Bai Jia-li

Bai Jia-li (born on March 1, 1948 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province), also known as Pai Chia-li or Betty Pai, is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and TV presenter.

Biography
Bai Jia-li was born on March 1, 1948 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province. For generations, her family had lived in Dihua (modern-day Ürümqi), Xinjiang. Bai grew up in a military dependents' village near the Shuinan Air Force Base  in Taichung, Taiwan. She dropped out of high school due to her parents' divorce and went to Taipei City to participate in a singing competition, where she won first prize.  Later, she signed a contract with a Taiwan Television Enterprise to host a singing program, where she set a precedent for interviewing guests in English, Japanese and French, and became known as the "most beautiful program host".

On December 7, 1969, TCTV (Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd.) tried out a self-produced color television program with "Stars on Stage", which was the first live program in Taiwan's television history to try out a color program signal. Bai sang "A Rose on the Long Shang" in the show's first airing.

In 1977, Bai married Chinese Indonesian businessman Burhan Uray, also known as Huang Shuang-an, nicknamed the "King of Timber". She later withdrew from the performing art business to support her husband's developing career. In 1979, the pair moved to Indonesia.

Bai has hosted singing shows as "Stars on Stage" and "Galaxy Palace" and has released five albums: "The Endless Wine", "Lovely Stranger" , "Blue Streetcar" , "See You Again in Dreams"  and "Love in the Heart".

In January 2020, Bai released her autobiography, "Bai Jia-li Looking Back", and moved back to Taiwan. She plans to exhibit her paintings and engage in philanthropy instead of returning to the performing arts industry.

Family
Bai's father, Bai Quan-zuo, was a retired air force officer in Taiwan, who introduced light aircraft to the country. He was friends with television personality Chang Fei. His mother has lived in Melbourne and the Gold Coast, Australia. Her sister, Bai Fei-bi, also known as Phoebe Bai, has also worked in the entertainment industry as a journalist and news presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Book

 * Love in the Woods: A Love relationship with Huang Shuang-an", published by Haichao Photography and Art Publish Co. , on November 1, 2010, ISBN 978-7806916193.
 * Bai Jia-li Looking Back, published by China Times Publishing Co.  on February 4, 2020, ISBN 978-9571358376.

Drama

 * 1970 "The Howling Wind", broadcast by Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. (TTV), as Bai Pin

Movie

 * 1969 "The Bride and I"
 * 1971 "Hotel Royal"
 * 1971 "The Past Can Only Be Remembered" (）
 * 1971 "I'll Always Be Yours" (）
 * 1971 "The Heroic Huo Yuanjia" as Chang Pei-lan
 * 1972 "A Young Man’s Heart"
 * 1972 "Blood Splashing Rainbow Bridge"