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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.
Actress. Producer. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 59. Play clip 2:01. All About 'A Haunting in Venice' 2 7. 99+ Videos. 99+ Photos. 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.
- Actress, Producer, Writer
- August 6, 1962
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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.”
- ttang@ap.org
- National Race And Ethnicity Writer
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...
Mar 13, 2023 · For the first time in its 95-year history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded the Oscar for best actress in a leading role to an Asian woman. Michelle Yeoh accepted the...
- Glen Weldon
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Mar 13, 2023 · March 13, 2023 12:28 AM EDT. M ichelle Yeoh took home the Best Actress trophy at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, making history in the process as the first Asian woman to win an...
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 Everywhere All at Once.