Michelle Yeoh
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).
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- Born:
- Aug 6, 1962 In Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 122
- First Appeared:
- In the series Golden Globe Awards 1944-01-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Avatar 5 2031-12-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Avatar 5 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2031-12-17 |
| Movie | Avatar 4 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2029-12-19 |
| Series | Blade Runner 2099 | Olwen | 2026 |
| Movie | Lady R | 申艳红 | 2026 |
| Movie | The Surgeon | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | Rich People Problems | Eleanor Sung-Young | 2026 |
| Movie | The Legend of Nezha | Yin Rong (Lady Yin) | 2026 |
| Movie | The Mother | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Section 31 | Philippa Georgiou | 2025-01-15 |
| Movie | Wicked: For Good | Madame Morrible | 2025-11-19 |
| Movie | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2025-12-17 |
| Movie | The Tiger's Apprentice | Loo (voice) | 2024-02-16 |
| Series | ARK: The Animated Series | Mei-Yin Li (voice) | 2024-03-21 |
| Series | The Brothers Sun | Eileen 'Mama' Sun | 2024-01-04 |
| Movie | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | Self | 2024-11-16 |
| Movie | The Bridge | Self | 2024-05-27 |
| Movie | Wicked | Madame Morrible | 2024-11-20 |
| Movie | Making Wicked | Self | 2024-12-31 |
| Series | American Born Chinese | Guanyin Pusa | 2023-05-24 |
| Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Aleta Ogord | 2023-05-03 |
| Movie | The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation | Self | 2023-05-26 |
| Movie | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Airazor (voice) | 2023-06-06 |
| Movie | A Haunting in Venice | Joyce Reynolds | 2023-09-13 |
| Movie | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Yuki (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
| Movie | The School for Good and Evil | Professor Anemone | 2022-10-19 |
| Movie | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Wang | 2022-03-24 |
| Movie | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Master Chow (voice) | 2022-06-29 |
| Movie | Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once | Self | 2022-07-05 |
| Movie | Jean Todt: The Method | Self | 2022-11-13 |
| Movie | Making The Witcher: Blood Origin | Unknown | 2022-12-25 |
| Series | The Witcher: Blood Origin | Scían | 2022-12-25 |
| Movie | Avatar: The Way of Water | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2022-12-14 |
| Series | Marvel Studios Assembled | Self | 2021-03-12 |
| Movie | Boss Level | Dai Feng | 2021-02-19 |
| Movie | Gunpowder Milkshake | Florence | 2021-07-14 |
| Movie | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Ying Nan | 2021-09-01 |
| Movie | The Hidden Kingdoms of China | Narrator (voice) | 2020-02-22 |
| Movie | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Self | 2020-09-19 |
| Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
| Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
| Movie | Last Christmas | Santa | 2019-11-07 |
| Series | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Unknown | 2019-09-09 |
| Movie | Crazy Rich Asians | Eleanor Young | 2018-08-15 |
| Series | My Legacy and I | Unknown | 2018-06-12 |
| Series | Star Trek: Short Treks | Philippa Georgiou | 2018-10-03 |
| Movie | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Tso Ngan Kwan | 2018-12-20 |
| Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Aleta Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
| Series | Star Trek: Discovery | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | 2017-09-24 |
| Series | Trump Card | Unknown | 2016-01-29 |
| Movie | Dragon Girls! | Herself | 2016-07-03 |
| Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Yu Shu Lien | 2016-02-18 |
| Movie | Morgan | Dr. Lui Cheng | 2016-09-01 |
| Series | 鲁豫有约一日行 | Unknown | 2016-08-26 |
| Movie | Mechanic: Resurrection | Mei | 2016-08-25 |
| Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
| Movie | Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes | Lotus | 2015-12-26 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
| Series | Chef Nic | Unknown | 2014-07-12 |
| Series | Marco Polo | Lotus | 2014-12-12 |
| Series | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014-12-21 |
| Movie | Final Recipe | Julia | 2013-10-10 |
| Movie | The Lady | Aung San Suu Kyi | 2011-11-30 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | The Soothsayer (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
| Movie | Fucking Kassovitz | Self | 2011-11-16 |
| Movie | True Legend | Dr. Yu | 2010-02-09 |
| Movie | Rose, c'est Paris | self | 2010-05-05 |
| Movie | Reign of Assassins | Zeng Jing | 2010-09-01 |
| Series | Strike Back | Mei Foster | 2010-05-05 |
| Movie | Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh | Self / Narrator | 2009-12-09 |
| Movie | Purple Mountain | Unknown | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Far North | Saiva | 2008-10-09 |
| Movie | The Children of Huang Shi | Mrs. Wang | 2008-04-03 |
| Movie | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | 2008-07-01 |
| Movie | Babylon A.D. | Sister Rebeka | 2008-08-20 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | Sunshine | Corazon | 2007-04-05 |
| Movie | Fearless | Miss Yang | 2006-01-26 |
| Movie | Memoirs of a Geisha | Mameha | 2005-12-06 |
| Movie | Silver Hawk | Lulu Wong | 2004-01-15 |
| Movie | Hong Kong Stories | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | The Touch | Pak Yin Fay | 2002-08-01 |
| Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Master Juliet (voice) | 2002-07-03 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Self (archive footage) | 2002-12-10 |
| Movie | Best Ever Bond | Wai Lin (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-22 |
| Movie | Bond Girls Are Forever | Wai Lin, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (archive footage) | 2002-11-06 |
| Movie | Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong | Self | 2001-10-01 |
| Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Yu Shu Lien | 2000-07-06 |
| Movie | Moonlight Express | Michelle | 1999-04-01 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1999-03-30 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self - 008 | 1998-07-17 |
| Movie | Highly Classified: The World of 007 | Unknown | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self (archive footage) | 1998-08-18 |
| Series | Vivement dimanche | Self | 1998-09-20 |
| Movie | The Soong Sisters | Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung | 1997-05-01 |
| Series | The View | Self - Guest | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Tomorrow Never Dies | Wai Lin | 1997-12-11 |
| Movie | The Secrets of 007 | Self | 1997-12-04 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996-06-10 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self (archive footage) | 1996-08-30 |
| Movie | The Stunt Woman | Ah Kam | 1996-10-10 |
| Movie | Top Fighter 2 | Self (Archive Footage) | 1996-09-10 |
| Movie | Wing Chun | Yim Wing Chun | 1994-03-24 |
| Movie | Wonder Seven | Ying | 1994-04-01 |
| Movie | Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple | Ah King | 1994-12-04 |
| Movie | The Heroic Trio | Ching, The Invisible Woman | 1993-02-12 |
| Movie | Butterfly and Sword | Lady Ko | 1993-01-16 |
| Movie | Holy Weapon | Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching | 1993-06-03 |
| Movie | Supercop 2 | Jessica Yang Jian Wa | 1993-10-21 |
| Movie | Tai-Chi Master | Snow | 1993-11-18 |
| Movie | Heroic Trio 2: Executioners | Ching, The Invisible Woman | 1993-09-30 |
| Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Captain Jessica Yang | 1992-07-04 |
| Movie | Magnificent Warriors | Ming | 1987-04-16 |
| Movie | Easy Money | Michelle Yeung Ling | 1987-08-20 |
| Movie | Royal Warriors | Madam Michelle Yip | 1986-06-26 |
| Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars | Judo Instructor | 1985-08-15 |
| Movie | Yes, Madam! | Senior Inspector Ng | 1985-11-30 |
| Movie | The Owl vs Bombo | Ms. Yeung | 1984-12-12 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | Today | Self | 1952-01-14 |
| Series | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 1944-01-20 |