Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 3.1494
Birthday 1962-08-06
Place of Birth Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Also Known As Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, Michelle Khan, Ziqiong Yang, Chi-King Yeung, Yeoh Choo-kheng, Michelle Kheng, Michelle Yaoh, Yang Zi-Qiong,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Sunshine
2007

Sunshine

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997

Tomorrow Never Dies

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992

Police Story 3: Super Cop

Tai-Chi Master
1993

Tai-Chi Master

Far North
2008

Far North

The Touch
2002

The Touch

Wing Chun
1994

Wing Chun

Babylon A.D.
2008

Babylon A.D.

The Children of Huang Shi
2008

The Children of Huang Shi

Butterfly and Sword
1993

Butterfly and Sword

Silver Hawk
2004

Silver Hawk

The Soong Sisters
1997

The Soong Sisters

True Legend
2010

True Legend

The Heroic Trio
1993

The Heroic Trio

Magnificent Warriors
1987

Magnificent Warriors

Reign of Assassins
2010

Reign of Assassins

Royal Warriors
1986

Royal Warriors

Moonlight Express
1999

Moonlight Express

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998

Jackie Chan: My Story

Supercop 2
1993

Supercop 2

Star Trek: Section 31
2025

Star Trek: Section 31

Wonder Seven
1994

Wonder Seven

Yes, Madam!
1985

Yes, Madam!

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Holy Weapon
1993

Holy Weapon

Executioners
1993

Executioners

The Lady
2011

The Lady

The Hidden Kingdoms of China
2020

The Hidden Kingdoms of China

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

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

The Stunt Woman
1996

The Stunt Woman

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
2015

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

The Owl vs Bombo
1984

The Owl vs Bombo

Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
2009

Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
1994

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple

Easy Money
1987

Easy Money

Rose, c'est Paris
2010

Rose, c'est Paris

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Hong Kong Stories
2003

Hong Kong Stories

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

A Haunting in Venice
2023

A Haunting in Venice

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Mechanic: Resurrection
2016

Mechanic: Resurrection

Jean Todt: The Method
2022

Jean Todt: The Method

The Mother

The Mother

Lady R

Lady R

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

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

Wicked: For Good
2025

Wicked: For Good

Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022

Making The Witcher: Blood Origin

Purple Mountain
2008

Purple Mountain

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Morgan
2016

Morgan

The Bridge
2024

The Bridge

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Final Recipe
2013

Final Recipe

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Crazy Rich Asians
2018

Crazy Rich Asians

The Legend of Nezha

The Legend of Nezha

Fucking Kassovitz
2011

Fucking Kassovitz

Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Dragon Girls!
2016

Dragon Girls!

Gunpowder Milkshake
2021

Gunpowder Milkshake

Last Christmas
2019

Last Christmas

Boss Level
2021

Boss Level

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005

Memoirs of a Geisha

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

The Tiger's Apprentice
2024

The Tiger's Apprentice

Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998

Highly Classified: The World of 007

The Secrets of 007
1997

The Secrets of 007

Fearless
2006

Fearless

The School for Good and Evil
2022

The School for Good and Evil

Avatar 4
2029

Avatar 4

Avatar 5
2031

Avatar 5

Wicked
2024

Wicked

Making Wicked
2024

Making Wicked

The Surgeon

The Surgeon

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh
2000

A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh

Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

Sandiwara
2026

Sandiwara

Making Wicked: For Good
2025

Making Wicked: For Good