About Geeling Ng
Geeling Ng was a New Zealand restaurateur, model and actor.
Geeling Ching (born 1959 or 1960), previously known mononymously as Geeling or as Geeling Ng is a New Zealand model, actress, and restaurateur. Ching is best known for her role playing the titular character in David Bowie's 1983 music video for "China Girl".
Career Ching began her career as a model, working for Thornton Hall and Adrienne Winkelmann before moving to Sydney in her early 20s. In Sydney she worked as a cook at The Bayswater Brasserie and auditioned for the role in David Bowie's China Girl role. Following her apperance in the video and a brief affair with Bowie she appeared in several films such as Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Illustrious Energy (1988) and Desperate Remedies (1993). She also hosted Kulture Shock and a Asia Downunder. Then working as operations manager at a restaurant in Auckland's Viaduct.
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Music videos YearTitleArtistRoleNotes1983"China Girl"David BowieChina Girl
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New Zealand actress and restaurateur
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Geeling Ng was a restaurateur, model and actor.
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