Michelle Yeoh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Biography
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
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Kung Fu Panda 2
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Sunshine
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Crazy Rich Asians
Mechanic: Resurrection
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Tomorrow Never Dies
Photos
Filmography
The Mother
Movie
The Legend of Nezha
Movie · as Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
Crazy Rich Asians
TV · as Eleanor Young · 1 ep
Avatar 5
Movie · as Dr. Karina Mogue
Avatar 4
Movie · as Dr. Karina Mogue
The Surgeon
Movie · as Dr. Eliza Lin
It's My Time
Movie · as Zhao Yanhong
Sandiwara
Movie · as The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer
Blade Runner 2099
TV · as Olwen · 8 eps
Star Trek: Section 31
Movie · as Philippa Georgiou
Wicked: For Good
Movie · as Madame Morrible
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Movie · as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie · as Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Movie · as Self
Making Wicked: For Good
Movie · as Self
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
TV · as Herself · 3 eps
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie · as Self
The Bridge
Movie · as Self
The Tiger's Apprentice
Movie · as Loo (voice)
Wicked
Movie · as Madame Morrible
Making Wicked
Movie · as Self
ARK: The Animated Series
TV · as Mei-Yin Li (voice) · 14 eps
The Brothers Sun
TV · as Eileen 'Mama' Sun · 8 eps
The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Movie · as Self
A Haunting in Venice
Movie · as Joyce Reynolds
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Movie · as Airazor (voice)
Guy, à la poursuite de la 4e étoile
Movie · as Self
American Born Chinese
TV · as Guanyin Pusa · 8 eps
Jean Todt: The Method
Movie · as Self
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Movie · as Self
Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
Movie
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Movie · as Yuki (voice)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Movie · as Evelyn Wang
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Movie · as Master Chow (voice)
The School for Good and Evil
Movie · as Professor Anemone
The Witcher: Blood Origin
TV · as Scían · 4 eps
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie · as Florence
Boss Level
Movie · as Dai Feng
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Movie · as Ying Nan
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Movie · as Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Last Christmas
Movie · as Santa
The Ready Room
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Movie · as Tso Ngan Kwan
Crazy Rich Asians
Movie · as Eleanor Young
My Legacy and I
TV · 10 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
TV · as Philippa Georgiou · 1 ep
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie · as Aleta Ogord
Star Trek: Discovery
TV · as Captain Philippa Georgiou
After Trek
TV · 2 eps
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Movie · as Yu Shu Lien
Mechanic: Resurrection
Movie · as Mei
Morgan
Movie · as Dr. Lui Cheng
Dragon Girls!
Movie · as Herself
Trump Card
TV · 1 ep
鲁豫有约一日行
TV · 1 ep
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Movie · as Lotus
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Marco Polo
TV · as Lotus · 10 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Chef Nic
TV · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Final Recipe
Movie · as Julia
Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie · as Soothsayer (voice)
The Lady
Movie · as Aung San Suu Kyi
Fucking Kassovitz
Movie · as Self
True Legend
Movie · as Dr. Yu
Reign of Assassins
Movie · as Zeng Jing
Rose, c'est Paris
Movie · as self
Strike Back
TV · as Mei Foster · 10 eps
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Movie · as Self / Narrator
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Movie · as Zi Yuan
Far North
Movie · as Saiva
Babylon A.D.
Movie · as Sister Rebeka
The Children of Huang Shi
Movie · as Mrs. Wang
Purple Mountain
Movie
Sunshine
Movie · as Corazon
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Fearless
Movie · as Miss Yang
Memoirs of a Geisha
Movie · as Mameha
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Silver Hawk
Movie · as Lulu Wong
Hong Kong Stories
Movie · as Self
The Touch
Movie · as Pak Yin Fay
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Movie · as Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
Bond Girls Are Forever
Movie · as Herself
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Movie · as Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Movie · as Yu Shu Lien
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Movie · as Self
A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh
Movie · as Self
Moonlight Express
Movie · as Michelle
Jackie Chan: My Story
Movie · as Self - 008
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Movie · as Self
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tomorrow Never Dies
Movie · as Wai Lin
The Soong Sisters
Movie · as Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
The Secrets of 007
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Stunt Woman
Movie · as Ah Kam
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wing Chun
Movie · as Yim Wing Chun
Wonder Seven
Movie · as Ying
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Movie · as Ah King
Tai-Chi Master
Movie · as Snow
Butterfly and Sword
Movie · as Lady Ko
The Heroic Trio
Movie · as Ching, The Invisible Woman
Supercop 2
Movie · as Jessica Yang Jian Wa
Holy Weapon
Movie · as Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Movie · as Ching, Invisible Woman
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Movie · as Captain Jessica Yang
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Magnificent Warriors
Movie · as Ming
Easy Money
Movie · as Michelle Yeung Ling
Royal Warriors
Movie · as Michelle Yip
Yes, Madam!
Movie · as Senior Inspector Ng
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Movie · as Judo Instructor
The Owl vs Bombo
Movie · as Ms. Yeung
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee · 2 eps