Michelle Yeoh
Known for: Acting
Yeoh Choo Kheng PSM SPMP (Chinese: 楊紫瓊; born 6 August 1962), known professionally as Michelle Yeoh (/joʊ/), is a Malaysian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, Yeoh has appeared in projects encompassing a wide array of genres and received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action and martial arts films, where she performed her stunts. These roles included Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio, Tai Chi Master (both 1993), and Wing Chun (1994). After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained international recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's wuxia martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); the latter gained her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her Hollywood career progressed with roles in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). She continued to appear in Hong Kong and Chinese cinema, starring in True Legend (2010), Reign of Assassins (2010), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). In 2011, she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi in the British biographical film The Lady. Yeoh played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), as well as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the television series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020). Her voice acting work has included Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Minions: The Rise of Gru, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (both 2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), and The Tiger's Apprentice (2024). For her starring role as Evelyn Quan Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian to win the category, and the first Malaysian to win an Academy Award. She has since featured in the mystery film A Haunting in Venice (2023) and the musical fantasy film Wicked (2024). The film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time in 2008. In 1997, she was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World", and in 2009, the same magazine listed her as one of the "35 All-Time Screen Beauties". In 2022, Time named her one of the world's 100 most influential people on its annual listicle and its Icon of the Year. In 2024, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Yeoh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest
2005
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Trump Card
2016
Series
Star Trek: Discovery
Captain Philippa Georgiou
2017
Series
Star Trek: Discovery
Emperor Philippa Georgiou
2017
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Film
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Evelyn Wang
2022
Series
Marco Polo
Lotus
2014
Film
Wicked
Madame Morrible
2024
Series
Strike Back
Mei Foster
2010
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Aleta Ogord
2017
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Airazor (voice)
2023
Series
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Film
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Ying Nan
2021
Film
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Soothsayer (voice)
2011
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Master Chow (voice)
2022
Series
The Ready Room
Self
2019
Film
Wicked: For Good
Madame Morrible
2025
Film
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Zi Yuan
2008
Series
Chef Nic
2014
Film
Mechanic: Resurrection
Mei
2016
Series
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self
2021
Series
The Brothers Sun
Eileen 'Mama' Sun
2024
Film
Boss Level
Dai Feng
2021
Film
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Captain Jessica Yang
1992
Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Yu Shu Lien
2000
Film
Tomorrow Never Dies
Wai Lin
1997
Film
The School for Good and Evil
Professor Anemone
2022
Film
Sunshine
Corazon
2007
Film
Avatar 4
Dr. Karina Mogue
2029
Series
American Born Chinese
Guanyin Pusa
2023
Series
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Scían
2022
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Mei-Yin Li (voice)
2024
Series
Star Trek: Short Treks
Philippa Georgiou
2018
Film
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mameha
2005
Film
Crazy Rich Asians
Eleanor Young
2018
Film
A Haunting in Venice
Joyce Reynolds
2023
Film
Fearless
Miss Yang
2006
Film
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Judo Instructor
1985
Film
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Tso Ngan Kwan
2018
Film
Babylon A.D.
Sister Rebeka
2008
Film
True Legend
Dr. Yu
2010
Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Yu Shu Lien
2016
Film
Morgan
Dr. Lui Cheng
2016
Film
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Yuki (voice)
2022
Film
Gunpowder Milkshake
Florence
2021
Film
Last Christmas
Santa
2019
Film
Yes, Madam!
Senior Inspector Ng
1985
Film
Reign of Assassins
Zeng Jing
2010
Film
Avatar 5
Dr. Karina Mogue
2031
Film
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Ah King
1994
Film
Tai-Chi Master
Snow
1993
Film
The Tiger's Apprentice
Loo (voice)
2024
Film
Star Trek: Section 31
Philippa Georgiou
2025
Film
Royal Warriors
Michelle Yip
1986
Film
Wing Chun
Yim Wing Chun
1994
Film
Silver Hawk
Lulu Wong
2004
Film
Jackie Chan: My Story
Self - 008
1998
Blade Runner 2099
Olwen
Film
Supercop 2
Jessica Yang Jian Wa
1993
Film
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Ching, Invisible Woman
1993
Film
The Heroic Trio
Ching, The Invisible Woman
1993
Film
The Lady
Aung San Suu Kyi
2011
Series
My Legacy and I
2018
Film
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Touch
Pak Yin Fay
2002
Film
Moonlight Express
Michelle
1999
Film
The Stunt Woman
Ah Kam
1996
Series
After Trek
2017
Film
The Soong Sisters
Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
1997
Film
Holy Weapon
Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
1993
Film
Dragon Girls!
Herself
2016
Film
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
2025
Series
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
Herself
2025
Film
The Children of Huang Shi
Mrs. Wang
2008
Film
Sandiwara
The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer
2026
Film
The Owl vs Bombo
Ms. Yeung
1984
Film
Butterfly and Sword
Lady Ko
1993
Film
Magnificent Warriors
Ming
1987
Film
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
2024
Film
Wonder Seven
Ying
1994
Film
Final Recipe
Julia
2013
Film
The Legend of Nezha
Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
Film
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
2002
Film
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Lotus
2015
Film
Easy Money
Michelle Yeung Ling
1987
Film
Rose, c'est Paris
self
2010
Film
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Self
2000
Film
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Self
2020
Film
Lady R
赵艳红
Film
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
2025
Film
Making Wicked
Self
2024
Film
Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022
Film
Far North
Saiva
2008
Film
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
2022
Film
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
1998
Film
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Self
2001
Hong Kong Stories
Self
2003
Film
The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Self
2023
Film
Making Wicked: For Good
Self
2025
The Surgeon
Film
The Bridge
Self
2024
Film
The Secrets of 007
Self
1997
Film
Fucking Kassovitz
Self
2011
Film
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Self / Narrator
2009
Film
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Self
2025
Purple Mountain
2008
Film
Jean Todt: The Method
Self
2022
Film
The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Narrator (voice)
2020
The Mother
A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh
Self
2000