1962-08-06 ( 62 years old ) in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; August 6, 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).
Movies
Avatar 5
2031-12-17
Avatar 4
2029-12-19
Wicked: For Good
2025-11-19
Star Trek: Section 31
2025-01-15
Wicked
2024-11-20
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024-11-16
The Bridge
2024-05-27
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024-02-16
A Haunting in Venice
2023-09-13
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023-06-06
Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022-12-25
Jean Todt, la méthode
2022-11-13
The School for Good and Evil
2022-10-19
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022-07-14
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022-06-29
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022-03-24
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021-09-01
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021-07-14
Boss Level
2021-02-19
The Hidden Kingdoms of China
2020-02-22
Last Christmas
2019-11-07
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018-12-20
Crazy Rich Asians
2018-08-15
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017-04-19
Morgan
2016-09-01
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016-08-25
Dragon Girls !
2016-07-03
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
2015-12-26
Final Recipe
2013-10-10
The Lady
2011-11-30
Fucking Kassovitz
2011-11-16
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011-05-25
Reign of Assassins
2010-09-01
Rose, c'est Paris
2010-05-05
True Legend
2010-02-09
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
2009-12-09
Far North
2008-10-09
Babylon A.D.
2008-08-20
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008-07-01
The Children of Huang Shi
2008-04-03
Purple Mountain
2008-01-01
Sunshine
2007-04-05
Fearless
2006-01-26
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06
Silver Hawk
2004-01-15
Hong Kong Stories
2003-01-01
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
2002-12-10
Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22
Bond Girls Are Forever
2002-11-06
The Touch
2002-08-01
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001-10-01
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000-07-06
Moonlight Express
1999-04-01
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999-03-30
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998-01-01
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997-12-11
The Secrets of 007
1997-12-04
The Soong Sisters
1997-05-01
The Stunt Woman
1996-10-10
Top Fighter 2
1996-09-10
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996-08-30
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
1994-12-04
Wonder Seven
1994-04-01
Wing Chun
1994-03-24
Tai-Chi Master
1993-11-18
Supercop 2
1993-10-21
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993-09-30
Holy Weapon
1993-06-03
The Heroic Trio
1993-02-12
Butterfly and Sword
1993-01-16
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992-07-04
Easy Money
1987-08-20
Magnificent Warriors
1987-04-16
Royal Warriors
1986-06-26
Yes, Madam!
1985-11-30
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
1985-08-15
The Owl vs Bombo
1984-12-12
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