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Michelle Yeoh

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Born as Yang Zi Chong in the mining town of Ipoh in West Malaysia in the lunar year of the Tiger, she spoke English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since age 4, she moved to London, England to study at the Royal Academy as a teenager. After a brief dance career, she won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title in her native country and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Melbourne... See full bio »

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Yeoh Chu-Kheng
in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
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2014 Crouching Dragon Hidden Tiger II: The Green Destiny (filming)
Yu Shu Lien
 
2013 Final Recipe (post-production)
Julia
 
2011 The Lady
Aung San Suu Kyi
 
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2
Soothsayer (voice)
 
2010 Reign of Assassins
Zeng Jing
 
2010 True Legend
Dr. Yu
 
2008 Babylon A.D.
Sister Rebeka
 
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Zi Yuan
 
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Video Game)
Zi Juan (voice)
 
2008 The Children of Huang Shi
Mrs. Wang
 
2008 Purple Mountain
 
2007 Far North
Saiva
 
2007 Sunshine
Corazon
 
2006 Fearless
Miss Yang
 
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
Mameha
 
2004 Fei ying
Lulu Wong
 
2003 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Video Game)
Yu Shu Lien
 
2002 Jackie Chan Adventures (TV series)
Cheerleader 4
– Rabbit Run (2002) … Cheerleader 4 (uncredited)
 
2002 The Touch
Pak Yin Fay
 
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Yu Shu Lien
 
1999 Moonlight Express
Sis
 
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
Wai Lin
 
1997 The Soong Sisters
Soong Ai-ling (as Michelle Khan) / Madam Kung (as Michelle Khan)
 
1996 A Jin de gu shi
Ah Kam
 
1994 7 jin gong
Ying
 
1994 Wing Chun
Yim Wing Chun
 
1994 Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Ah King
 
1993 Tai-Chi Master
Siu Lin
 
1993 Supercop 2
Jessica Yang
 
1993 Executioners
Ching/San/Carol
 
1993 Holy Weapon
Mon Ching Sze/To Col Ching (as Chi-king Yeung)
 
1993 The Heroic Trio
Ching/Invisible Woman/Number 3 (as Michelle Khan)
 
1993 Butterfly and Sword
Lady Ko
 
1992 Supercop
Insp. Jessica Yang, Director of INTERPOL (as Michelle Khan)
 
1987 Tong tian da dao
Michelle Yeung
 
1987 Dynamite Fighters
Fok Ming-Ming
 
1986 In the Line of Duty
Michelle Yip, HK CID (as Michelle Khan)
 
1985 Huang jia shi jie
Inspector Ng
 
1985 Xia ri fu xing
Judo Instructor
 
1984 Mao tou ying yu xiao fei xiang
Miss Yeung
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2012 Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey (documentary) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2009 My Fair Gentleman (supervising producer)
 
2004 Fei ying (executive producer, producer)
 
2002 The Touch (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2009 Amend.org:2009 (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Fearless (special thanks)
 
1996 Top Fighter 2 (video documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2012 The Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.142 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.99 (2012) … Herself
 
2011 On n'est pas couché (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 November 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Thé ou café (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 November 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Vivement dimanche prochain (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 November 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Fucking Kassovitz (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Herself (Interview)
– Episode dated 31 October 2010 (2010) … Herself (Interview)
 
2010 Rose, c'est Paris (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 January 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2005-2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.305 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #2.59 (2005) … Herself
 
2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
Herself
 
2006 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.17 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 GMTV (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 MovieReal: Memoirs of a Geisha (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 December 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 December 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Michelle Yeoh (2005) … Herself
 
2005 On the Set: Memoirs of a Geisha (TV documentary)
Herself/Mameha
 
2003 MTV Whatever Things (TV series)
Herself (2004)
 
2003 Hong Kong Stories (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Rank (TV series documentary)
Herself
– 25 Toughest Stars (2002) … Herself
 
2001 Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong (documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
 
2001 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.9 (2001) … Herself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Jackie Chan: My Story (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Howard Stern (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 January 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996-1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 December 1997 (1997) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 July 1996 (1996) … Herself (as Michelle Khan)
 
1997 James Bond: Shaken and Stirred (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Highly Classified: The World of 007 (video documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (TV movie)
Herself - Place #70
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
 
1998 Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1996 Top Fighter 2 (video documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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Commercial with Yun Fat Chow in the Mid 80s See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 7 Interviews  | 8 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Michelle Khan | Ziqiong Yang | Chi-King Yeung | Chi-king Yeung

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

Learning how to walk in a kimono was an art form in itself - if you didn't learn to do it properly it was like dragging a dead cat across the floor! We had to walk with a piece of paper between your knees and a tea tray balanced on your head. See more »

Trivia:

She speaks 3 languages, English, Malay and Cantonese. However, she can't read Chinese and relies on pinyin (a system of phonetic notation) to pronounce words. In Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, she uses pinyin to recite her lines (with help from Mandarin speaking crew members) in Mandarin as she doesn't speak the language. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo