Michelle Yeoh
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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
Credits
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
as Aleta Ogord
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
as Airazor (voice)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
as Ying Nan
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
as Evelyn Wang
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Master Chow (voice)
Wicked (2024)
as Madame Morrible
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
as Soothsayer (voice)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
as Yu Shu Lien
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
as Mei
Wicked: For Good (2025)
as Madame Morrible
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
as Zi Yuan
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as Wai Lin
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
as Joyce Reynolds
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
as Eleanor Young
It's My Time (2026)
as Zhao Yanhong
Sunshine (2007)
as Corazon
Fearless (2006)
as Miss Yang
Boss Level (2021)
as Dai Feng
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
as Professor Anemone
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
as Mameha
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
as Yuki (voice)
Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
as Captain Jessica Yang
The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)
as Loo (voice)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
as Yu Shu Lien
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
as Judo Instructor
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)
as Tso Ngan Kwan
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
as Florence
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
as Philippa Georgiou
Last Christmas (2019)
as Santa
Babylon A.D. (2008)
as Sister Rebeka
Morgan (2016)
as Dr. Lui Cheng
True Legend (2010)
as Dr. Yu
Yes, Madam! (1985)
as Senior Inspector Ng
Reign of Assassins (2010)
as Zeng Jing
Avatar 4 (2029)
as Dr. Karina Mogue
Wing Chun (1994)
as Yim Wing Chun
Tai-Chi Master (1993)
as Snow
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
as Herself
The Heroic Trio (1993)
as Ching, The Invisible Woman
Guy, à la poursuite de la 4e étoile (2023)
as Self
The Lady (2011)
as Aung San Suu Kyi
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
as Ching, Invisible Woman
Supercop 2 (1993)
as Jessica Yang Jian Wa
Dragon Girls! (2016)
as Herself
Royal Warriors (1986)
as Michelle Yip
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek (2025)
as Self
Making Wicked: For Good (2025)
as Self
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
as Mrs. Wang
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (2024)
as Self
Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
as Self - 008
The Soong Sisters (1997)
as Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
Avatar 5 (2031)
as Dr. Karina Mogue
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Stunt Woman (1996)
as Ah Kam
Fucking Kassovitz (2011)
as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (2025)
as Self
Silver Hawk (2004)
as Lulu Wong
Butterfly and Sword (1993)
as Lady Ko
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994)
as Ah King
Magnificent Warriors (1987)
as Ming
Moonlight Express (1999)
as Michelle
The Owl vs Bombo (1984)
as Ms. Yeung
The Touch (2002)
as Pak Yin Fay
Sandiwara (2026)
as The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer
Wonder Seven (1994)
as Ying
Final Recipe (2013)
as Julia
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
as Self
The Surgeon (2027)
as Dr. Eliza Lin
Holy Weapon (1993)
as Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes (2015)
as Lotus
Far North (2008)
as Saiva
The Legend of Nezha (—)
as Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
as Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
The Secrets of 007 (1997)
as Self
Easy Money (1987)
as Michelle Yeung Ling
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe (2025)
as Self
The Bridge (2024)
as Self
The Mother (—)
Actor
Rose, c'est Paris (2010)
as self
The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2023)
as Self
Making Wicked (2024)
as Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000)
as Self
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (2020)
as Self
Making The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)
Actor
Jean Todt: The Method (2022)
as Self
Highly Classified: The World of 007 (1998)
as Self
The Hidden Kingdoms of China (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong (2001)
as Self
A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh (2000)
as Self
Purple Mountain (2008)
Actor
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh (2009)
as Self / Narrator
Hong Kong Stories (2003)
as Self