Reimer was born in South Vietnam (or the United States)[2] to a Teochow Vietnamese father and Hoa mother.
[3] She reached her foremost fame with fantasy Wuxia films, among which is Little Dragon Maiden (楊過與小龍女) where she played the title character Xiaolongnü.
She graduated from the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education in 1996 and began her career as a solicitor after her exam for her insurance agent qualifications has sections with regards to law, in which she scored 92 points.
Reimer was also renowned as a TV and radio host and as a freelance writer with a newspaper column, Dangerous Persons.
She exposed Sik Chi Ding, the abbess, for mishandling millions of Hong Kong dollars in donations and sham marriages with two monks for residency purposes.