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Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng PSM (/ j oʊ / YOH; born Yeoh Choo Kheng; simplified Chinese: 杨紫琼; traditional Chinese: 楊紫瓊; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts.
Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh & Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen.
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- Ipoh, Malaysia
Actress: Everything Everywhere All at Once. Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh & Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen.
- August 6, 1962
Mar 13, 2023 · Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once. The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday for her multifaceted performance in the multiversal “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
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May 7, 2024 · The first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, Michelle Yeoh is also known for infusing martial arts skills and dangerous stunts into her film roles.
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Mar 13, 2023 · In 1988, when she was 25, Yeoh married studio head Dickson Poon and retired, hoping to start a family. She couldn’t have kids, however, and they divorced in 1991. She returned to work. Over the...
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May 3, 2024 · Who are the 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients? Michelle Yeoh has been announced as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden.
