1962-08-06 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
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 (2023).
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Avatar 5 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2031-12-18 |
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Avatar 4 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2029-12-20 |
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Wicked Part 2 | Madame Morrible | 2025-11-26 |
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Avatar 3 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2025-12-17 |
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Wicked Part 1 | Madame Morrible | 2024-11-27 |
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The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation | Self | 2023-05-26 |
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凝聚眾人．直奔未來 | (archived footage) | 2023-11-25 |
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A Haunting in Venice | Joyce Reynolds | 2023-09-13 |
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Airazor (voice) | 2023-06-06 |
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Yuki (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
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The School for Good and Evil | Professor Anemone | 2022-10-19 |
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Jean Todt, la méthode | Self | 2022-11-13 |
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Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Wang | 2022-03-24 |
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Making The Witcher: Blood Origin | 2022-12-25 | |
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Minions: The Rise of Gru | Master Chow (voice) | 2022-06-29 |
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Gunpowder Milkshake | Florence | 2021-07-14 |
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Ying Nan | 2021-09-01 |
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Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | 2020-09-19 | |
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Boss Level | Dai Feng | 2020-02-11 |
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The Hidden Kingdoms of China | Narrator (voice) | 2020-02-22 |
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Last Christmas | Santa | 2019-11-07 |
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
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Crazy Rich Asians | Eleanor Sung-Young | 2018-08-15 |
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葉問外傳：張天志 | Tso Ngan Kwan | 2018-12-20 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Aleta Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
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Morgan | Dr. Lui Cheng | 2016-09-01 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Yu Shu Lien | 2016-02-18 |
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Mechanic: Resurrection | Mei | 2016-08-25 |
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Dragon Girls ! Les amazones de la pop culture asiatique | Herself | 2016-07-03 |
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Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes | Lotus | 2015-12-26 |
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Final Recipe | Julia | 2013-10-10 |
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Fucking Kassovitz | Self | 2011-11-16 |
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The Lady | Aung San Suu Kyi | 2011-11-30 |
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Kung Fu Panda 2 | The Soothsayer (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
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苏乞儿 | Sister Yu | 2010-02-09 |
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Rose, c'est Paris | self | 2010-05-05 |
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剑雨 | Zeng Jing | 2010-09-01 |
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Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh | Self / Narrator | 2009-12-09 |
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黃石的孩子 | Mrs. Wang | 2008-04-03 |
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Far North | Saiva | 2008-04-08 |
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | 2008-07-01 |
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Babylon A.D. | Sister Rebeka | 2008-08-20 |
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Purple Mountain | 2008-01-01 | |
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Sunshine | Corazon | 2007-04-05 |
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霍元甲 | Miss Yang | 2006-01-26 |
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Memoirs of a Geisha | Mameha | 2005-12-06 |
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飞鹰 | Lulu Wong | 2004-01-15 |
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Hong Kong Stories | Herself | 2003-01-01 |
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Best Ever Bond | Wai Lin (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-22 |
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Bond Girls Are Forever | Herself | 2002-11-06 |
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
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Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Herself | 2002-12-10 |
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The Touch | Pak Yin Fay | 2002-08-01 |
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Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong | Herself | 2001-10-01 |
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卧虎藏龍 | Yu Shu Lien | 2000-07-06 |
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星月童話 | Michelle | 1999-01-01 |
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Highly Classified: The World of 007 | 1998-01-01 | |
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成龍的傳奇 | Herself | 1998-07-17 |
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self (archive footage) | 1998-08-18 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | Wai Lin | 1997-12-11 |
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The Secrets of 007 | 1997-12-04 | |
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宋家皇朝 | Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung | 1997-05-01 |
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Top Fighter 2 | Self (Archive Footage) | 1996-09-10 |
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阿金 | Ah Kam | 1996-10-10 |
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Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Herself (archive footage) | 1996-08-30 |
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笑林小子2：新烏龍院 | Ah King | 1994-12-04 |
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7金剛 | Ying | 1994-04-01 |
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Wing Chun | Yim Wing Chun | 1994-03-24 |
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超級警察2 | Jessica Yang Jian Wa | 1993-10-21 |
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新流星蝴蝶劍 | Lady Ko | 1993-01-16 |
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現代豪俠傳 | Ching / Invisible Girl | 1993-09-30 |
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太极张三丰 | Qiu Xue / Falling Snow | 1993-11-18 |
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東方三俠 | Ching / Invisible Girl | 1993-02-12 |
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武俠七公主之天劍絕刀 | Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching | 1993-06-03 |
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警察故事 III：超級警察 | INTERPOL Insp. Yang Chien Hua / Hannah Lin | 1992-07-04 |
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中華戰士 | Ming | 1987-04-16 |
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通天大盜 | Michelle Yeung Ling | 1987-08-20 |
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皇家戰士 | Madam Michelle Yip | 1986-06-26 |
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皇家師姐 | Senior Inspector Ng | 1985-11-20 |
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夏日福星 | Judo Instructor | 1985-08-15 |
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貓頭鷹與小飛象 | Ms. Yeung | 1984-12-12 |
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The Tiger's Apprentice | Mrs. Lee (voice) | |
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Star Trek: Section 31 | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | |
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Rich People Problems | Eleanor Sung-Young | |
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大闹东海 | Yin Rong (Lady Yin) |
