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