Michelle Yeoh
Acting
Born: August 6, 1962 (age 64) · Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Highest Rated
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
2017
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
Sunshine
2007
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
Crazy Rich Asians
2018
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
Photos (10)
Movies (61)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Aleta Ogord
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Ying Nan
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Airazor (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Master Chow (voice)
Wicked
Madame Morrible
Wicked: For Good
Madame Morrible
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Evelyn Wang
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Soothsayer (voice)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Yu Shu Lien
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Zi Yuan
Mechanic: Resurrection
Mei
A Haunting in Venice
Joyce Reynolds
Boss Level
Dai Feng
The Tiger's Apprentice
Loo (voice)
Tomorrow Never Dies
Wai Lin
Sunshine
Corazon
The School for Good and Evil
Professor Anemone
Crazy Rich Asians
Eleanor Young
Star Trek: Section 31
Philippa Georgiou
Gunpowder Milkshake
Florence
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mameha
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Captain Jessica Yang
Fearless
Miss Yang
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Tso Ngan Kwan
Babylon A.D.
Sister Rebeka
Last Christmas
Santa
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Yuki (voice)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Yu Shu Lien
Morgan
Dr. Lui Cheng
Reign of Assassins
Zeng Jing
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Judo Instructor
True Legend
Dr. Yu
Tai-Chi Master
Snow
Sandiwara
The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer
The Lady
Aung San Suu Kyi
Royal Warriors
Michelle Yip
Yes, Madam!
Senior Inspector Ng
Wing Chun
Yim Wing Chun
The Heroic Trio
Ching, The Invisible Woman
The Children of Huang Shi
Mrs. Wang
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Lotus
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Ching, Invisible Woman
Supercop 2
Jessica Yang Jian Wa
Magnificent Warriors
Ming
The Soong Sisters
Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Ah King
Far North
Saiva
It's My Time
Zhao Yanhong
Wonder Seven
Ying
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
Butterfly and Sword
Lady Ko
Moonlight Express
Michelle
The Owl vs Bombo
Ms. Yeung
The Touch
Pak Yin Fay
Silver Hawk
Lulu Wong
Final Recipe
Julia
The Stunt Woman
Ah Kam
Holy Weapon
Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Easy Money
Michelle Yeung Ling
The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Narrator (voice)
Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022
TV Shows (15)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
Captain Philippa Georgiou · 3 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
Emperor Philippa Georgiou · 21 eps
Trump Card
1 eps
Strike Back
Mei Foster · 10 eps
Marco Polo
Lotus · 10 eps
The Brothers Sun
Eileen 'Mama' Sun · 8 eps
鲁豫有约一日行
1 eps
Chef Nic
2 eps
American Born Chinese
Guanyin Pusa · 8 eps
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Scían · 4 eps
ARK: The Animated Series
Mei-Yin Li (voice) · 14 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
Philippa Georgiou · 1 eps
After Trek
2 eps
My Legacy and I
10 eps
Self / Appearances (43)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
The Ready Room
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
Dragon Girls!
Herself
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
Herself · 3 eps
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: My Story
Self - 008
Bond Girls Are Forever
Herself
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
The Bridge
Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Self
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Self
Rose, c'est Paris
self
Fucking Kassovitz
Self
Making Wicked
Self
Making Wicked: For Good
Self
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Self
Hong Kong Stories
Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
The Secrets of 007
Self
The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Self
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Self / Narrator
Jean Todt: The Method
Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Self
