Barbara Yu Ling

Barbara Lee (4 November 1933/1938 – 6 April 1997),

In 1966 she had a co-starring role with Jeffrey Hunter in the Hong Kong-shot film Strange Portrait. She played a ballerina and girlfriend of the main character played by Hunter. The film was never released and is now believed lost.

In 1973 she had her most prominent film role, as cult leader Chin Yang in The Satanic Rites of Dracula (released in the U.S. as Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride). Author Paul Meehan commented that stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were "ably assisted by the quirky portrayals of Freddie Jones and Barbara Yu Ling in supporting roles."

In the 1980s she played the part of May in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation / British Broadcasting Corporation co-production Tenko, and appeared in Ping Pong (1986), the first film to be shot in London's Chinatown.

In 1990 she was in the Richard Stanley's science-fiction film Hardware. Her final film appearance was a supporting role in 1997's Peggy Su!, a romantic comedy about a Chinese teenager (played by Pamela Oei) and her family set in 1960s Liverpool, England.

Filmography

Film Windom's Way (1957) as Nurse (unbilled) The Camp on Blood Island (1958) as Woman prisoner (as Barbara Lee) The World Ten Times Over (1963) as Georgia (unbilled) Hardware (1990) as Chinese Mother Peggy Su! (1997) as David's Mother

Television Madame Butterfly (1957) as Suzuki Jackanory (1965-1996) – Season 2 (1967), Episode 186: "The Inn of Donkeys" as Third Lady Danger Man – Series 4 (1968), Episode 2: "Shinda Shima" as Hostess The Troubleshooters (1965-1972) – Season 5 (1969), Episode 7: "You're Not Going to Believe This, But..." as Jenny Kwong Shirley's World (1971-1972) – Episode 15: "Figuratively Speaking" as Choa Chun Gangsters (1978 series) – Episode 5: "Enter the White Devil" as Rosie Tenko – Series 2 (1982) Episode 5; Series 3 (1984) Episodes 5 & 8; as May

Theatre roles Sayonara Butterfly (Italy, 1958–1959) The World of Suzie Wong (London, 1959–1961) as Typhoo The Professor (by Hal Porter) (London, 1965) as Katsura

Radio credits Shopping (1991) – BBC Radio 4 play by Kevin Wong.