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