# Geeling Ng
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{{Short description|New Zealand model, actress and restaurateur}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2014}}
'''Geeling Ng''', now known as '''Geeling Ching''',[[https://news.yahoo.com/david-bowies-china-girl-says-music-video-changed-074904949.html Perry, Nick. ''David Bowie's 'China Girl' says music video changed her life.''] Associated Press. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.] (born {{Birth based on age as of date|23|1983|noage=yes}}) is a New Zealand [model](/source/model_(person)), actress and [restaurateur](/source/restaurateur). She is best known for her role as the [title character](/source/title_character) in the English rock musician [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie)'s 1983 music video for his worldwide hit single "[China Girl](/source/China_Girl_(song))". She was a 23-year-old cook, in the salad section, at The Bayswater Brasserie in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), with no acting experience when she auditioned for the role.[[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1263 China Girl by David Bowie songfacts]] Following her appearance in the video, she had a brief affair with Bowie. She has appeared in several films, including ''[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome](/source/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome)'' (1985), ''[Illustrious Energy](/source/Illustrious_Energy)'' (1988) and ''[Desperate Remedies](/source/Desperate_Remedies_(film))'' (1993).[[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628761/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Geeling Ng] in IMDb] Additionally, she was a host of the music television show ''[Kulture Shock](/source/Kulture_Shock)''.
Ng was born and raised in [Auckland](/source/Auckland). Ng modelled for Thornton Hall and [Adrienne Winkelmann](/source/Adrienne_Winkelmann) before moving to [Sydney](/source/Sydney) in her 20s.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.throng.co.nz/dancing-with-the-stars/what-do-you-think-of-geeling-ng-on-dancing-with-the-stars-2008 |title=What do people think of Geeling Ng on Dancing with the Stars 2008 |access-date=31 December 2009 |archive-date=25 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225125929/http://www.throng.co.nz/dancing-with-the-stars/what-do-you-think-of-geeling-ng-on-dancing-with-the-stars-2008 |url-status=dead }}]
Ng hosts the cooking segment for [TV ONE](/source/TV_One_(New_Zealand))'s ''[Asia Downunder](/source/Asia_Downunder)'' and worked as the [operations manager](/source/operations_manager) at [Soul Bar & Bistro](/source/Soul_Bar_%26_Bistro) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland)'s Viaduct. In 2008, she was also a contestant on ''[Dancing with the Stars](/source/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(New_Zealand_TV_series))''.