Maria Mori

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. 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.'' Provided by Wikipedia