Michelle Yeoh
Born 1962 · Malaysian actress
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng 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: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio and Tai Chi Master, and Wing Chun (1994).
Michelle Yeoh, in order
- 1984 The Owl vs Bombo: acted · directed by Sammo Hung
- 1985 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars: acted · directed by Sammo Hung
- 1985 Yes, Madam: acted · directed by Corey Yuen
- 1986 In the Line of Duty: acted · directed by David Chung
- 1987 Magnificent Warriors: acted · directed by David Chung
- 1992 Supercop: acted · directed by Stanley Tong
- 1993 Butterfly and Sword: acted · directed by Michael Mak
- 1993 Executioners: acted · directed by Ching Siu-tung and Johnnie To
- 1993 Holy Weapon: acted · directed by Wong Jing
- 1993 Supercop 2: acted · directed by Stanley Tong
- 1993 The Heroic Trio: acted · directed by Johnnie To
- 1994 Wing Chun: acted · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 1994 Wonder Seven: acted
- 1996 Tai Chi Master: acted · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 1996 The Stunt Woman: acted · directed by Ann Hui
- 1996 Top Fighter 2: acted · directed by Toby Russell
- 1997 The Soong Sisters: acted · directed by Mabel Cheung
- 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode · critics 57%, audiences 53% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1998 Jackie Chan : My Story: acted · directed by Jackie Chan
- 1999 Moonlight Express: acted · directed by Daniel Lee
- 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: acted · directed by Ang Lee · critics 96%, audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
- 2002 The Touch: produced, acted · directed by Peter Pau
- 2004 Silver Hawk: produced, acted · directed by Jingle Ma
- 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha: acted · directed by Rob Marshall · critics 34%, audiences 83%
- 2007 Far North: acted · directed by Asif Kapadia
- 2007 Sunshine: acted · directed by Danny Boyle · critics 77%, audiences 73% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2008 Babylon A.D.: acted · directed by Mathieu Kassovitz · critics 7%, audiences 26% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2008 The Children of Huang Shi: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode
- 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: acted · directed by Rob Cohen
- 2009 Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh: acted
- 2009 Turning Point (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Stanley
- 2010 Reign of Assassins: acted · directed by John Woo
- 2010 The Karate Kid: acted · directed by Harald Zwart · critics 67%, audiences 67% · streaming on Netflix
- 2010 True Legend: acted · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 2011 The Lady: acted · directed by Luc Besson
- 2014 Marco Polo (TV series): acted · directed by Alik Sakharov and Daniel Minahan
- 2015 Strike Back (TV series): acted · directed by Alex Holmes and Bill Eagles
- 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny: acted · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 2016 Mechanic: Resurrection: acted · directed by Dennis Gansel
- 2016 Morgan: acted · directed by Luke Scott · critics 38%, audiences 30%
- 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: acted · directed by James Gunn · critics 85%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+
- 2017–20 Star Trek: Discovery (TV series): acted · directed by Adam Kane and Akiva Goldsman · critics 84%, audiences 34% · streaming on Paramount+
- 2018 Crazy Rich Asians: acted · directed by Jon M. Chu
- 2018 Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy: acted · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 2018 Star Trek: Short Treks (TV series): acted
- 2019 Last Christmas: acted · directed by Paul Feig
- 2020 Boss Level: acted · directed by Joe Carnahan
- 2021 Gunpowder Milkshake: acted · directed by Navot Papushado
- 2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: acted · directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
- 2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once: acted · directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert · critics 93%, audiences 79%
- 2022 The School for Good and Evil: acted · directed by Paul Feig
- 2023 A Haunting in Venice: acted · directed by Kenneth Branagh · critics 75%, audiences 76% · streaming on Hulu
- 2023 Karate kid leyends (TV series): acted
- 2024 The Brothers Sun (TV series): acted
- 2024 Wicked: acted · directed by Jon M. Chu · critics 88%, audiences 95% · streaming on Hulu
- 2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash: acted · directed by James Cameron · critics 66%, audiences 90% · streaming on Disney+
- 2025 Star Trek: Section 31 (TV movie): acted · directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi
- 2025 Wicked: For Good: acted · directed by Jon M. Chu · critics 66%, audiences 92% · streaming on Netflix
- 2026 Blade Runner 2099 (TV series): acted · directed by Jonathan van Tulleken
- 2026 It's My Time: produced, acted · directed by Bai Xue
- 2029 Avatar 4: acted · directed by James Cameron