I give full Marx to starlets who use a man to get ahead

There are many variations on the old saying that "Behind every successful man is a wise woman", including Groucho Marx's famous retort: "Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife." I would add the tables have turned somewhat and if we take a cursory look at the film industry it would appear that: Behind successful actresses lurk rich men.

Gong Li and her Singaporean tobacco tycoon husband Ooi Hoe Soeng are one example; while Michelle Yeoh had wannabe movie mogul Dickson Poon in her marital corner when she needed him most as a young starlet.

Zhang Ziyi's opportune romance with Time Warner's Aviv "Vivi" Nevo would appear to be a match made in heaven for someone with ambitions of starring in Hollywood movies.