Michelle Yeoh

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Michelle Yeoh [File Photo]

Malaysian Chinese film star Michelle Yeoh, who made her debut in the film "The Owl vs Dumbo" in 1984, came to fame in the early 1990s for performing her unique stunts in action films. She was rated the greatest action heroine of all time in 2008 by the film critic aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.

 

Yeoh, the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant winner in 1983, is widely recognized as Asia’s No. 1 action film actress. She is best-known international audiences for her portrayals of hard-boiled female characters, such as the beautiful policewoman in "Police Story 3: Super Cop," where she co-starred with Jackie Chan in 1992, the charming secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond hit "Tomorrow Never Dies" in 1997, and the powerful swordswoman in Ang Lee's martial arts film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000.

Yeoh was nominated Best Supporting Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards 1997 for her performance in the historical drama "The Soong Sisters". She was also nominated for Best Actress at Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival in 2000, the Hong Kong Film Awards 2001 and the BAFTA Film Awards 2001 for her role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

In 2007, Yeoh was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honor) by then-French President Jacques Chirac, in recognition of her contributions to the arts and cultural exchanges between Asia and France.

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Birth name: Yeoh Choo-Kheng

Born: Aug. 6, 1962, in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Ancestry: Fujian Province

Height: 165cm; Weight: 46kg

Years active: 1984-present

Masterpieces (movies): "Yes, Madam" (1985), "Police Story 3: Super Cop" (1992), "Police Story III: Supercop" (1992), "Wing Chun" (1994), "The Soong Sisters" (1994), "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), "Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005), "Children of Huang Shi"(2008), "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (2008), "Reign of Assassins" (2010)