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Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

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).

Avatar 5

2031

as Dr. Karina Mogue

Avatar 4

2029

as Dr. Karina Mogue

Wicked Part Two

2025

as Madame Morrible

Star Trek: Section 31

2025

as Emperor Philippa Georgiou

Wicked

2024

as Madame Morrible

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

2024

as Self

The Bridge

2024

as Self

The Tiger's Apprentice

2024

as Loo (voice)

ARK: The Animated Series

2024

as Mei-Yin Li (voice)

The Brothers Sun

2024

as Eileen 'Mama' Sun

A Haunting in Venice

2023

as Joyce Reynolds

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

as Airazor (voice)

The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

2023

as Self

American Born Chinese

2023

as Guanyin Pusa

Making The Witcher: Blood Origin

2022

The Witcher: Blood Origin

2022

as Scían

Jean Todt, la méthode

2022

as Self

The School for Good and Evil

2022

as Professor Anemone

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

as Yuki (voice)

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

as Self

Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022

as Master Chow (voice)

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

as Evelyn Wang

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

as Ying Nan

Gunpowder Milkshake

2021

as Florence

Marvel Studios Assembled

2021

as Self

Boss Level

2021

as Dai Feng

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

2020

as Self

The Hidden Kingdoms of China

2020

as Narrator (voice)

Last Christmas

2019

as Santa

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

2018

as Tso Ngan Kwan

Star Trek: Short Treks

2018

as Philippa Georgiou

Crazy Rich Asians

2018

as Eleanor Sung-Young

My Legacy and I

2018

Star Trek: Discovery

2017

as Captain Philippa Georgiou

Star Trek: Discovery

2017

as Emperor Philippa Georgiou

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017

as Aleta Ogord

Morgan

2016

as Dr. Lui Cheng

Mechanic: Resurrection

2016

as Mei

Dragon Girls !

2016

as Herself

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016

as Yu Shu Lien

Trump Card

2016

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

2015

as Lotus

Marco Polo

2014

as Lotus

Chef Nic

2014

Final Recipe

2013

as Julia

The Lady

2011

as Aung San Suu Kyi

Fucking Kassovitz

2011

as Self

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

as The Soothsayer (voice)

Reign of Assassins

2010

as Zeng Jing

Rose, c'est Paris

2010

as self

Strike Back

2010

as Mei Foster

True Legend

2010

as Dr. Yu

Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh

2009

as Self / Narrator

Far North

2008

as Saiva

Babylon A.D.

2008

as Sister Rebeka

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

2008

as Zi Yuan

The Children of Huang Shi

2008

as Mrs. Wang

Purple Mountain

2008

Sunshine

2007

as Corazon

Fearless

2006

as Miss Yang

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

as Mameha

Silver Hawk

2004

as Lulu Wong

Hong Kong Stories

2003

as Self

Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Best Ever Bond

2002

as Wai Lin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bond Girls Are Forever

2002

as Wai Lin, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (archive footage)

The Touch

2002

as Pak Yin Fay

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

as Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

2001

as Self

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000

as Yu Shu Lien

Jackie Chan: My Stunts

1999

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Moonlight Express

1999

as Michelle

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

as Self - 008

Highly Classified: The World of 007

1998

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

as Wai Lin

The Secrets of 007

1997

as Self

The Soong Sisters

1997

as Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung

The Stunt Woman

1996

as Ah Kam

Top Fighter 2

1996

as Self (Archive Footage)

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple

1994

as Ah King

Wonder Seven

1994

as Ying

Wing Chun

1994

as Yim Wing Chun

Tai-Chi Master

1993

as Snow

Supercop 2

1993

as Jessica Yang Jian Wa

Executioners: The Heroic Trio 2

1993

as Sandy Ching, Invisible Girl

Holy Weapon

1993

as Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching

The Heroic Trio

1993

as Ching, The Invisible Woman

Butterfly and Sword

1993

as Lady Ko

Police Story 3: Super Cop

1992

as Captain Jessica Yang

Easy Money

1987

as Michelle Yeung Ling

Magnificent Warriors

1987

as Ming

Royal Warriors

1986

as Madam Michelle Yip

Yes, Madam!

1985

as Senior Inspector Ng

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

1985

as Judo Instructor

The Owl vs Bombo

1984

as Ms. Yeung

The Oscars

1953

as Self - Presenter

The Oscars

1953

as Self

The Mother

Lady R

as 申艳红

The Legend of Nezha

as Yin Rong (Lady Yin)

Rich People Problems

as Eleanor Sung-Young

Blade Runner 2099