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Michelle Yeoh
Actor

Michelle Yeoh

6 Aug 1962Born
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Ipoh, Perak, MalaysiaBirthplace

Biography

Yeoh Choo Kheng PSM SPMP (Chinese: 楊紫瓊; born 6 August 1962), known professionally as Michelle Yeoh (/joʊ/), is a Malaysian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, Yeoh has appeared in projects encompassing a wide array of genres and received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action and martial arts films, where she performed her stunts.

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These roles included Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio, Tai Chi Master (both 1993), and Wing Chun (1994).

After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained international recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's wuxia martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); the latter gained her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her Hollywood career progressed with roles in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). She continued to appear in Hong Kong and Chinese cinema, starring in True Legend (2010), Reign of Assassins (2010), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). In 2011, she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi in the British biographical film The Lady.

Yeoh played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), as well as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the television series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020). Her voice acting work has included Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Minions: The Rise of Gru, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (both 2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), and The Tiger's Apprentice (2024). For her starring role as Evelyn Quan Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian to win the category, and the first Malaysian to win an Academy Award. She has since featured in the mystery film A Haunting in Venice (2023) and the musical fantasy film Wicked (2024).

The film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time in 2008. In 1997, she was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World", and in 2009, the same magazine listed her as one of the "35 All-Time Screen Beauties". In 2022, Time named her one of the world's 100 most influential people on its annual listicle and its Icon of the Year. In 2024, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAThe MotherFilm
  2. TBAThe Legend of NezhaFilm: Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
  3. 2031Avatar 5Film: Dr. Karina Mogue
  4. 2029Avatar 4Film: Dr. Karina Mogue
  5. 2027The SurgeonFilm: Dr. Eliza Lin
  6. 2026Blade Runner 2099Series: Olwen (8 episodes)
  7. 2026It's My TimeFilm: Zhao Yanhong
  8. 2026SandiwaraFilm: The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer
  9. 2025Wicked: For GoodFilm: Madame Morrible
  10. 2025Star Trek: Section 31Film: Philippa Georgiou
  11. 2024WickedFilm: Madame Morrible
  12. 2024ARK: The Animated SeriesSeries: Mei-Yin Li (voice) (14 episodes)
  13. 2024The Tiger's ApprenticeFilm: Loo (voice)
  14. 2024The Brothers SunSeries: Eileen 'Mama' Sun (8 episodes)
  15. 2023A Haunting in VeniceFilm: Joyce Reynolds
  16. 2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsFilm: Airazor (voice)
  17. 2023American Born ChineseSeries: Guanyin Pusa (8 episodes)
  18. 2022Making The Witcher: Blood OriginFilm
  19. 2022The Witcher: Blood OriginSeries: Scían (4 episodes)
  20. 2022The School for Good and EvilFilm: Professor Anemone
  21. 2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankFilm: Yuki (voice)
  22. 2022Minions: The Rise of GruFilm: Master Chow (voice)
  23. 2022Everything Everywhere All at OnceFilm: Evelyn Wang
  24. 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsFilm: Ying Nan
  25. 2021Gunpowder MilkshakeFilm: Florence
  26. 2021Boss LevelFilm: Dai Feng
  27. 2020The Hidden Kingdoms of ChinaFilm: Narrator (voice)
  28. 2019Last ChristmasFilm: Santa
  29. 2018Master Z: Ip Man LegacyFilm: Tso Ngan Kwan
  30. 2018Star Trek: Short TreksSeries: Philippa Georgiou (1 episode)
  31. 2018Crazy Rich AsiansFilm: Eleanor Young
  32. 2018My Legacy and ISeries (10 episodes)
  33. 2017Star Trek: DiscoverySeries: Captain Philippa Georgiou
  34. 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Film: Aleta Ogord
  35. 2016MorganFilm: Dr. Lui Cheng
  36. 2016Mechanic: ResurrectionFilm: Mei
  37. 2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of DestinyFilm: Yu Shu Lien
  38. 2016Trump CardSeries (1 episode)
  39. 2015Marco Polo: One Hundred EyesFilm: Lotus
  40. 2014Marco PoloSeries: Lotus (10 episodes)
  41. 2014Chef NicSeries (2 episodes)
  42. 2013Final RecipeFilm: Julia
  43. 2011The LadyFilm: Aung San Suu Kyi
  44. 2011Kung Fu Panda 2Film: Soothsayer (voice)
  45. 2010Reign of AssassinsFilm: Zeng Jing
  46. 2010Strike BackSeries: Mei Foster (10 episodes)
  47. 2010True LegendFilm: Dr. Yu
  48. 2008Far NorthFilm: Saiva
  49. 2008Babylon A.D.Film: Sister Rebeka
  50. 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorFilm: Zi Yuan
  51. 2008The Children of Huang ShiFilm: Mrs. Wang
  52. 2008Purple MountainFilm
  53. 2007SunshineFilm: Corazon
  54. 2006FearlessFilm: Miss Yang
  55. 2005Memoirs of a GeishaFilm: Mameha
  56. 2004Silver HawkFilm: Lulu Wong
  57. 2002The TouchFilm: Pak Yin Fay
  58. 2002Ultimate Fights from the MoviesFilm: Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
  59. 2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonFilm: Yu Shu Lien
  60. 1999Moonlight ExpressFilm: Michelle
  61. 1997Tomorrow Never DiesFilm: Wai Lin
  62. 1997The Soong SistersFilm: Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
  63. 1996The Stunt WomanFilm: Ah Kam
  64. 1994Shaolin Popey II: Messy TempleFilm: Ah King
  65. 1994Wonder SevenFilm: Ying
  66. 1994Wing ChunFilm: Yim Wing Chun
  67. 1993Tai-Chi MasterFilm: Snow
  68. 1993Supercop 2Film: Jessica Yang Jian Wa
  69. 1993Heroic Trio 2: ExecutionersFilm: Ching, Invisible Woman
  70. 1993Holy WeaponFilm: Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
  71. 1993The Heroic TrioFilm: Ching, The Invisible Woman
  72. 1993Butterfly and SwordFilm: Lady Ko
  73. 1992Police Story 3: Super CopFilm: Captain Jessica Yang
  74. 1987Easy MoneyFilm: Michelle Yeung Ling
  75. 1987Magnificent WarriorsFilm: Ming
  76. 1986Royal WarriorsFilm: Michelle Yip
  77. 1985Yes, Madam!Film: Senior Inspector Ng
  78. 1985Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky StarsFilm: Judo Instructor
  79. 1984The Owl vs BomboFilm: Ms. Yeung

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