Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng born Yeoh Choo Kheng 6 August 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 Lees 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 Yeohs 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 ShangChi 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 20142016 Star Trek Discovery 20172020 The Witcher Blood Origin 2022 American Born Chinese 2023 and The Brothers Sun 2024