Michelle Yeoh

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (English: Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, /ˈjoʊ/, August 6, 1962 -), a Malaysian Chinese actress, was born in Ipoh, Perak. With a background in beauty pageants, she developed in Hong Kong and European and American film circles. Currently serves as a member of the International Olympic Committee. She is the first artist in Malaysia to be canonized with the title of Dato, and the first Chinese artist to be canonized with the title of Tan Sri. The French brand Hermès launched a style of handbag after her surname "Yang": the "Yang bag". After moving to the United States, Michelle Yeoh gained international recognition for her roles in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), the latter of which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. She has played leading roles or important supporting roles in "Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005), "Countdown to the Sun" (2007), "The Mummy 3" (2008), "Fall of Swords" (2010), and served as a voice actor in "Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011). In 2022, she became Time Magazine's Icon of the Year; in 2018, she starred in the comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" and won multiple North American box office titles; in 2023, she won the 94th National Board of Review Best Actress, the 80th Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Comedy, the 29th Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress, the 38th Independent Spirit Award for Best Leading Performance, and the 95th Academy Award for Best Actress for the movie "The Multiverse of Damn" (2022). She is also the first actress of Malaysian and Chinese descent in the history of the Oscars, and the first Asian actor to win this award. In 2024, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden, which is the highest honor awarded to a civilian. On February 18, 2026, she was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received her exclusive star at the star awarding ceremony.