Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; August 6, 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).
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Filmography
| Movie | Avatar 5 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2031-12-17 |
| Movie | Avatar 4 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2029-12-19 |
| Movie | Rich People Problems | Eleanor Sung-Young | 2026 |
| Movie | The Legend of Nezha | Yin Rong (Lady Yin) | 2026 |
| Movie | Wicked: For Good | Madame Morrible | 2025-11-19 |
| Movie | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2025-12-17 |
| Movie | Wicked | Madame Morrible | 2024-11-20 |
| Movie | The Tiger's Apprentice | Loo (voice) | 2024-02-16 |
| Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Aleta Ogord | 2023-05-03 |
| Movie | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Master Chow (voice) | 2022-06-29 |
| Movie | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Yuki (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
| Movie | Avatar: The Way of Water | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2022-12-14 |
| Movie | Boss Level | Dai Feng | 2021-02-19 |
| Movie | Gunpowder Milkshake | Florence | 2021-07-14 |
| Movie | The Hidden Kingdoms of China | Narrator (voice) | 2020-02-22 |
| Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
| Movie | Crazy Rich Asians | Eleanor Young | 2018-08-15 |
| Movie | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Tso Ngan Kwan | 2018-12-20 |
| Series | Star Trek: Discovery | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | 2017-09-24 |
| Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Aleta Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
| Series | Trump Card | Unknown | 2016-01-29 |
| Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Yu Shu Lien | 2016-02-18 |
| Movie | Morgan | Dr. Lui Cheng | 2016-09-01 |
| Movie | Dragon Girls! | Herself | 2016-07-03 |
| Movie | Mechanic: Resurrection | Mei | 2016-08-25 |
| Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
| Movie | Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes | Lotus | 2015-12-26 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
| Movie | Final Recipe | Julia | 2013-10-10 |
| Movie | The Lady | Aung San Suu Kyi | 2011-11-30 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | The Soothsayer (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
| Movie | Fucking Kassovitz | Self | 2011-11-16 |
| Movie | True Legend | Dr. Yu | 2010-02-09 |
| Movie | Rose, c'est Paris | self | 2010-05-05 |
| Movie | Reign of Assassins | Zeng Jing | 2010-09-01 |
| Series | Strike Back | Mei Foster | 2010-05-05 |
| Movie | Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh | Self / Narrator | 2009-12-09 |
| Movie | The Children of Huang Shi | Mrs. Wang | 2008-04-03 |
| Movie | Purple Mountain | Unknown | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Babylon A.D. | Sister Rebeka | 2008-08-20 |
| Movie | Far North | Saiva | 2008-10-09 |
| Movie | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | 2008-07-01 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | Sunshine | Corazon | 2007-04-05 |
| Movie | Fearless | Miss Yang | 2006-01-26 |
| Movie | Memoirs of a Geisha | Mameha | 2005-12-06 |
| Movie | Silver Hawk | Lulu Wong | 2004-01-15 |
| Movie | Hong Kong Stories | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | The Touch | Pak Yin Fay | 2002-08-01 |
| Movie | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Master Juliet (voice) | 2002-07-03 |
| Movie | Bond Girls Are Forever | Wai Lin, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (archive footage) | 2002-11-06 |
| Movie | Best Ever Bond | Wai Lin (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-22 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Self (archive footage) | 2002-12-10 |
| Movie | Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong | Self | 2001-10-01 |
| Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Yu Shu Lien | 2000-07-06 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1999-03-30 |
| Movie | Moonlight Express | Michelle | 1999-04-01 |
| Movie | Highly Classified: The World of 007 | Unknown | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self - 008 | 1998-07-17 |
| Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self (archive footage) | 1998-08-18 |
| Series | The View | Self - Guest | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | The Soong Sisters | Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung | 1997-05-01 |
| Movie | The Secrets of 007 | Self | 1997-12-04 |
| Movie | Tomorrow Never Dies | Wai Lin | 1997-12-11 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self (archive footage) | 1996-08-30 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996-06-10 |
| Movie | Top Fighter 2 | Self (Archive Footage) | 1996-09-10 |
| Movie | The Stunt Woman | Ah Kam | 1996-10-10 |
| Movie | Wing Chun | Yim Wing Chun | 1994-03-24 |
| Movie | Wonder Seven | Ying | 1994-04-01 |
| Movie | Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple | Ah King | 1994-12-04 |
| Movie | The Heroic Trio | Ching, The Invisible Woman | 1993-02-12 |
| Movie | Butterfly and Sword | Lady Ko | 1993-01-16 |
| Movie | Holy Weapon | Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching | 1993-06-03 |
| Movie | Supercop 2 | Jessica Yang Jian Wa | 1993-10-21 |
| Movie | Heroic Trio 2: Executioners | Ching, The Invisible Woman | 1993-09-30 |
| Movie | Tai-Chi Master | Snow | 1993-11-18 |
| Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Captain Jessica Yang | 1992-07-04 |
| Movie | Magnificent Warriors | Ming | 1987-04-16 |
| Movie | Easy Money | Michelle Yeung Ling | 1987-08-20 |
| Movie | Royal Warriors | Madam Michelle Yip | 1986-06-26 |
| Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars | Judo Instructor | 1985-08-15 |
| Movie | Yes, Madam! | Senior Inspector Ng | 1985-11-30 |
| Movie | The Owl vs Bombo | Ms. Yeung | 1984-12-12 |
| Series | Today | Self | 1952-01-14 |