
Michelle Yeoh
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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).
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Oscars

The Graham Norton Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

Today

Marvel Studios Assembled

Golden Globe Awards

Chef Nic

Star Trek: Discovery

The Ready Room

Star Trek: Short Treks

The School for Good and Evil

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Fearless

Strike Back

ARK: The Animated Series

Marco Polo

Despicable Me 4

The Witcher: Blood Origin

A Haunting in Venice

Avatar 5

Avatar 4

Kung Fu Panda 2

Boss Level

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

American Born Chinese

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Avatar: The Way of Water

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Gunpowder Milkshake

The Tiger's Apprentice

Wicked: For Good

Sunshine

Wicked

Mechanic: Resurrection

Last Christmas

Making The Witcher: Blood Origin

Crazy Rich Asians

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Memoirs of a Geisha

Tomorrow Never Dies

The Brothers Sun

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Police Story 3: Super Cop

Blade Runner 2099

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Star Trek: Section 31

Reign of Assassins

The Legend of Nezha
Production Credits
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