Maria Mori

Maria Mori
Born (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 69)
Sapporo, Japan
OriginJapan
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active1972–present

Maria Mori (森マリア, born June 29, 1956) is a former singer and actress from Sapporo, Japan. She was also known as Maria Elizabeth. The daughter of an American FBI 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.[1] The group was active from 1970 to 1974 and appeared as regulars on the Tokyo Broadcasting System Saturday prime-time variety show Hachiji da yo! Zen'in shūgō which also featured the comedy group The Drifters and idol singers The Candies.

Individually, Maria appeared in the television jidaigeki series Edo o Kiru and Yuki-hime Onmitsu Dōchūki and from 1988 to 1993 as Oryū in the TBS television series in Ōoka Echizen. She made guest appearances on Abarenbō Shōgun as well as in contemporary dramas including G-men 75, and co-hosted Chibikko Avec Utagassen.

  1. ^ Zack, Naomi (1995). American mixed race: the culture of microdiversity - Naomi Zack - Google Books. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780847680139. Retrieved 2012-03-19.