Michelle Yeoh

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1962 age 0

   Born

2. 1997 age 35

   CreditTomorrow Never Dies

3. 2000 age 38

   CreditCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

4. 2005 age 43

   CreditMemoirs of a Geisha

5. 2007 age 45

   CreditSunshine

6. 2008 age 46

   CreditBabylon A.D.

   CreditThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

7. 2010 age 48

   CreditThe Karate Kid

8. 2016 age 54

   CreditMechanic: Resurrection

9. 2017 age 55

   CreditGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

10. 2018 age 56

    CreditCrazy Rich Asians

11. 2019 age 57

    CreditLast Christmas

12. 2021 age 59

    CreditShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

13. 2022 age 60

    CreditEverything Everywhere All at Once

14. 2023 age 61

    CreditA Haunting in Venice

15. 2024 age 62

    CreditWicked

16. 2025 age 63

    CreditAvatar: Fire and Ash

    CreditWicked: For Good

• JGJeff Goldblum3 titles
• BWBenedict Wong3 titles
• SMSonequa Martin-Green3 titles
• DJDoug Jones3 titles
• AKAlex Kurtzman3 titles
• KMKenneth Mitchell3 titles
• JCJon M. Chu3 titles
• MKMyron Kerstein3 titles
• MWMary Wiseman3 titles
• PDPeter Dinklage2 titles

• Spouse

  • JTJean Todt

Nothing recorded for: Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.

• Don't speak about diversity and just have us there because you want to make it look like it's diverse. Meaningful representation, that's what it's all about, where the characters have real hopes and dreams and lives and it's very sincere to the culture.

  Michelle Yeoh, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I think all minorities are not happy to be whitewashed, or not happy that their stories are not told in a meaningful way. So that's why it's important. At the end of the day, if we don't have a beautiful, funny, amazing film, we can't make the statement. There's no movement. So, there is a lot riding on it, but we've done our part. We've put love and all the best ideas on how to make it as representational of the Asians. I hope it will make a strong impact, that Asians around the world will think, “I can tell my own stories because you guys wanna hear it. And you guys embrace it.”

  Michelle Yeoh, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I have been filming a lot away from home this year. So the minute I finish, I will dash home to be with my family and be surrounded by Christmas trees and Christmas cheer.

  Michelle Yeoh, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Yeah. Anything. We always have a feast. You know, the Chinese, we have so many things on the table. So it’s about being together and dining and wining and laughing. Just hanging out! That’s the most important thing. Who cares about that turkey?

  Michelle Yeoh, CC BY-SA 4.0

• But once I got to America, I was like, 'I'm really a minority here, I have no representation.' One of the worst things was, every time there was a role to read, it was so stereotypical. It was of the Chinese girl from Chinatown or the waitress, you know, the old cliches. I fought against that for a very long time. I had the luxury of saying no, I won't endorse these kinds of roles. But I can totally understand that there are so many actors and actresses who (have to take on those roles) to work for a living.

  Michelle Yeoh, CC BY-SA 4.0

• My goal is to leverage the platform I’ve been given through my career in film, television and entertainment to raise awareness of and mobilize support for the Sustainable Development Goals – specifically, how each and every one of us can play an important role in making them a reality.

  Michelle Yeoh, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nationalities

Malaysia

Languages

Chinese, English, Malay

Years active

1984–

Education

Manchester Metropolitan University, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Academy of Dance, SMK Main Convent, Ipoh, The Hammond