Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (or just Michelle Yeoh; born 6 August 1962) is a Chinese Malaysian actress of Chinese ancestry.[2] 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.[3] Also, she played as Yu Shu Lien in the 2000 movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.[4]
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Michelle Yeoh PSM SPMP DPMP | |
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楊紫瓊 | |
 Yeoh in 2015 | |
| Born | Yeoh Choo Kheng[1] 6 August 1962 Ipoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Other names | Michelle Khan |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dance (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Works | Full list |
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| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 楊紫瓊 |
| Simplified Chinese | 杨紫琼 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Zǐqióng [jáŋ tsɹ̩̀.tɕʰjʊ́ŋ] |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Zi2-king4 [jœ̏ːŋ tsǐː.kʰȅŋ] |
| Tâi-lô | Iônn Tsú-khîng [ĩũ tsu kʰiŋ] |
Her role in the 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, won her a Golden Globe Award[5] a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Actress.[6] She is the first Asian to win the Oscar for Best Actress.[7][8]
Career
Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant at age 20 in 1983.[9] She also represented Malaysia at the Queen of the Pacific 1983 beauty pageant.[9] The pageant was held in Australia. She won.[9]
Yeoh started her career acting in martial arts and action movies. She did her own stunts.[10]
Yeoh played the family matriarch Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich Asians in 2018.[11]
She was a member of the jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999.[12]
