Michelle Yeoh Bio | Wiki
Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian-born actress formerly based in Hong Kong and subsequently in the United States. She was first credited as Michelle Khan in her early films. Later, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films.
She performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam, Police Story 3: Supercop, and Holy Weapon. Michelle gained international recognition for her roles in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and in Ang Lee’s martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The latter role earned her a BAFTA Best Actress nomination.
Michelle Yeoh Age
Michelle was born on August 6, 1962, in Ipoh, Malaysia. She is 60 years old.
Michelle Yeoh Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx. 1.63 m).
Michelle Yeoh Family
She was born in Ipoh, Perak, to her parents Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian-teik. Michelle was born to an ethnic Malaysian Chinese family of Hokkien and Cantonese ancestry. Her father was a lawyer and a Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician. Michelle was brought up in an English-speaking household. She was keen on dance from an early age, beginning ballet at the age of four.
Michelle Yeoh Husband
Michelle was married to Hong Kong entrepreneur Dickson Poon from 1988 to 1992. She was engaged to Alan Heldman, an American cardiologist in 1998. Later, in 2004, she started dating Jean Todt, then General Manager and CEO of Scuderia Ferrari and later the president of the FIA. In 2008, she confirmed their engagement during an interview with Craig Ferguson on CBS’s The Late Late Show. She lives in Geneva, Switzerland, with her partner.
Michelle Yeoh Education
She studied at Main Convent Ipoh, an all-girls secondary school, as a primary student. At the age of 15, Michelle moved with her parents to the United Kingdom, where she was enrolled in an all-girls boarding school.
Later, she studied at the UK’s 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. Michelle received a BA degree in creative arts with a minor in drama in 1982.
Michelle Yeoh Movies
2015 Strike Back: Legacy
2016 Marco Polo
2017–2020 Star Trek: Discovery
2018 Star Trek: Short Treks
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin
2023 Ark: The Animated Series Not yet released
2023 American Born Chinese Not yet released
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2018 Crazy Rich Asians
2018 Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2019 Last Christmas
2021 Boss Level
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru
Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere
In 2022, Michelle starred in the science fiction surreal comedy film Everything Everywhere All at Once by the filmmaking duo Daniels. It was released in March to near-universal acclaim.
In the film, she played struggling laundromat owner Evelyn Wang, a role that brought her widespread critical acclaim, with David Ehrlich of IndieWire claiming it the “greatest performance that Michelle has ever given”. It was for this role that she earned her first Golden Globe win.
Michelle Yeoh Tomorrow Never Dies
Michelle gained international recognition for her roles in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. She changed her stage name back to Michelle Yeoh when she started her Hollywood career with the movie.
Michelle Yeoh Miss Malaysia
At the age of 20 in 1983, Michelle won the Miss Malaysia World contest. She was Malaysia’s representative at Miss World 1983 pageant in London. Later that year, she traveled to Australia where she won the Miss International Tourism Quest pageant.
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. Although Michelle had a passive understanding of the Ipoh Cantonese of her hometown, she properly learned to speak and write Cantonese when she began her career in Hong Kong.
Michelle Yeoh Crouching Tiger
She was approached by director Ang Lee to star as Yu Shu Lien in her first Mandarin-language martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Michelle did not speak Mandarin until the 2000s, and she had to learn the Mandarin lines for Crouching Tiger, and Hidden Dragon phonetically. The film was an international success and earned Yeoh a BAFTA 2000 nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Michelle Yeoh Shang Chi
Michelle played Ying Nan in Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The film was released in theaters on 3 September 2021. It was announced at The Game Awards 2020 that Yeoh would star in Ark: The Animated Series, a series based on the video game Ark: Survival Evolved by Studio Wildcard, in which she plays the role of Mei-Yin Li, the Beast Queen of the Jungle.
Michelle Yeoh Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Michelle’s estimated net worth is 440 million.
Who Is Michelle Yeoh
She is a 60-year-old Malaysian-born actress formerly based in Hong Kong and subsequently in the United States. Michelle was first credited as Michelle Khan in her early films.