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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. 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.
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- Ipoh, Malaysia
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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Mar 12, 2023 · March 12, 2023. Michelle Yeoh won the best actress Oscar at Sunday night’s ceremony for her role as a beleaguered wife, mother and laundromat owner whose life is turned upside down when she is...
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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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.
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Mar 12, 2023 · Mar 12, 2023. Michelle Yeoh has made history as the first Asian artist to win an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. During the 95th Oscars, the Malaysian actress and screen legend won the Oscar for her performance as Evelyn Wang — a Chinese-American immigrant and laundromat owner tasked with saving the multiverse — in Everything ...