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Michelle Yeoh
13 FOLLOWERS • 52 CREDITS • AUG 6, 1962 • 62
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).
Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Oscars
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Daily Show
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Today
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Star Trek: Discovery
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Marvel Studios Assembled
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Golden Globe Awards
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Chef Nic
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The Ready Room
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Star Trek: Short Treks
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Fearless
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ARK: The Animated Series
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Marco Polo
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Despicable Me 4
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The Witcher: Blood Origin
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Avatar 5
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Avatar 4
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A Haunting in Venice
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
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Boss Level
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Kung Fu Panda 2
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
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The School for Good and Evil
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Avatar: The Way of Water
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The Tiger's Apprentice
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Gunpowder Milkshake
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
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Mechanic: Resurrection
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Sunshine
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Wicked
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Last Christmas
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Tomorrow Never Dies
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Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
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Crazy Rich Asians
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Police Story 3: Super Cop
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The Brothers Sun
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
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Reign of Assassins
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Star Trek: Section 31
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American Born Chinese
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Blade Runner 2099
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The Legend of Nezha
Production Credits
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