{{Short description|American actress (1925–2020)}} {{infobox person | image = Maria Tsien Adam Kennedy The Californians 1958.jpg | image_size = 200px | alt = | caption = Maria with Adam Kennedy in ''The Californians'', 1958. | name = Maria Tsien | native_name = {{linktext|林|碧|瑶}} | native_name_lang = zh | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|02|04}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|02|1925|02|04}} | death_place = | occupation = Actress, Model | alma_mater = | spouse = {{plainlist| * Ernest Tsien * Booker McClay (1958–2009) }} | children = Lawrence McClay | years_active = 1954–1964 }}
'''Maria Lim Bi Yao''' ({{lang-zh|t={{linktext|林|碧|瑶}}}}; February 4, 1925 – November 2, 2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=maria-tsien-mcclay&pid=197085512|title=Maria Tsien McClay|website=Legacy.com |access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> known professionally as '''Maria Tsien''' (sometimes also credited as Marie Tsien and Maria Tsien McClay) was an American film and television actress in the 1950s and 1960s. She was often cast in productions that were set in Asia, to fill out non-Asian casts.
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="3" |1955|| ''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' || Rosie Wu || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":0">"Maria Tsien Credit List by Agent Bessie Loo No-4-5926"</ref><ref name=":3" /> |- | ''The Left Hand of God'' || Woman in Kimono || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/194618%7C105865/Maria-Tsien/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106100321/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/194618%7C105865/Maria-Tsien/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2015|title=Overview for Maria Tsien|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- | ''Kismet'' || Harem Showgirl || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- |1956|| ''The King and I''|| Royal Wife || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="2" |1957|| ''The 27th Day'' || Su Tan || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- | ''Omar Khayyam'' || Chinese Girl || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":0" /> |- |1959|| ''Never So Few'' || Eurasian Girl Jeanine || Uncredited<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":3" /> |- |1960|| ''All the Young Men'' || Korean Woman ||<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /><ref name=":3" /> |- |1961 |''A Majority Of One'' |Japanese Maid |<ref>{{Cite web|title=27 May 1961, Page 18 - The Ithaca Journal at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/255109258/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Nov 1961, 11 - Valley Times at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/580795726/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref> |- | || ''One-Eyed Jacks'' || Townswoman || Uncredited<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874995/|title=Marie Tsien|work=IMDb|accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> |- |1962|| ''Brushfire!'' || Lin Chan||<ref name="Turner Classic Movies" /> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="3" |1954 | rowspan="3" |''The New Adventures of China Smith'' |Jade Flower |Season 2, Episode 14: "The Night The Dragon Walked"<ref name=":3" /> |- |Miss Giong (Giong Ko Fon) |Season 2, Episode 24: "The Tidewalker"<ref name=":3" /> |- |Li Mei, Lunan, Gin Len and 5 other characters |Various Episodes,<ref name=":0" /> uncredited |- | rowspan="3" |1955 | rowspan="2" |''Crusader'' |Mrs. Chen (Chen Li Kiao) |Season 1, Episode 22: "Pressure" <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- |Milly Thong |1 Episode<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Passport to Danger'' |Javanese Girl Lua Mindon |Season 1, Episode 28: "Rangoon"<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="3" |1956 |''Navy Log'' |Miss Ondori |Season 1, Episode 30: "The Beachcomber"<ref name=":0" /> |- |''The 20th Century Fox Hour'' |Nurse |Season 2, Episode 1: "Child Of The Regiment"<ref name=":0" /> |- |''The Man Called X'' |Sou Hei |Season 1, Episode 10: "Local Hero"<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="4" |1958 |''December Bride'' |Tahitian Glamour Girl Tanana |Season 5, Episode 2: "The Alaska Show"<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Frontier Doctor'' |Mei Ling |Season 1, Episode 16: "Illegal Entry"<ref name=":0" /> |- |''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' |Japanese Student Makiesho Yamaguchi |Season 6, Episode 33: "The International Set"<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- |''The Californians'' |Mei Soong |Season 1, Episode 17: "China Doll"<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|first=|date=|title=Marie Tsien McClary|url=http://www.tv.com/people/marie-tsien-mcclary/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=TV.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="4" |1959|| ''Bat Masterson'' || Dealer ||Season 2, Episode 1: "To The Manner Born"<ref name=":2" /> |- |Alcoa Theatre |Japanese Shop Clerk |Season 2 Episode 35: "Medals For Harry",<ref>{{Cite news|date=1959-05-20|title=Clipped From Star Tribune|pages=23|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90281730/star-tribune/|access-date=2021-12-09}}</ref> uncredited |- |''Man Without A Gun'' |Chi Ying |Season 2, Episode 7: "Daughter Of The Dragon"<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Not For Hire'' |Lilly |Season 1, Episode 7: "One Quart Of Sorrow"<ref name=":3" /> |-
|1960|| ''Hawaiian Eye'' || Su Ling || Season 1, Episode 19: "Hong Kong Passage"<ref name="tviv.org">{{cite web|title=Marie Tsien|url=http://tviv.org/Marie_Tsien|accessdate=6 January 2015|publisher=}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |1961 |''Hong Kong'' |Sou Mei |Season 1, Episode 17: "Night Cry"<ref name=":3" /> |- |''You Bet Your Life'' |Herself, as a contestant |Season 11, Episode 19: "Dress"<ref>{{Cite news|date=1961-02-02|title=Clipped From The Miami Herald|pages=48|work=The Miami Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90309380/the-miami-herald/|access-date=2021-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=You Bet Your Life - Dress - TheTVDB.com|url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/you-bet-your-life/episodes/5243890|access-date=2021-12-10|website=www.thetvdb.com}}</ref> |- |1962|| ''87th Precinct'' || Mary || Season 1, Episode 24: "Square Cop"<ref name=":3" /><ref name="tviv.org" /> |- | |''Bachelor Father'' |Lin Sing |Season 5, Episode 22: "Summer Romance"<ref name=":3" /> |- |1964 |''Burke's Law'' |Japanese Girl ("Madame Butterfly"/Amiko) |Season 1, Episode 20 "Who Killed Carrie Cornell?"<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |- | |''The Loretta Young Show'' |French-Burmese Maid Lia |<ref name=":0" /> |- | |''Jack Douglas Show'' |Dance Hall Girl, Smuggler |<ref name=":0" /> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0874995}} *[http://www.tv.com/people/maria-tsien/ Maria Tsien] on TV.com *[http://www.tv.com/people/marie-tsien-mcclary/ Marie Tsien McClary (sic)] on TV.com
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