Michelle Yeoh

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Michelle Yeoh PSM SPMP DPMP
楊紫瓊
Yeoh in 2023
Born	Yeoh Choo Kheng[1] (1962-08-06) 6 August 1962 (age 62) 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
Spouses	Dickson Poon ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 1992)​ Jean Todt ​ (m. 2023)​
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]

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]

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]

1. ↑ NBR Gala 2023 — NBR Best Actress Winner Michelle Yeoh (plus Awkwafina introduction) Archived 22 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Youtube clip of the NBR Gala on 8 January 2023 at 4:00 mins
2. ↑ Lhooq, Michelle (17 August 2018). "Michelle Yeoh Has Kicked Ass for Three Decades". GQ. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. ↑ Cohen, David (11 February 1997). "Bond girl Yeoh gets licence to thrill 007". South China Morning Post.
4. ↑ Bergeson, Samantha (16 March 2022). "Ang Lee on 'Tough' 'Crouching Tiger' Shoot After Michelle Yeoh Injury: 'That Was Supposed to Be Her Strength'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
5. ↑ "Golden Globes 2023: Nominations List". Variety. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
6. ↑ Pulver, Andrew (2023-03-13). "Michelle Yeoh wins best actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
7. ↑ Cava, Marco della. "Michelle Yeoh wins best actress, making Oscars history: 'A beacon of hope and possibilities'". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
8. ↑ Sun, Rebecca (12 March 2023). "Michelle Yeoh Is Oscars' First Asian Best Actress Winner: "This is a Beacon of Hope and Possibilities"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 July 2023.