Michelle Yeoh
Acting • Born 1962-08-06
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 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
125 credits
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Movie • 2000
Yu Shu Lien
Sunshine
Movie • 2007
Corazon
Tomorrow Never Dies
Movie • 1997
Wai Lin
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Movie • 2008
Zi Yuan
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Movie • 1992
Captain Jessica Yang
Tai-Chi Master
Movie • 1993
Snow
Far North
Movie • 2008
Saiva
The Touch
Movie • 2002
Pak Yin Fay
Wing Chun
Movie • 1994
Yim Wing Chun
Babylon A.D.
Movie • 2008
Sister Rebeka
The Children of Huang Shi
Movie • 2008
Mrs. Wang
Butterfly and Sword
Movie • 1993
Lady Ko
Silver Hawk
Movie • 2004
Lulu Wong
The Soong Sisters
Movie • 1997
Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung
True Legend
Movie • 2010
Dr. Yu
The Heroic Trio
Movie • 1993
Ching, The Invisible Woman
Magnificent Warriors
Movie • 1987
Ming
Reign of Assassins
Movie • 2010
Zeng Jing
Royal Warriors
Movie • 1986
Michelle Yip
Moonlight Express
Movie • 1999
Michelle
Jackie Chan: My Story
Movie • 1998
Self - 008
Supercop 2
Movie • 1993
Jessica Yang Jian Wa
Star Trek: Section 31
Movie • 2025
Philippa Georgiou
Wonder Seven
Movie • 1994
Ying
Yes, Madam!
Movie • 1985
Senior Inspector Ng
Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie • 2011
The Soothsayer (voice)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Movie • 2002
Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
Holy Weapon
Movie • 1993
Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Movie • 1993
Ching, Invisible Woman
The Lady
Movie • 2011
Aung San Suu Kyi
The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Movie • 2020
Narrator (voice)
The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Movie • 2023
Self
The Stunt Woman
Movie • 1996
Ah Kam
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Movie • 2015
Lotus
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The Owl vs Bombo
Movie • 1984
Ms. Yeung
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Movie • 2009
Self / Narrator
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Movie • 1994
Ah King
Easy Money
Movie • 1987
Michelle Yeung Ling
Rose, c'est Paris
Movie • 2010
self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Movie • 2016
Yu Shu Lien
Hong Kong Stories
Movie • 2003
Self
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Movie • 1985
Judo Instructor
A Haunting in Venice
Movie • 2023
Joyce Reynolds
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Movie • 2023
Airazor (voice)
Mechanic: Resurrection
Movie • 2016
Mei
Jean Todt: The Method
Movie • 2022
Self
The Mother
Movie
Lady R
Movie
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Movie • 2022
Self
Wicked: For Good
Movie • 2025
Madame Morrible
Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
Movie • 2022
Purple Mountain
Movie • 2008
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie • 2024
Self
Morgan
Movie • 2016
Dr. Lui Cheng
The Bridge
Movie • 2024
Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Movie • 2022
Yuki (voice)
Final Recipe
Movie • 2013
Julia
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Movie • 2018
Tso Ngan Kwan
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie • 2017
Aleta Ogord
Crazy Rich Asians
Movie • 2018
Eleanor Young
The Legend of Nezha
Movie
Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
Fucking Kassovitz
Movie • 2011
Self
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Movie • 2022
Evelyn Wang
Dragon Girls!
Movie • 2016
Herself
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie • 2021
Florence
Last Christmas
Movie • 2019
Santa
Boss Level
Movie • 2021
Dai Feng
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Movie • 2001
Self
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Movie • 2022
Master Chow (voice)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Movie • 2021
Ying Nan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Movie • 2005
Mameha
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Movie • 2020
Self
The Tiger's Apprentice
Movie • 2024
Loo (voice)
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Movie • 1998
Self
The Secrets of 007
Movie • 1997
Self
Fearless
Movie • 2006
Miss Yang
The School for Good and Evil
Movie • 2022
Professor Anemone
Avatar 4
Movie • 2029
Dr. Karina Mogue
Avatar 5
Movie • 2031
Dr. Karina Mogue
Wicked
Movie • 2024
Madame Morrible
Making Wicked
Movie • 2024
Self
The Surgeon
Movie
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Movie • 2025
Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Movie • 2000
Self
A Conversation with Michelle Yeoh
Movie • 2000
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie • 2025
Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Movie • 2025
Self
Sandiwara
Movie • 2026
The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer
Making Wicked: For Good
Movie • 2025
Self
Today
TV • 1952
Self
The Ready Room
TV • 2019
Self
ARK: The Animated Series
TV • 2024
Mei-Yin Li (voice)
The Witcher: Blood Origin
TV • 2022
Scían
My Legacy and I
TV • 2018
Marco Polo
TV • 2014
Lotus
The Brothers Sun
TV • 2024
Eileen 'Mama' Sun
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV • 2021
Self
Strike Back
TV • 2010
Mei Foster
American Born Chinese
TV • 2023
Guanyin Pusa
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Star Trek: Discovery
TV • 2017
Captain Philippa Georgiou
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
Star Trek: Short Treks
TV • 2018
Philippa Georgiou
Blade Runner 2099
TV
Olwen
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Trump Card
TV • 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
鲁豫有约一日行
TV • 2016
Chef Nic
TV • 2014
Star Trek: Discovery
TV • 2017
Emperor Philippa Georgiou
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
After Trek
TV • 2017