Michelle Yeoh

Acting · Born 1962-08-06 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as Yu Shu Lien
• Sunshine as Corazon
• Tai-Chi Master as Snow
• Kung Fu Panda 2 as The Soothsayer (voice)
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Airazor (voice)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Aleta Ogord
• Crazy Rich Asians as Eleanor Young
• Everything Everywhere All at Once as Evelyn Wang
• Last Christmas as Santa
• Minions: The Rise of Gru as Master Chow (voice)

TV

• Today as Self
• The Ready Room as Self
• ARK: The Animated Series as Mei-Yin Li (voice)
• The Witcher: Blood Origin as Scían
• Marco Polo as Lotus
• The Brothers Sun as Eileen 'Mama' Sun
• Marvel Studios Assembled as Self
• Strike Back as Mei Foster
• American Born Chinese as Guanyin Pusa
• The View as Self - Guest