is a former singer and actress from

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, Japan. She was also known as Maria Elizabeth. The daughter of an American

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agent and a Japanese mother, she was a member of the Golden Half singing group, whose other members all had Japanese mothers and fathers from other countries. The group was active from 1970 to 1974 and appeared as regulars on the

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Saturday prime-time variety show ''

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'' which also featured the comedy group

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and idol singers The Candies. Individually, Maria appeared in the television ''

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'' series ''

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'' and '' Yuki-hime Onmitsu Dōchūki'' and from 1988 to 1993 as Oryū in the TBS television series in ''

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''. She made guest appearances on ''

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'' as well as in contemporary dramas including ''G-men 75'', and co-hosted ''Chibikko Avec Utagassen.''

References

Sources

This article incorporates material from 森マリア (''Mori Maria''), ゴールデンハーフ (''Gōruden Hāfu''), and 8時だョ!全員集合 (''Hachiji da yo! Zen'in Shūgō'') in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on February 12, 2008.

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