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Michelle Yeoh
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Michelle Yeoh
Homepage
http://www.michelleyeoh.info/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-08-06,Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Gender
Female
Biography
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), and Holy Weapon (1993). After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For her role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian woman to win the award. Yeoh won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award as well. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, among other accolades. Yeoh's other notable works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and The Lady (2011), where she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. She played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), A Haunting in Venice (2023), Wicked: Part One and Two (2024 and 2025), and Avatar 3 and its sequels (2025 onwards). In television, Yeoh has starred in Marco Polo (2014-2016), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020), The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), American Born Chinese (2023) and The Brothers Sun (2024).

Filmography

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

7.4

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000-07-06

7

Sunshine
2007-04-05

Tomorrow Never Dies

6.4

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997-12-11

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

5.492

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

Police Story 3: Super Cop

6.835

Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992-07-04

7.2

Tai-Chi Master
1993-11-18

6.1

Far North
2008-10-09

5

The Touch
2002-08-01

6.8

Wing Chun
1994-03-24

Bond Girls Are Forever

5.76

Bond Girls Are Forever
2002-11-06

5.7

Babylon A.D.
2008-08-20

The Children of Huang Shi

6.7

The Children of Huang Shi
2008-04-03

Butterfly and Sword

5.6

Butterfly and Sword
1993-01-16

5.4

Silver Hawk
2004-01-15

The Soong Sisters

6.7

The Soong Sisters
1997-05-01

6.587

True Legend
2010-02-09

The Heroic Trio

6.5

The Heroic Trio
1993-02-12

Magnificent Warriors

6.5

Magnificent Warriors
1987-04-16

Reign of Assassins

6.9

Reign of Assassins
2010-09-01

6.9

Royal Warriors
1986-06-26

Moonlight Express

6.5

Moonlight Express
1999-01-01

Jackie Chan: My Story

6.2

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17

Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious

6.35

Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
2002-12-10

5.657

Supercop 2
1993-10-21

Star Trek: Section 31

0

Star Trek: Section 31
2025-01-24

6.2

Wonder Seven
1994-04-01

7.1

Yes, Madam!
1985-11-30

Kung Fu Panda 2

7.033

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011-05-25

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

4.9

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16

6.5

Holy Weapon
1993-06-03

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners

5.8

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993-09-30

6.794

The Lady
2011-11-30

The Hidden Kingdoms of China

0

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

7.2

The Stunt Woman
1996-10-10

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

7.3

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
2015-12-26

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

6.8

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14

The Owl vs Bombo

3.9

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

4.5

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
1994-12-04

4.3

Easy Money
1987-08-20

Rose, c'est Paris

5.1

Rose, c'est Paris
2010-05-05

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

6.1

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

Hong Kong Stories

0

Hong Kong Stories
2003-01-01

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

6.58

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
1985-08-15

5.3

Top Fighter 2
1996-09-10

A Haunting in Venice

6.6

A Haunting in Venice
2023-09-13

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

7.3

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023-06-06

Mechanic: Resurrection

6

Mechanic: Resurrection
2016-08-25

Jean Todt, la méthode

7

Jean Todt, la méthode
2022-11-13

0

The Mother

5

Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22

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

7.7

Wicked
2024-11-20

Wicked Part Two

0

Wicked Part Two
2025-11-20

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

10

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024-10-16

5.793

Morgan
2016-09-01

0

The Bridge
2024-05-27

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

6.679

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

6.3

Final Recipe
2013-10-10

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

6.477

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018-12-20

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

7.618

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017-04-19

Crazy Rich Asians

7.066

Crazy Rich Asians
2018-08-15

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

7.2

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996-08-30

The Legend of Nezha

0

The Legend of Nezha

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

8.5

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998-08-18

Fucking Kassovitz

7.3

Fucking Kassovitz
2011-11-16

Everything Everywhere All at Once

7.8

Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022-03-24

7.5

Dragon Girls !
2016-07-03

Rich People Problems

0

Rich People Problems

Gunpowder Milkshake

6.336

Gunpowder Milkshake
2021-07-14

7.2

Last Christmas
2019-11-07

6.9

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

7.323

Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022-06-29

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

7.5

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

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.7

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

The Tiger's Apprentice
2024-04-04

Highly Classified: The World of 007

4

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

The Secrets of 007

7.9

The Secrets of 007
1997-12-04

7.5

Fearless
2006-01-26

The School for Good and Evil

7.1

The School for Good and Evil
2022-10-19

0

Avatar 4
2029-12-19

0

Avatar 5
2031-12-17

Jackie Chan: My Stunts

7.2

Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999-03-30

5.8

Today
1952-01-14

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

ARK: The Animated Series

8.8

ARK: The Animated Series
2024-03-21

The Witcher: Blood Origin

6.8

The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022-12-25

My Legacy and I

0

My Legacy and I
2018-06-12

7.3

Marco Polo
2014-12-12

The Brothers Sun

7.7

The Brothers Sun
2024-01-04

Marvel Studios Assembled

7.181

Marvel Studios Assembled
2021-03-12

7.4

Strike Back
2010-05-05

American Born Chinese

6.5

American Born Chinese
2023-05-24

4.5

The View
1997-08-11

Star Trek: Discovery

7.103

Star Trek: Discovery
2017-09-24

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

3.2

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Star Trek: Short Treks

6.4

Star Trek: Short Treks
2018-10-03

Blade Runner 2099

0

Blade Runner 2099

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

6.3

Trump Card
2016-01-29

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.6

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

0

鲁豫有约一日行
2016-08-26

0

Chef Nic
2014-07-12

Star Trek: Discovery

7.103

Star Trek: Discovery
2017-09-24

Vivement dimanche

3.2

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20