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Michelle Yeoh
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Michelle Yeoh
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-08-06,Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Gender
Female
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Yeoh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

7.437

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000-07-06

6.967

Sunshine
2007-04-05

Tomorrow Never Dies

6.377

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997-12-11

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

5.519

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008-07-01

Police Story 3: Super Cop

6.908

Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992-07-04

7.3

Tai-Chi Master
1993-11-18

5.991

Far North
2008-10-09

5.058

The Touch
2002-08-01

6.861

Wing Chun
1994-03-24

5.668

Babylon A.D.
2008-08-20

The Children of Huang Shi

6.639

The Children of Huang Shi
2008-04-03

Butterfly and Sword

5.813

Butterfly and Sword
1993-01-16

5.5

Silver Hawk
2004-01-15

The Soong Sisters

6.524

The Soong Sisters
1997-05-01

6.57

True Legend
2010-02-09

The Heroic Trio

6.73

The Heroic Trio
1993-02-12

Magnificent Warriors

6.595

Magnificent Warriors
1987-04-16

Reign of Assassins

6.922

Reign of Assassins
2010-09-01

6.896

Royal Warriors
1986-06-26

Moonlight Express

6.818

Moonlight Express
1999-04-01

Jackie Chan: My Story

6.274

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17

5.74

Supercop 2
1993-10-21

Star Trek: Section 31

4.704

Star Trek: Section 31
2025-01-15

6.438

Wonder Seven
1994-04-01

7.165

Yes, Madam!
1985-11-30

Kung Fu Panda 2

7.065

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011-05-25

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

5.138

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16

6.462

Holy Weapon
1993-06-03

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners

6

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993-09-30

6.8

The Lady
2011-11-30

The Hidden Kingdoms of China

9.4

The Hidden Kingdoms of China
2020-02-22

The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

0

The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2023-05-26

The Stunt Woman

7.25

The Stunt Woman
1996-10-10

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

7.313

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
2015-12-26

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

6.75

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14

The Owl vs Bombo

5.5

The Owl vs Bombo
1984-12-12

Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh

10

Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
2009-12-09

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple

5.6

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
1994-12-04

5.6

Easy Money
1987-08-20

Rose, c'est Paris

4.8

Rose, c'est Paris
2010-05-05

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

6.158

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016-02-18

Hong Kong Stories

10

Hong Kong Stories
2003-01-01

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

6.479

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985-08-15

A Haunting in Venice

6.573

A Haunting in Venice
2023-09-13

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

7.2

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023-06-06

Mechanic: Resurrection

6.057

Mechanic: Resurrection
2016-08-25

Jean Todt: The Method

7

Jean Todt: The Method
2022-11-13

0

The Mother

0

Lady R

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

10

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022-07-05

Wicked: For Good

6.633

Wicked: For Good
2025-11-19

Making The Witcher: Blood Origin

4

Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022-12-25

Purple Mountain

0

Purple Mountain
2008-01-01

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

7.471

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024-11-16

5.817

Morgan
2016-09-01

0

The Bridge
2024-05-27

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

6.631

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022-07-14

6.9

Final Recipe
2013-10-10

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

6.522

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018-12-20

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

7.61

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017-04-25

Crazy Rich Asians

7.052

Crazy Rich Asians
2018-08-15

The Legend of Nezha

8

The Legend of Nezha

Fucking Kassovitz

7.4

Fucking Kassovitz
2011-11-16

Everything Everywhere All at Once

7.718

Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022-03-24

7.2

Dragon Girls!
2016-07-03

Gunpowder Milkshake

6.3

Gunpowder Milkshake
2021-07-14

7.195

Last Christmas
2019-11-07

6.872

Boss Level
2021-02-19

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

0

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001-10-01

Minions: The Rise of Gru

7.266

Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022-06-29

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

7.495

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021-09-01

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.64

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

10

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020-09-19

The Tiger's Apprentice

7.279

The Tiger's Apprentice
2024-02-16

Highly Classified: The World of 007

7

Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998-01-01

The Secrets of 007

7.9

The Secrets of 007
1997-12-04

7.515

Fearless
2006-01-26

The School for Good and Evil

7.031

The School for Good and Evil
2022-10-19

0

Avatar 4
2029-12-19

0

Avatar 5
2031-12-17

6.909

Wicked
2024-10-16

8

Making Wicked
2024-12-31

0

The Surgeon

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

0

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025-08-20

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

0

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000-12-08

A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh

0

A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh
2000-12-08

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

8.167

Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025-11-06

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

10

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025-11-07

6.333

Sandiwara
2026-02-13

Making Wicked: For Good

0

Making Wicked: For Good
2025-12-30

5.71

Today
1952-01-14

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

ARK: The Animated Series

7.839

ARK: The Animated Series
2024-03-21

The Witcher: Blood Origin

6.534

The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022-12-25

My Legacy and I

0

My Legacy and I
2018-06-12

7.358

Marco Polo
2014-12-12

The Brothers Sun

7.581

The Brothers Sun
2024-01-04

Marvel Studios Assembled

7.2

Marvel Studios Assembled
2021-03-12

7.4

Strike Back
2010-05-05

American Born Chinese

6.6

American Born Chinese
2023-05-24

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

Star Trek: Discovery

6.958

Star Trek: Discovery
2017-09-24

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

4.056

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Star Trek: Short Treks

6.163

Star Trek: Short Treks
2018-10-03

Blade Runner 2099

0

Blade Runner 2099

6.414

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

6.5

Trump Card
2016-01-29

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

0

Chef Nic
2014-07-12

4

鲁豫有约一日行
2016-08-26

Star Trek: Discovery

6.958

Star Trek: Discovery
2017-09-24

Vivement dimanche

3.625

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Dancing with the Stars

6.146

Dancing with the Stars
2005-06-01

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

6.8

After Trek
2017-09-24

Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks

0

Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025-09-29