Birthday: 1962-08-06
Birthplace: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Gender: Female
Drafted: 646
Drafted By: Zac E. Chan
Owned By: Zac E. Chan
Owned Wins: 1
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 5
Nom Bonus: 3
Total Points: 26
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), and Holy Weapon (1993).
After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For her role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian woman to win the award. Yeoh won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award as well. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, among other accolades.
Yeoh's other notable works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and The Lady (2011), where she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. She played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), A Haunting in Venice (2023), Wicked: Part One and Two (2024 and 2025), and Avatar 3 and its sequels (2025 onwards).
In television, Yeoh has starred in Marco Polo (2014-2016), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020), The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), American Born Chinese (2023) and The Brothers Sun (2024).
Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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military_tech | 2023 | 61 | Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) | Lead Actress | Win | 26 |
Career | 26 |
Date | Location | Team | Receives | Team | Receives | Team | Receives |
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Year | Title | Character | |
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The Mother | |||
Lady R | 申艳红 | ||
The Legend of Nezha | Yin Rong (Lady Yin) | ||
Rich People Problems | Eleanor Sung-Young | ||
2031-12-17 | Avatar 5 | Dr. Karina Mogue | |
2029-12-19 | Avatar 4 | Dr. Karina Mogue | |
2025-11-20 | Wicked Part Two | Madame Morrible | |
2025-01-24 | Star Trek: Section 31 | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | |
2024-11-20 | Wicked | Madame Morrible | |
2024-04-04 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Loo (voice) | |
2023-09-13 | A Haunting in Venice | Joyce Reynolds | |
2023-06-06 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Airazor (voice) | |
2022-12-25 | Making The Witcher: Blood Origin | ||
2022-10-19 | The School for Good and Evil | Professor Anemone | |
2022-07-14 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Yuki (voice) | |
2022-06-29 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Master Chow (voice) | |
2022-03-24 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Wang | |
2021-09-01 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Ying Nan | |
2021-07-14 | Gunpowder Milkshake | Florence | |
2021-02-19 | Boss Level | Dai Feng | |
2019-11-07 | Last Christmas | Santa | |
2018-12-20 | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Tso Ngan Kwan | |
2018-08-15 | Crazy Rich Asians | Eleanor Sung-Young | |
2017-04-19 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Aleta Ogord | |
2016-09-01 | Morgan | Dr. Lui Cheng | |
2016-08-25 | Mechanic: Resurrection | Mei | |
2016-02-18 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Yu Shu Lien | |
2015-12-26 | Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes | Lotus | |
2013-10-10 | Final Recipe | Julia | |
2011-11-30 | The Lady | Aung San Suu Kyi | |
2011-05-25 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | The Soothsayer (voice) | |
2010-09-01 | Reign of Assassins | Zeng Jing | |
2010-05-05 | Rose, c'est Paris | self | |
2010-02-09 | True Legend | Dr. Yu | |
2008-10-09 | Far North | Saiva | |
2008-08-20 | Babylon A.D. | Sister Rebeka | |
2008-07-01 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | |
2008-04-03 | The Children of Huang Shi | Mrs. Wang | |
2008-01-01 | Purple Mountain | ||
2007-04-05 | Sunshine | Corazon | |
2006-01-26 | Fearless | Miss Yang | |
2005-12-06 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Mameha | |
2004-01-15 | Silver Hawk | Lulu Wong | |
2002-08-01 | The Touch | Pak Yin Fay | |
2000-07-06 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Yu Shu Lien | |
1999-01-01 | Moonlight Express | Michelle | |
1998-01-01 | Highly Classified: The World of 007 | ||
1997-12-11 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Wai Lin | |
1997-05-01 | The Soong Sisters | Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung | |
1996-10-10 | The Stunt Woman | Ah Kam | |
1994-12-04 | Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple | Ah King | |
1994-04-01 | Wonder Seven | Ying | |
1994-03-24 | Wing Chun | Yim Wing Chun | |
1993-11-18 | Tai-Chi Master | Snow | |
1993-10-21 | Supercop 2 | Jessica Yang Jian Wa | |
1993-09-30 | Heroic Trio 2: Executioners | Sandy Ching, Invisible Girl | |
1993-06-03 | Holy Weapon | Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching | |
1993-02-12 | The Heroic Trio | Ching, The Invisible Woman | |
1993-01-16 | Butterfly and Sword | Lady Ko | |
1992-07-04 | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Captain Jessica Yang | |
1987-08-20 | Easy Money | Michelle Yeung Ling | |
1987-04-16 | Magnificent Warriors | Ming | |
1986-06-26 | Royal Warriors | Madam Michelle Yip | |
1985-11-30 | Yes, Madam! | Senior Inspector Ng | |
1985-08-15 | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Judo Instructor | |
1984-12-12 | The Owl vs Bombo | Ms. Yeung |