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name: "Angela Mao Ying"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/angela-mao-ying"
fi1m_id: "angela-mao-ying"
imdb_id: "nm0544547"
tmdb_id: 115916
wikidata_id: "Q276444"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 September 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T17:41:28.517976+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Angela Mao Ying

## Identity

Angela Mao Ying

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/angela-mao-ying
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** angela-mao-ying
- **IMDb ID:** nm0544547
- **TMDB ID:** 115916
- **Wikidata ID:** Q276444
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Mao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q276444, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544547/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115916

Actor. Born 20 September 1950 in Taiwan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 September 1950, Taiwan
- **Also known as:** 茅瑛, Mao Fu-Ying, Mao Fook-Jing, Miao Ying, Mou Ying, Mad Ying , 마오잉
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Mao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q276444, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544547/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115916

## Biography

Angela Mao Ying, also credited as Mao Ying or Mao Fu-Ying, is a Taiwanese actress and martial artist. Born on 20 September 1950 in Taiwan, she trained from a young age at a Peking Opera school, including the Fu Sheng Opera School, where she specialised in wudan (female warrior) roles.

She appeared in numerous martial arts films in the 1970s, most notably as Yu Ying in *Hapkido* (1972), also known as *Lady Kung Fu*, and as Su Lin in *Enter the Dragon* (1973). Other credits include *Lady Whirlwind* (1972). She was the first actress signed to Golden Harvest and worked with directors such as Huang Feng and King Hu, as well as actors including Sammo Hung and Carter Wong. She became known by the nicknames "Lady Whirlwind" and "Lady Kung Fu".

Mao retired from acting in the early 1980s and later moved to New York, where she has operated several restaurants.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com, scmp.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Enter the Dragon* (1973), Fi1m 79, as Su Lin — [page](https://film.one/film/enter-the-dragon.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Witch* (1992), Actor
- *Mr. Vampire* (1990), Actor
- *Devil's Dynamite* (1987), as (archive footage)
- *Ninja, the Violent Sorceror* (1987), as Anna (archive footage)
- *The Stunning Gambling* (1982), Actor
- *New Pilgrims to the West* (1982), Actor
- *The King of Gambler* (1981), Actor
- *The Great Cheat* (1981), Actor
- *Dance of Death* (1980), as Fei Fei
- *Snake Deadly Act* (1980), as Brothel Madam
- *Moonlight Murderer* (1980), as Li Hui
- *Scorching Sun, Fierce Wind, Wild Fire* (1979), as Violet
- *A City of Vengeance* (1979), Actor
- *The Legendary Strike* (1978), as Chin Lun
- *Deadly Duo* (1978), as Hsiao Mei
- *Swift Shaolin Boxer* (1978), as Miss Long (as Ying Mao)
- *The Lady Constables* (1978), as Tien Ying Hung
- *The Damned* (1977), as Bandit Queen
- *Broken Oath* (1977), as Liu Chieh Lien / Lotus
- *Duel in the Desert* (1977), Actor
- *The Invincible Kung Fu Trio* (1977), as Yung Chun (Wing Chun)
- *Duel with the Devils* (1977), as Chu
- *Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion* (1977), as Chu Siew Yen
- *Return of the Tiger* (1977), as Chang Hung's Partner
- *Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao* (1977), as Wang
- *A Queen's Ransom* (1976), as Maria
- *The Himalayan* (1976), as Tseng Ching Lan
- *The Association* (1974), as Fang Chu / Lui Ying
- *The Tournament* (1974), as Lau Siu-Fung
- *Stoner* (1974), as Angela Li Shou-Hua
- *Naughty! Naughty!* (1974), as Angela Mao
- *The Fate of Lee Khan* (1973), as Hai Mu-tan
- *Thunderbolt* (1973), as Lung Chu
- *When Taekwondo Strikes* (1973), as Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen
- *Enter the Dragon* (1973), as Su Lin — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/enter-the-dragon.md)
- *Deadly China Doll* (1973), as Hei Lu
- *Back Alley Princess* (1973), as Hsiao Ying
- *Hapkido* (1972), as Yu Ying
- *Lady Whirlwind* (1972), as Tien Li-Chun
- *The Angry River* (1971), as Lan Feng
- *The Invincible Eight* (1971), as Kuei Chien Chin
- *The Eight Bandits* (1968), as Chang Mei-Mei

## Gallery

- ![Angela Mao Ying](https://film.one/media/person/3918410/gallery-b8f645195785.jpg) Angela Mao Ying — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Mao Ying](https://film.one/media/person/3918410/gallery-23f961f7ae39.jpg) Angela Mao Ying — Image via TMDB

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