China Lee(I)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Busty and lovely brunette stunner China Lee was born Margaret Lee on
September 2, 1942, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents were Chinese
immigrants who moved to America after getting married, and owned a laundry. The youngest of eight children, China has three
brothers and four sisters. She worked as a waitress and hair stylist
prior to becoming a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Clubs in Chicago and
New York City. She was also a training Bunny who traveled to
different Playboy Clubs to teach novice Bunnies the ropes.
China was the Playmate of the Month in the August 1964 issue of
"Playboy", the first Asian-American
woman featured in a major nude pictorial in the famous men's magazine.
Lee made a guest appearance on an episode of the TV series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) and also had small roles in such movies as The Troublemaker (1964), Harper (1966), What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Good Times (1967) and Medium Cool (1969). She dated rock singer Robert Plant for a while, and married comedian Mort Sahl in 1967; the couple had a son and divorced in 1991.
Lee made a guest appearance on an episode of the TV series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) and also had small roles in such movies as The Troublemaker (1964), Harper (1966), What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Good Times (1967) and Medium Cool (1969). She dated rock singer Robert Plant for a while, and married comedian Mort Sahl in 1967; the couple had a son and divorced in 1991.
