looks but also mentions her role in The King And I and some modeling work she did in the spring of this year for Jacques Grieffe and Jean Patou. This article appeared in various forms through the month of September including in the Vancouver Province (Sept. 4th) and the Windsor Daily Star (Sept. 26th).
A short article about Maria on the occasion of a one-week vacation in Vancouver in the Fall of 1957. Par for the course for a 1950s newspaper article it mostly concerns itself with her looks but also mentions her role in The King And I and some modeling work she did in the spring of this year for Jacques Grieffe and Jean Patou. This article appeared in various forms through the month of September including in the Vancouver Province (Sept. 4th) and the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (Sept. 30th).
In a small untitled news item with photo Maria is quoted as saying that bald heads are for eagles, not men.
A short article about Maria on the occasion of a one-week vacation in Vancouver in the Fall of 1957. Par for the course for a 1950s newspaper article it mostly concerns itself with her looks but also mentions her role in The King And I and some modeling work she did in the spring of this year for Jacques Grieffe and Jean Patou. This article appeared in various forms through the month of September including in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (Sept. 30th) and the Windsor Daily Star (Sept. 26th).
A short article about Maria on the occasion of a one-week vacation in Vancouver in the Fall of 1957. Par for the course for a 1950s newspaper article it mostly concerns itself with her looks but also mentions her role in The King And I and some modeling work she did in the spring of this year for Jacques Grieffe and Jean Patou. This article appeared in various forms in multiple papers throughout the month of September. It looks like the original article was written by Doug Heal for the Vancouver Province and published in that paper on September 4th of 1957
This ad for the premiere of “The Admirable Crichton” at the Odeon in London lists a veritable army of attending celebrities including Maria in column number 2 of the ad.
Maria is listed in the production schedules of the day for her role in (The Loves Of) Omar Khayyam in almost every week’s release of the column.
