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  • BIRTH 06/08/1962
  • Country Malaysia
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 60
  • SCRIPT 1
  • PRODUCTION 3

Michelle Yeoh

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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).

Michelle Yeoh

Shows (18)

The Brothers Sun
The Brothers Sun
Eileen 'Mama' Sun
The Witcher: Blood Origin
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Scían
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery
Captain Philippa Georgiou / Emperor Philippa Georgiou
Marco Polo (2014)
Marco Polo (2014)
Lotus
Strike Back
Strike Back
Mei Foster
ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Mei-Yin Li (voice)
Marvel Studios: Assembled
Marvel Studios: Assembled
Self
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese
Guanyin
Star Trek: Short Treks
Star Trek: Short Treks
Philippa Georgiou
The View
The View
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self / Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Ready Room
The Ready Room
Self
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self
Today
Today
Self

Movies (60)

Wicked
Wicked
Madame Morrible
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Airazor (voice)
Star Trek: Section 31
Star Trek: Section 31
Philippa Georgiou
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Evelyn Wang
A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice
Joyce Reynolds
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good
Madame Morrible
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Ying Nan
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Soothsayer (voice)
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
Santa
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Master Chow (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mameha
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Wai Lin
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
Eleanor Young
Mechanic: Resurrection
Mechanic: Resurrection
Mei
Avatar 4
Avatar 4
Dr. Karina Mogue
Sunshine
Sunshine
Corazon
Avatar 5
Avatar 5
Dr. Karina Mogue
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Zi Yuan
Boss Level
Boss Level
Dai Feng
卧虎藏龍
卧虎藏龍
Yu Shu Lien
Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake
Florence
Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D.
Sister Rebeka
The Tiger's Apprentice
The Tiger's Apprentice
Loo (voice)
Morgan
Morgan
Dr. Lui Cheng
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of…
Yu Shu Lien
葉問外傳:張天志
葉問外傳:張天志
Tso Ngan Kwan
The Lady
The Lady
Aung San Suu Kyi
成龍的傳奇
成龍的傳奇
Self - 008
苏乞儿
苏乞儿
Dr. Yu
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Lotus
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Yuki (voice)
警察故事 III:超級警察
警察故事 III:超級警察
Captain Jessica Yang
夏日福星
夏日福星
Judo Instructor
成龍的特技
成龍的特技
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean Todt, la méthode
Jean Todt, la méthode
Self
黃石的孩子
黃石的孩子
Mrs. Wang
大闹东海
大闹东海
Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
7金剛
7金剛
Ying
Bond Girls Are Forever
Bond Girls Are Forever
Wai Lin, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (archive footage)
Rich People Problems
Rich People Problems
Eleanor Sung-Young
新流星蝴蝶劍
新流星蝴蝶劍
Lady Ko
Dragon Girls ! Les amazones de la pop culture asiatique
Dragon Girls ! Les amazones de la pop…
Herself
Wing Chun
Wing Chun
Yim Wing Chun
太极张三丰
太极张三丰
Snow
剑雨
剑雨
Zeng Jing
東方三俠
東方三俠
Ching, The Invisible Woman
皇家師姐
皇家師姐
Senior Inspector Ng
武俠七公主之天劍絕刀
武俠七公主之天劍絕刀
Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
The Touch
The Touch
Pak Yin Fay
Final Recipe
Final Recipe
Julia
阿金
阿金
Ah Kam
皇家戰士
皇家戰士
Madam Michelle Yip
笑林小子2:新烏龍院
笑林小子2:新烏龍院
Ah King
Fucking Kassovitz
Fucking Kassovitz
Self
中華戰士
中華戰士
Ming
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
超級計劃
超級計劃
Jessica Yang Jian Wa
宋家皇朝
宋家皇朝
Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
現代豪俠傳
現代豪俠傳
Sandy Ching, Invisible Girl
Far North
Far North
Saiva

Script

The Touch
The Touch

Production (3)

Star Trek: Section 31
Star Trek: Section 31
The Touch
The Touch
Final Recipe
Final Recipe