Mary Cheung (born 11 August 1952) is a former Miss Hong Kong winner (1975), image consultant, host, painter, photographer and retired actress. She is the founder of the image consultancy and media-relations training company Mary Cheung & Associates and was widely regarded as one of the most successful women in Hong Kong.
Born in Hong Kong in 1952, at the age of six, Cheung lost the care of her birth parents due to a divorce and became an orphan. She was left in the streets as a vagrant to fend for herself for two years, before she was discovered and referred to the Social Welfare Department, and was taken to a charity organization Po Leung Kuk for adoption.[1][2] She attend the Kiangsu-Chekiang College and upon graduation she studied business at the Sacred Heart Canossian Commercial School. She once attempted to become an air hostess.
Cheung competed in the 1975 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant and emerged as a Champion. She entered CTV as an assistant editor and made her first acting appearance in the 1976 television series Star (明星). She left CTV prior to its bankruptcy and signed on as a RTV actress.
In 1980, Cheung was married to Dr Peter Lee (李忠琛), a meteorologist of the Royal Observatory Hong Kong and the elder brother of the late Bruce Lee. Following which, Cheung retired from the entertainment industry and took up management courses at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She gave birth to a son Lee Wai-ho (李偉豪) in 1981 and a daughter Lee Yuk-yee (李珏頤) in 1984. She was baptised as a Protestant in 1985.
In 1994, Cheung became a host of her own radio talk show Merry Mary (百分百張瑪莉) under the radio network Metro Info of the Metro Broadcast Corporation.[3]
In 1995, Cheung and Lee divorced and her two children left with their father.[4][5] Later on the same year, Cheung founded an image consultancy and media-relations training company Mary Cheung & Associates (International) Ltd. and serves as its managing director.[6] She is also involved in public relations, consultancy, social interaction, public speaking, public welfare and education. At one point she was involved in the 2008 Summer Olympics educational affairs.[7]
During her childhood time at Po Leung Kuk, Cheung had maintained a contact with an aunt, who lived in Los Angeles but did not reveal her true relations. After several letter engagements with the aunt to Cheung's later years, it was revealed that this aunt is a relative of her mother. Later in 2003, Cheung finally reunited with her then 80-year old birth mother, and she found out from her that her birth father had died much earlier.[8]
In 2012, Cheung was remarried to the teacher and architect John Yu (余文平), the second son of Professor Timothy Yu (余也魯), the founding professor of School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University.[9][10] Cheung's mother died in 2013 at the age of 90.
Cheung ended her Merry Mary radio talk show with Metro Info in December 2020 after running for 26 years.[11]
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Mary Cheung born 11 August 1952 is a former Miss Hong Kong winner 1975 image consultant host painter photographer and retired actress She is the founder of the image consultancy and media relations training company Mary Cheung amp Associates and was widely regarded as one of the most successful women in Hong Kong Mary Cheung張瑪莉Born 1952 08 11 August 11 1952 age 71 British Hong KongOther namesMary Pandora CheungAlma materSacred Heart Canossian Commercial School Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityOccupation s image consultant host painter photographer former actressYears active1975 presentEmployerMary Cheung amp Associates International Ltd founder Height1 68 m 5 ft 6 in SpousesPeter Lee m 1980 div 1995 wbr John Yu m 2012 wbr Children2Chinese nameTraditional Chinese張瑪莉Simplified Chinese张玛莉TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhang MǎliYue CantoneseJyutpingZoeng1 Maa5 Lei6Websitewww wbr marycheung wbr com Contents 1 Background 2 Filmography 2 1 Films 2 2 Television dramas 2 3 Variety shows 2 4 Radio shows 3 Notable works 4 Awards 5 External links 6 ReferencesBackground editBorn in Hong Kong in 1952 at the age of six Cheung lost the care of her birth parents due to a divorce and became an orphan She was left in the streets as a vagrant to fend for herself for two years before she was discovered and referred to the Social Welfare Department and was taken to a charity organization Po Leung Kuk for adoption 1 2 She attend the Kiangsu Chekiang College and upon graduation she studied business at the Sacred Heart Canossian Commercial School She once attempted to become an air hostess Cheung competed in the 1975 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant and emerged as a Champion She entered CTV as an assistant editor and made her first acting appearance in the 1976 television series Star 明星 She left CTV prior to its bankruptcy and signed on as a RTV actress In 1980 Cheung was married to Dr Peter Lee 李忠琛 a meteorologist of the Royal Observatory Hong Kong and the elder brother of the late Bruce Lee Following which Cheung retired from the entertainment industry and took up management courses at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University She gave birth to a son Lee Wai ho 李偉豪 in 1981 and a daughter Lee Yuk yee 李珏頤 in 1984 She was baptised as a Protestant in 1985 In 1994 Cheung became a host of her own radio talk show Merry Mary 百分百張瑪莉 under the radio network Metro Info of the Metro Broadcast Corporation 3 In 1995 Cheung and Lee divorced and her two children left with their father 4 5 Later on the same year Cheung founded an image consultancy and media relations training company Mary Cheung amp Associates International Ltd and serves as its managing director 6 She is also involved in public relations consultancy social interaction public speaking public welfare and education At one point she was involved in the 2008 Summer Olympics educational affairs 7 During her childhood time at Po Leung Kuk Cheung had maintained a contact with an aunt who lived in Los Angeles but did not reveal her true relations After several letter engagements with the aunt to Cheung s later years it was revealed that this aunt is a relative of her mother Later in 2003 Cheung finally reunited with her then 80 year old birth mother and she found out from her that her birth father had died much earlier 8 In 2012 Cheung was remarried to the teacher and architect John Yu 余文平 the second son of Professor Timothy Yu 余也魯 the founding professor of School of Communication Hong Kong Baptist University 9 10 Cheung s mother died in 2013 at the age of 90 Cheung ended her Merry Mary radio talk show with Metro Info in December 2020 after running for 26 years 11 Filmography editFilms edit Year Title Original Title Role Note1984 Double Decker 三文治1987 Life is a Moment 朝花夕拾1988 Hellbent Dancing Girl CameoTelevision dramas edit Year Title Original Title Role Network Note1976 Star 明星 CTV Also the original singer of the theme song Star 明星 formerly 當你見到天上星星 12 1978 Crocodile Tears 鱷魚淚 蕭愛蓮 RTV1978 郎心如鐵 RTV1979 It Takes A Thief 俠盜風流 Kung Fei yin RTV1979 追雲擒龍 RTV1979 Movie Circle 電影圈 RTV1979 Reincarnated 天蠶變 玄陰宮主 RTV1979 The Roving Swordsman 沈勝衣 慕容孤芳 RTV1979 Great White Shark 大白鯊 RTVVariety shows edit Year Title Original Title Role Network Notes1985 1997 Crime Watch 繩之於法 Host RTHKRadio shows edit Year Title Original Title Role Network Notes1994 2020 Merry Mary 百分百張瑪莉 Host Metro InfoNotable works edit 門內攝影集 Flower Says 花的宣言 情牽筆墨 Outside World New Zealand 人間世外新西蘭 Beautiful Memories 美麗的回憶 Women s Heart 女人心 Lover s Story 倩兒的故事 Awards edit1975 Miss Hong Kong Champion 1988 Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award Most Successful Women of the 21st Century Top Ten Thoughtful Stars Award 13 External links editwww wbr marycheung wbr com Mary Cheung at IMDbReferences edit 基督日報 香港 張瑪莉真情分享 恩典太美麗 www gospelherald com hk Retrieved 2019 03 25 Useful tips and practical advice on succeeding in life from Mary Cheung professional image consultant and former Miss Hong Kong yp scmp com Retrieved 2019 03 25 百分百張瑪莉 新城知訊台 www metroradio com hk Retrieved 2019 03 25 再婚8年仍跟亡夫姓 張瑪莉難忘李忠琛 on cc東網 in Chinese Hong Kong Retrieved 2019 04 17 为何前港姐张玛莉要与李忠琛离婚 离婚后仍冠前夫姓 这是为何 李小龙 www sohu com Retrieved 2019 04 17 她是李小龙嫂子 曾流浪街头 面相最老的港姐 雪花新闻 2018 08 10 Retrieved 2019 04 29 Much more than a good looker South China Morning Post 19 May 1997 Retrieved 2019 03 25 再婚了護照仍冠前夫姓 張瑪莉喜尋回父親足跡 hk celebrity yahoo com in Chinese Retrieved 2019 03 25 62歲張瑪莉認再婚 生活好甜蜜 Apple Daily 蘋果日報 Retrieved 2019 03 25 孤兒港姐張瑪莉 驚爆生父是富商 娛樂放題 娛樂追擊 東周網 東周刊官方網站 Eastweek com hk in Chinese Taiwan Retrieved 2019 03 25 财经头条 68岁港姐冠军被解雇 时代抛弃你的时候 连一声再见都不说 http Retrieved 2021 01 24 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help 黄霑 明星 背后的故事 影音娱乐 新浪网 ent sina com cn Retrieved 2019 03 27 Ms Mary Pandora Cheung 1975 Miss Hong Kong All China Women s Federation www womenofchina cn Retrieved 2019 03 25 AchievementsPreceded byJojo Cheung Miss Hong Kong1975 Succeeded byRowena Lam Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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