Mary Jean Reimer
(Yung Ching Ching, Yung Jing Jing, Weng Jing Jing, Mary Jean Reimer Lau)
Actress, Lawyer
Born: May 22, 1964 Languages: Chinese, English
Before Mary Jean Reimer traded show business for an insurance and law practice, she
was a successful actress in film and television. Reimer (also known as Yung Ching Ching)
acted in 3 classic Shaw Brothers wuxia fantasy films- Buddha's Palm, Holy Flame of the
Martial World, and Little Dragon Maiden. In Little Dragon Maiden, a costumed romantic
fantasy based on Jin Yong's Return of the Condor Heroes novel, Reimer played the title
character and starred opposite Leslie Cheung.
In 1980 she co-starred in Clifford Choi's youth drama Encore, which starred Danny Chan
and Leslie Cheung. Reimer was paired once again with Leslie Cheung in the college romance
The First Time.
Mary Jean is now a lawyer with her own practice, Reimer & Partners. She is married to famed
Shaw Brothers director Lau Kar Leung, and resides in Hong Kong with her husband and two
daughters.
Mary Jean Reimer
Filmography
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| 1980 |
Encore |
| 1982 | Love |
| 1982 | Buddha's Palm |
| 1983 | The First Time |
| 1983 | Holy Flame of the Martial World |
| 1983 | Little Dragon Maiden * |
| 1984 | The Enchantress |
| 1987 | City Girl |
* aka Little Dragon Maid
Mary
Jean Reimer- TV Credits
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Break Through |

Leslie Cheung and Mary Jean Reimer in "The First Time".
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