Michelle Yeoh

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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. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen. After a brief dance career, she won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title in and the Miss Moomba ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 9 wins & 30 nominations. See more awards »

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 2028 Avatar 5 (filming)
Dr. Karina Mogue
 2026 Avatar 4 (filming)
Dr. Karina Mogue
 2024 The Tiger's Apprentice (filming)
Mrs. Lee (voice)
 2024 Avatar 3 (post-production)
Dr. Karina Mogue
 2023 American Born Chinese (TV Series) (post-production)
Guanyin
- Episode #1.1 (2023) ... Guanyin
 2023 The Brothers Sun (TV Series) (post-production)
Eileen
- Episode #1.8 (2023) ... Eileen
- Episode #1.7 (2023) ... Eileen
- Episode #1.6 (2023) ... Eileen
- Episode #1.5 (2023) ... Eileen
- Episode #1.4 (2023) ... Eileen
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 2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin (TV Mini Series) (post-production)
Scian
- Episode #1.5 (2022) ... Scian
- Episode #1.6 (2022) ... Scian
- Episode #1.4 (2022) ... Scian
- Episode #1.3 (2022) ... Scian
- Episode #1.2 (2022) ... Scian
Show all 6 episodes
 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water (post-production)
Dr. Karina Mogue
 2022 The School for Good and Evil (completed)
Professor Anemone
 2022 ARK: The Animated Series (TV Series)
Mei-Yin Li
- Episode #1.14 (2022) ... Mei-Yin Li (voice)
- Episode #1.1 (2022) ... Mei-Yin Li (voice)
 2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Yuki (voice)
 2022 Kätyrit 2: Grun tarina
Master Chow (voice)
 2021 Gunpowder Milkshake
Florence
 2017-2020 Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series)
Emperor Philippa Georgiou / Philippa Georgiou / Emperor Georgiou / ...
- Terra Firma, Part 2 (2020) ... Emperor Philippa Georgiou
- Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020) ... Emperor Philippa Georgiou
- The Sanctuary (2020) ... Emperor Philippa Georgiou
- Scavengers (2020) ... Emperor Philippa Georgiou
- Die Trying (2020) ... Emperor Philippa Georgiou
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 2020 Star Trek Logs (TV Series short)
Philippa Georgiou
- Philippa Georgiou Personal Audio Log (2020) ... Philippa Georgiou (voice)
 2020 Boss Level
Dai Feng
 2019 Last Christmas
Santa
 2018 Star Trek: Short Treks (TV Series short)
Lt. Philippa Georgiou
- The Brightest Star (2018) ... Lt. Philippa Georgiou
 2018 Yip Man ngoi zyun: Cheung Tin Chi
Tso Ngan Kwan
 2018 Crazy Rich Asians
Eleanor Young
 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Aleta Ogord
 2016 Morgan
Dr. Lui Cheng
 2016 Marco Polo (TV Series)
Lotus
- Whitehorse (2016) ... Lotus
- Lost Crane (2016) ... Lotus
- Serpent's Terms (2016) ... Lotus
- Lullaby (2016) ... Lotus
- Measure Against the Linchpin (2016) ... Lotus
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 2015 Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes (TV Movie)
Lotus
 2015 Strike Back (TV Series)
Li-Na / Mei Foster
- Legacy: Part 9 (2015) ... Li-Na
- Legacy: Part 8 (2015) ... Li-Na
- Legacy: Part 7 (2015) ... Li-Na
- Legacy: Part 6 (2015) ... Li-Na
- Legacy: Part 5 (2015) ... Li-Na
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 2013 Final Recipe
Julia
 2011 The Lady
Aung San Suu Kyi
 2011 Kung Fu Panda 2
Soothsayer (voice)
 2010 Jian yu
Zeng Jing
 2010 Su Qi-er
Dr. Yu
 2008 Babylon A.D.
Sister Rebeka
 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Video Game)
Zi Juan (voice)
 2008 The Children of Huang Shi
Mrs. Wang
 2007 Sunshine
Corazon
 2007 Far North
Saiva
 2006 Huo Yuan Jia
Miss Yang (uncredited)
 2005 Geishan muistelmat
Mameha
 2004 Fei Ying
Silver Hawk / Lulu
 2003 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Video Game)
Yu Shu Lien
 2002 Tian mai zhuan qi
Pak Yin Fay
 1999 Sing yuet tung wa
Michelle
 1997 Huominen ei koskaan kuole
Wai Lin
 1997 Song jia huang chao
Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung (as Michelle Khan)
 1996 A Jin de gu shi
Ah Kam
 1994 7 jin gong
Ying
 1994 Wing Chun
Yim Wing Chun
 1993 Tai gik Cheung Sam Fung
Siu Lin
 1993 Once a Cop
Jessica Yang
 1993 Yin doi hou hap zyun
Ching / San / Carol
 1993 Wu xia qi gong zhu
Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching (as Chi-King Yeung)
 1993 Heroic Trio - Idän soturit
Ching / Invisible Woman / Number 3 (as Michelle Khan)
 1993 Xin liu xing hu die jian
Lady Ko
 1992 Supercop
Insp. Jessica Yang - Director of INTERPOL (as Michelle Khan)
 1987 Tong tian da dao
Michelle Yeung Ling
 1987 Zhong hua zhan shi
Fok Ming-Ming
 1986 Wong ga jin si
Michelle Yip, HK CID (as Michelle Khan)
 1985 Huang jia shi jie
Inspector Ng
 1985 Winners & Sinners 3
Judo Instructor
 1984 Mao tou ying yu xiao fei xiang
Miss Yeung
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial: Tourism Bureau of Malaysia See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 9 Interviews | 10 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

Facebook | Instagram

Alternate Names:

Michelle Khan | Ziqiong Yang | Chi-King Yeung

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)

Spouse:

Dickson Poon  (divorced)

Children:

None

Parents:

Yeoh, Janet | Yeoh Kian Teik
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Some of the martial arts films, the motivation is about martial arts. That's where it's coming from. It is a visual, commercial film, to showcase the next stunt, the biggest thing. And character development becomes a side thing. See more »

Trivia:

Has a Bachelor's Degree in Dance from the Royal Academy of Dance (London, England). See more »
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