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).
Acted in
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
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
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