Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng, PSM is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early Hong Kong films, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her stunts, such as Yes, Madam, Police Story 3: Supercop, and Holy Weapon.
Michelle Yeoh’s top movies and TV shows
Yeoh started her film career acting in action and martial arts films, where she did most of her stunts. Already with her third credit, Yes, Madam (1985), she was given the main role. She was credited as Michelle Khan in these earlier films. This alias was chosen by D&B Films, who thought it might be more marketable to international and western audiences. Yeoh married Dickson Poon, who headed the D&B Group, in 1987 and retired from acting.
Yeoh returned to acting with Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992) after having divorced Poon. She appeared in The Heroic Trio (1993), and the Yuen Woo-ping films Tai Chi Master and Wing Chun in 1993 and 1994, respectively.
Yeoh’s other works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), and The Lady (2011), where she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. She went on to have supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), and the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
On television, Yeoh had a recurring role in the science fiction series Star Trek: Discovery from 2017 to 2020. In 2022, she gained acclaim for starring in the science fiction film Everything Everywhere All at Once, receiving a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Michelle Yeoh awards and nominations
In 1999, she was a member of the jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. On 19 April 2001, Yeoh was awarded the Darjah Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP), which carries the title Dato’, by Sultan Azlan Shah, the Sultan of Perak, her home state, in recognition of the fame she brought to the state. Other awards won are; the Asian Media Award (Asian American International Film Festival), the ShoWest Award for International Star of the Year, the Lifetime Achievement Award (ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards), and many more.
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