Biography
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng Todt is a Malaysian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, she has acted in film and television productions covering a wide range of genres and received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action and martial arts films where she performed her own stunts. These roles included Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio and Tai Chi Master, and Wing Chun (1994).
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2026
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2024
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2023
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2023
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2023
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- Asia's Most Influential Malaysia · 2022
- Saturn Awards · 2022
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role · 2022
- Time 100 · 2022
- Asia's Most Influential Malaysia · 2021
- BBC 100 Women · 2020
- Commander of the Legion of Honour · 2017
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2012
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2023 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Ark: The Animated Series
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Brothers Sun
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
Memoirs of a Geisha
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Fearless
Marco Polo
Strike Back
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Tiger's Apprentice
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
The Stunt Woman
Tai Chi Master
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Marvel Studios Assembled
Last Christmas
The Graham Norton Show
Yes, Madam!
Kung Fu Panda 2
The School for Good and Evil
Crazy Rich Asians
Sunshine
Wicked
Boss Level
Star Trek: Discovery
Reign of Assassins
Wing Chun
Police Story 3: Supercop
Royal Warriors
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
The Lady
The Heroic Trio
Wicked: For Good
A Haunting in Venice
American Born Chinese
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
True Legend
The Children of Huang Shi
Magnificent Warriors
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy
The Soong Sisters
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
Tomorrow Never Dies