Michelle Yeoh

Birthday:

08/06/1962

Place of birth:

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia:

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).



Credits

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