Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (or just Michelle Yeoh; born 6 August 1962) is a Chinese Malaysian actress of Chinese ancestry. She became famous by having a number of roles in 1990s Hong Kong action movies. She is best known for her role as Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies. Also, she played as Yu Shu Lien in the 2000 movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Her role in the 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, won her a Golden Globe Award[1] a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Michelle Yeoh

PSM, SPMP
楊紫瓊
Yeoh in 2017
Born
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng

(1962-08-06) August 6, 1962
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
EducationRoyal Academy of Dance (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouse(s)
Dickson Poon (m. 1988–1992)
Partner(s)Jean Todt (2004–present)
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杨紫琼
Traditional Chinese楊紫瓊

Career

Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant at age 20 in 1983. She also represented Malaysia at the Queen of the Pacific 1983 beauty pageant. The pageant was held in Australia. She won.

Yeoh started her career acting in martial arts and action movies. She did her own stunts.[2] In a few earlier movies, she was credited as Michelle Khan. She later wanted to use her real name.

Yeoh played the family matriarch Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich Asians in 2018.

She was a member of the jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999.[3]

Yeow was born in Ipoh, Malaysia.

References
  1. "Golden Globes 2023: Nominations List". Variety. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. "Michelle Yeoh Brings Kicks and Poise to Mummy". Reuters. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. "Berlinale-1999 Juries". The Berkin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
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