
Michelle Yeoh
Birthday: 1962-08-06
Place of Birth: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Biography: 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).

Police Story 3: Super Cop, 1992
Action
Detective
Thriller

Tai-Chi Master, 1993
Action
Comedy
Drama
Thriller

Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
Adventure
Action
Thriller

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000
Adventure
Drama
Action
Romance

Memoirs of a Geisha, 2005
Drama
Romance
Historical

Fearless, 2006
Drama
Action

Sunshine, 2007
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Babylon A.D., 2008
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, 2008
Adventure
Action
Fantasy

Reign of Assassins, 2010
Action
Adventure

Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011
Animation
Comedy

The Lady, 2011
Drama

Mechanic: Resurrection, 2016
Action
Detective
Thriller

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, 2016
Action
Adventure
Drama

Morgan, 2016
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Action

Crazy Rich Asians, 2018
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, 2018
Action
Detective
Drama

Last Christmas, 2019
Comedy
Romance

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, 2021
Action
Adventure
Fantasy

Boss Level, 2021
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Gunpowder Milkshake, 2021
Action
Detective
Thriller

Minions: The Rise of Gru, 2022
Animation
Comedy

Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

The School for Good and Evil, 2022
Fantasy
Comedy
Adventure
Drama

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, 2022
Animation
Action
Adventure
Comedy

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

A Haunting in Venice, 2023
Mystery
Thriller
Detective