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 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).
Movie | Avatar 5 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2031-12-18 |
Movie | Avatar 4 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2029-12-20 |
Movie | Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Lady R | 申艳红 | 2025 |
Movie | The Electric State | 2025 | |
Movie | The Mother | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Rich People Problems | Eleanor Sung-Young | 2025 |
Movie | Avatar 3 | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2025-12-19 |
Movie | Wicked Part Two | Madame Morrible | 2025-11-26 |
Movie | The Legend of Nezha | Yin Rong (Lady Yin) | 2025 |
Movie | Star Trek: Section 31 | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | 2025 |
Movie | The Tiger's Apprentice | Loo (voice) | 2024-02-02 |
Series | The Brothers Sun | Eileen 'Mama' Sun | 2024-01-04 |
Movie | Despicable Me 4 | Master Chow (voice) | 2024-07-03 |
Series | ARK: The Animated Series | Mei-Yin Li (voice) | 2024-03-21 |
Movie | Wicked | Madame Morrible | 2024-11-27 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Aleta Ogord | 2023-05-03 |
Series | American Born Chinese | Guanyin | 2023-05-24 |
Movie | A Haunting in Venice | Joyce Reynolds | 2023-09-13 |
Movie | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Airazor (voice) | 2023-06-06 |
Movie | The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation | Self | 2023-05-26 |
Movie | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Master Chow (voice) | 2022-06-29 |
Movie | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Wang | 2022-03-24 |
Movie | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Yuki (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
Movie | Making The Witcher: Blood Origin | Unknown | 2022-12-25 |
Series | The Witcher: Blood Origin | Scían | 2022-12-25 |
Movie | The School for Good and Evil | Professor Anemone | 2022-10-19 |
Movie | Avatar: The Way of Water | Dr. Karina Mogue | 2022-12-14 |
Movie | Jean Todt, la méthode | Self | 2022-11-13 |
Movie | Boss Level | Dai Feng | 2021-02-19 |
Movie | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Ying Nan | 2021-09-01 |
Series | Marvel Studios Assembled | Self | 2021-03-12 |
Movie | Gunpowder Milkshake | Florence | 2021-07-14 |
Movie | The Hidden Kingdoms of China | Narrator (voice) | 2020-02-22 |
Movie | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Unknown | 2020-09-19 |
Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
Movie | Last Christmas | Santa | 2019-11-07 |
Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
Series | My Legacy and I | Unknown | 2018-06-12 |
Movie | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Tso Ngan Kwan | 2018-12-20 |
Series | Star Trek: Short Treks | Philippa Georgiou | 2018-10-03 |
Movie | Crazy Rich Asians | Eleanor Sung-Young | 2018-08-15 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Aleta Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
Series | Star Trek: Discovery | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | 2017-09-24 |
Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Yu Shu Lien | 2016-02-18 |
Movie | Mechanic: Resurrection | Mei | 2016-08-25 |
Movie | Dragon Girls ! | Herself | 2016-07-03 |
Movie | Morgan | Dr. Lui Cheng | 2016-09-01 |
Movie | Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes | Lotus | 2015-12-26 |
Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Unknown | 2015-09-08 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
Series | Chef Nic | Unknown | 2014-07-12 |
Series | Marco Polo | Lotus | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | Final Recipe | Julia | 2013-10-10 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | The Soothsayer (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | Fucking Kassovitz | Self | 2011-11-16 |
Movie | The Lady | Aung San Suu Kyi | 2011-11-30 |
Movie | True Legend | Sister Yu | 2010-02-09 |
Movie | Reign of Assassins | Zeng Jing | 2010-09-01 |
Movie | Rose, c'est Paris | self | 2010-05-05 |
Series | Strike Back | Mei Foster | 2010-05-05 |
Movie | Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh | Self / Narrator | 2009-12-09 |
Movie | Purple Mountain | Unknown | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | The Children of Huang Shi | Mrs. Wang | 2008-04-03 |
Movie | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | 2008-07-01 |
Movie | Babylon A.D. | Sister Rebeka | 2008-08-20 |
Movie | Far North | Saiva | 2008-04-08 |
Movie | Sunshine | Corazon | 2007-04-05 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
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 | Herself | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Master Juliet (voice) | 2002-07-03 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Herself | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | Best Ever Bond | Wai Lin (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-22 |
Movie | Bond Girls Are Forever | Herself | 2002-11-06 |
Movie | The Touch | Pak Yin Fay | 2002-08-01 |
Movie | Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong | Herself | 2001-10-01 |
Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Yu Shu Lien | 2000-07-06 |
Movie | Moonlight Express | Michelle | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Highly Classified: The World of 007 | Unknown | 1998-01-01 |
Series | Vivement dimanche | Self | 1998-09-20 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Herself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self (archive footage) | 1998-08-18 |
Movie | The Soong Sisters | Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung | 1997-05-01 |
Movie | The Secrets of 007 | Unknown | 1997-12-04 |
Series | The View | Self - Guest | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Tomorrow Never Dies | Wai Lin | 1997-12-11 |
Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996-06-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Herself (archive footage) | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | The Stunt Woman | Ah Kam | 1996-10-10 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | Self (Archive Footage) | 1996-09-10 |
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 / Invisible Girl | 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 | Tai-Chi Master | Qiu Xue / Falling Snow | 1993-11-18 |
Movie | Supercop 2 | Jessica Yang Jian Wa | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | Executioners: The Heroic Trio 2 | Ching / Invisible Girl | 1993-09-30 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | INTERPOL Insp. Yang Chien Hua / Hannah Lin | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | Easy Money | Michelle Yeung Ling | 1987-08-20 |
Movie | Magnificent Warriors | Ming | 1987-04-16 |
Movie | Royal Warriors | Madam Michelle Yip | 1986-06-26 |
Movie | Yes, Madam! | Senior Inspector Ng | 1985-11-20 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Judo Instructor | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | The Owl vs Bombo | Ms. Yeung | 1984-12-12 |
Series | The Oscars | Self - Presenter | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Self | 1952-01-14 |
Series | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1944-01-20 |