Betty Ting Pei

Name: Betty Ting Pei
Native name: 唐美丽
Also Known as: Ting Pei, Tang Mei-Li, Ding Pooi, Betty Ting, Tong Mei Li
Nationality: Taiwanese
Gender: Female
Born: February 19, 1947
Age: 79

Born in Taiwan, Betty comes from a family of three generations of doctors and also has eminent historical figures as relatives in her ancestral Beijing, China. On her father's side, her uncle was Zhang Xue Liang, the general of the National Revolutionary Army in the 1920s, while her mother was descended from warlords during the Warlord Era.

In 1968, she joined the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong, and Betty was one of its rising starlets when in 1971 she met martial arts superstar Bruce Lee. The controversy and many rumors surrounding Lee's mysterious death in her apartment in 1973 seriously damaged her own career.

In 1976, she married Charles Heung, a Hong Kong actor-turned-film producer, and they had a daughter the following year. Although the marriage only lasted for four years, Betty said Heung saved her life.

After the divorce, she retired from showbiz in the early 1980s and instead devoted her time to Buddhism and living a quiet life away from the cameras.

(Sources: MSN, IMDb) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1978	Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1985	My Name Ain't Suzie Hong Kong Movie, 1985, Monie (Support Role)	Monie Support Role	4.0
1983	The Lost Generation Taiwanese Movie, 1983, [Hotel manager's wife] (Bit part)	[Hotel manager's wife] Bit part	0.0
1982	The 82 Tenants Hong Kong Movie, 1982, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1981	Mahjong Heroes Hong Kong Movie, 1981, May (Support Role)	May Support Role	6.5
1979	The Lawman Taiwanese Movie, 1979, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1978	Sensual Pleasures Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	5.8
1978	The Kung Fu Stars Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Main Role)	Main Role	4.0
1978	Game of Death Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Bit part)	Bit part	7.0
1978	The Goose Boxer Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1976	Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth Hong Kong Movie, 1976, (Support Role)	Support Role	8.1
1976	Bruce Lee and I Hong Kong Movie, 1976, Betty Ting Pei (Main Role)	Betty Ting Pei Main Role	4.4
1975	The Wandering Life Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1975	A Debt of Crime Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1975	April Fool Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1974	Games Gamblers Play Hong Kong Movie, 1974, Pei Pei (Main Role)	Pei Pei Main Role	6.8
1974	The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss Hong Kong Movie, 1974, Wang Yen Yen (Support Role)	Wang Yen Yen Support Role	4.0
1974	Naughty! Naughty! Hong Kong Movie, 1974, Nancy (Support Role)	Nancy Support Role	5.8
1974	The Virgin Mart Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1973	Love for Sale Taiwanese Movie, 1973, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1973	The Rendezvous of Warriors Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1973	Call Girls Taiwanese Movie, 1973, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1973	Love across the Seas Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1972	Four Winds Taiwanese Movie, 1972, {Where Does The Money Come From?} Hui Hui (Support Role)	{Where Does The Money Come From?} Hui Hui Support Role	0.0
1972	The 14 Amazons Hong Kong Movie, 1972, Huang Chiung Nu (Support Role)	Huang Chiung Nu Support Role	6.7
1972	The Yellow Muffler Hong Kong Movie, 1972, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1972	Stranger in Hong Kong Hong Kong Movie, 1972, Li Na (Support Role)	Li Na Support Role	0.0
1969	The Millionaire Chase Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Lin Zhinan (Main Role)	Lin Zhinan Main Role	0.0
1969	Tomorrow is Another Day Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1968	The Brain Stealers Hong Kong Movie, 1968, Ding Die (Support Role)	Ding Die Support Role	0.0
1967	The Purple Shell Hong Kong Movie, 1967, Dai Dai [Dance hostess] (Support Role)	Dai Dai [Dance hostess] Support Role	0.0
1966	The Monument of Virtue Taiwanese Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	Poisonous Rose Taiwanese Movie, 1966, [Woman hotel guest] (Support Role)	[Woman hotel guest] Support Role	0.0
1966	The Bridge Taiwanese Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	4.0
1965	The Silent Wife Taiwanese Movie, 1965, (Support Role)	Support Role	4.0
1965	Four Loves Taiwanese Movie, 1965, [Wan Jun's classmate] (Guest Role)	[Wan Jun's classmate] Guest Role	0.0
1965	Beautiful Duckling Taiwanese Movie, 1965, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.0

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