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Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (born 6 August 1963),[1] DPMP,[3] SPMP,[4] PSM[5], is a Malaysian actress, best known for performing her own stunts in the Hong Kong action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s. Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.

She is best known in the Western world for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing Wai Lin, and the multiple Academy Award-winning Chinese-language martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA in 2000, for Best Actress. In 2008, the film critic website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time.[6] In 2009, she was listed by People magazine – as the only Asian actress – as one of the "35 All-Time Screen Beauties".[7]

She is credited as Michelle Khan in some of her earlier films. This alias was chosen by the D&B studio who thought it might be more marketable to international and western audiences. Yeoh later preferred using her real name.[1]

Contents [hide]
1 Early life and career
2 Wider fame
3 Deportation from Burma
4 Personal life
5 Awards, honours & styles
6 Filmography
7 Awards and nominations
7.1 Special Awards
8 References
9 External links
Early life and career[edit]

Yeoh was born to a Chinese family in Ipoh, Malaysia. Her parents are Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian Geik, a lawyer and MCA politician.[2] She is a Hokkien.[8] She was keen on dance from an early age, beginning ballet at the age of four. At the age of 15, she moved with her parents to England, where she was enrolled in a boarding school. Yeoh later studied at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, majoring in ballet. However, a spinal injury prevented her from becoming a professional ballet dancer, and she transferred her attention to choreography and other arts. She later received a B.A. degree in Creative Arts with a minor in Drama.

In 1983, at the age of 21, Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant.[1] She represented Malaysia at the Queen of the Pacific 1983 beauty pageant which was held in Australia and won the crown. She was also Malaysia's representative at the 1983 Miss World pageant in London. From there, she appeared in a television commercial with Jackie Chan which caught the attention of a fledgling Hong Kong film production company, D&B Films. Yeoh started her film career acting in action and martial arts films such as Yes, Madam in 1985, after which she did most of her own stunts.[9] The D&B Group in Hong Kong was run by Dickson Poon. Yeoh married Poon in 1987 and retired from acting. After the couple divorced in 1992, Yeoh returned to acting.[1]

Wider fame[edit]

Yeoh's performance in Police Story 3: Super Cop sealed her comeback. She acted in The Heroic Trio in 1993, and the Yuen Woo-ping films Tai Chi Master and Wing Chun in 1994. Yeoh learned English and Malay before Cantonese. She learned the lines for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon phonetically.

She starred in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies as Wai Lin (1997). Natasha Henstridge was rumoured to be cast in the lead Bond girl role but eventually Yeoh was confirmed.[10] Brosnan was impressed, describing her as a "wonderful actress" who was "serious and committed about her work".[11] He referred to her as a "female James Bond" in reference to her combat abilities. She wanted again to perform her own stunts but was prevented because director Roger Spottiswoode considered it too dangerous. Still she performed all of her own fighting scenes.[12][13] Thereafter, she was offered the role of Seraph in the two sequels to The Matrix, but she could not accept due to a scheduling conflict (the Matrix writers then changed Seraph into a male character and cast Collin Chou in the role).[14] In 2002, she produced her first English film, The Touch through her own production company, Mythical Films.

In 2005, Yeoh starred as the graceful Mameha in the film adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha, and she continued her English-language work in 2007 with Sunshine. In 2008, Michelle Yeoh also starred in fantasy action film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor with Brendan Fraser and Jet Li.[15]

Yeoh at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011.
In 2010, she starred in Reign of Assassins. In October 2011, she was chosen by Guerlain to be its skincare ambassador.[16] Yeoh will play a role in strengthening the French cosmetics company's relationship with Asia.[17] Apart from action films, she is famous for playing nationalists in two biopics. In 1997, she played Soong Ai-ling in the award winning The Soong Sisters. In 2011, she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi in Luc Besson's The Lady.

Deportation from Burma[edit]

On 22 June 2011, Yeoh was deported from Burma, allegedly over a new film The Lady, in which Yeoh portrays Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Yeoh was married to Hong Kong entrepreneur Dickson Poon, who owns businesses such as Harvey Nichols and Charles Jourdan.[19] She is a Buddhist.[20][21]

In March 2008, she visited Vietnam to film a documentary for the Asian Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF).[22] On 31 July 2008, she confirmed news that she was engaged to Jean Todt, a leading figure in motor racing, during an interview with Craig Ferguson on CBS's The Late Late Show. Yeoh is also a patron of the Save China's Tigers project committed to protect the endangered South China Tiger.[23]

Awards, honours & styles[edit]

Michelle Yeoh on the "Avenue of Stars" in Hong Kong
In 1999, she was a member of the jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[24]

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.[3]

On 25 November 2002, she was honoured as The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) (Cultural Achievement) by JCI (Junior Chamber International).[25]

On 23 April 2007, the then French President Jacques Chirac awarded her Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. The decoration was presented to her in a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on 3 October 2007.[26]

In 2011, she received a special award for her contribution to Malaysian cinema at Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 24).

On 14 March 2012, the then French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded her the Officier de la Légion d'honneur. The decoration was presented to her at a ceremony held at the president's official residence, the Elysee Palace on that day.[27]

On 22 May 2012, she was awarded the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Perak (SPMP) which carries the title Datuk Seri' during the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah's birthday.[4]

Michelle Yeoh receives the Excellence in Asian Cinema award during the seventh annual Asian Film Awards on March 2013 at Hong Kong.

On 1 June 2013, she was awarded the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) which carries the title Tan Sri during the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the birthday of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Owl vs Bombo Miss Yeung
1985 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars Judo instructor
1985 Yes, Madam Inspector Ng Nominated-Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1986 Royal Warriors Michelle Yip a.k.a. Wong ga jin si
1987 Magnificent Warriors Fok Ming-Ming
1987 Easy Money Michelle Yeung a.k.a. Tong tian da dao
1992 Police Story 3: Super Cop Inspector Jessica Yang
1993 The Heroic Trio Ching / Invisible Woman / Number 3
1993 Butterfly and Sword Lady Ko
1993 Executioners Ching/San/Carol
1993 Holy Weapon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
1993 Once a Cop Jessica Yang
1993 Tai Chi Master Siu Lin
1994 Shaolin Popey 2 – Messy Temple Ah King a.k.a. Shao Lin xiao zi II: Xin wu long yuan
1994 Wonder Seven Ying a.k.a. 7 jin gong
1994 Wing Chun Yim Wing Chun
1996 The Stunt Woman Ah Kam a.k.a. A Jin de gu shi
1997 The Soong Sisters Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung Nominated-Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Wai Lin Nominated-MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
1999 Moonlight Express Sis a.k.a. Sing yuet tung wa
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Yu Shu Lien Nominated-TFCA Award for Best Performance, Female
Nominated-Saturn Award for Best Actress
Nominated-BAFTA Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated-Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Action Team
Nominated-Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Golden Horse Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated-VFCC Award for Best Actress
2002 The Touch Pak Yin Fay
2004 Silver Hawk Lulu Wong / The Silver Hawk Executive producer、producer
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Mameha
2006 Fearless Ms. Yang Director's cut only
2007 Sunshine Corazon
2007 Far North Saiva
2008 The Children of Huang Shi Mrs.Wang
2008 Purple Mountain
2008 Babylon A.D. Sister Rebeka
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Zi Juan (voice) Video Game
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Zi Yuan
2010 True Legend Sister Yu
2010 Reign of Assassins Zeng Jing Chinese title Jianyu a.k.a. Jianyu Jianghu
Nominated-Asian Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated-People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress
Nominated-Huabiao Film Award for Outstanding Abroad Actress
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Soothsayer Voice
2011 The Lady Aung San Suu Kyi biographical film about the Nobel laureate
2012 Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey Documentary，executive producer
2013 Final Recipe Julia Post production
2014 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny Yu Shu Lien Pre-production
Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Nominated Work Award Results
1986 Yes, Madam Nominated-Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Nominated
1998 Tomorrow Never Dies Nominated-MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon TFCA Award for Best Performance, Female Nominated
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon BAFTA Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Action Team Nominated
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Golden Horse Award for Best Actress Nominated
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Nominated
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon VFCC Award for Best Actress Nominated
2011 Reign of Assassins Asian Film Award for Best Actress Nominated
2011 Reign of Assassins People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress Nominated

2001 Reign of Assassins Huabiao Film Award for Outstanding Abroad Actress Nominated

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