
Michelle Yeoh
Compleanno: 1962-08-06
Luogo di nascita: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Biografia: 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
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Thriller

Tai-Chi Master, 1993
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Commedia
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Thriller

Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
Avventura
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Thriller

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000
Avventura
Drammatico
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Romantico

Memoirs of a Geisha, 2005
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Romantico
Storico

Fearless, 2006
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Sunshine, 2007
Drammatico
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Thriller

Babylon A.D., 2008
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Avventura
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Thriller

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, 2008
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Fantasy

Reign of Assassins, 2010
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Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011
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The Lady, 2011
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Mechanic: Resurrection, 2016
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Thriller

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, 2016
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Morgan, 2016
Horror
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Thriller

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017
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Avventura
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Crazy Rich Asians, 2018
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Romantico

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, 2018
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Drammatico

Last Christmas, 2019
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Romantico

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

Boss Level, 2021
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Thriller

Gunpowder Milkshake, 2021
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Thriller

Minions: The Rise of Gru, 2022
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022
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The School for Good and Evil, 2022
Fantasy
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, 2022
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023
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Avventura
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A Haunting in Venice, 2023
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Thriller
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