Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (or just Michelle Yeoh; born 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. 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. Also, she played as Yu Shu Lien in the 2000 movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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| Born | Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng 6 August 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Royal Academy of Dance (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1983–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Dickson Poon (m. 1988; div. 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner(s) | Jean Todt (2004–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yeow won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant at age 20 in 1983. She also represented Malaysia at the Queen of the Pacific 1983 beauty pageant. The pageant was held in Australia. She won.
Yeoh started her career acting in martial arts and action movies. She did her own stunts.[1] In a few earlier movies, she was credited as Michelle Khan. She later wanted to use her real name.
Yeoh played the family matriarch Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich Asians in 2018.
She was a member of the jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999.[2]
Yeow was born in Ipoh, Malaysia.
References
- ↑ Michelle Yeoh Brings Kicks and Poise to Mummy. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yeoh/michelle-yeoh-brings-kicks-and-poise-to-mummy-idUSN0240960320080802?sp=true. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Berlinale-1999 Juries". The Berkin International Film Festival. Retrieved December 26, 2018.