Michelle Yeoh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michelle Yeoh
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Aug 6, 1963(1963-08-06)
Age	61
Birthplace	Ipoh
Country	Malaysia
Birth City	Perak
Horoscope	Leo

Michelle Yeoh Biography

Michelle Yeoh is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on August 6, 1963 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Malaysian action star who played Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’s heroine. People Magazine named her one the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1997.

She was featured in Tomorrow Never Dies with She appeared in Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan..

In 1992, Yeoh and Dickson Poon divorced and Yeoh returned to acting. Yeoh’s performance in Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992) marked her comeback to film. She acted in The Heroic Trio in 1993, and the Yuen Woo-ping films Tai Chi Master and Wing Chun in 1994.

She played Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Brosnan was impressed, describing her as a “wonderful actress” who was “serious and committed about her work”. He referred to her as a “female James Bond” in reference to her combat abilities. She wanted to perform her own stunts but was prevented because director Roger Spottiswoode considered it too dangerous. Nevertheless, she performed all of her own fighting scenes.

From 1988 to 1992, she was married to Dickson Poon.

Michelle Yeoh Net Worth

Michelle Yeoh is one of the richest Movie Actress from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michelle Yeoh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant at 21 and represented Malaysia in the 1983 Miss World competition.

She starred in Reign of Assassins (2010) and James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies (2010).

Yeoh was married to Hong Kong entrepreneur Dickson Poon, owner of businesses such as Harvey Nichols and Charles Jourdan, from 1988 to 1992. In 1998, Yeoh was engaged to Alan Heldman, an American cardiologist. In 2004, she started dating Jean Todt, a leading figure in motor racing, and in July 2008 she confirmed her engagement to him during an interview with Craig Ferguson on CBS’s The Late Late Show.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michelle Yeoh height 5 ft 4 in Michelle weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michelle Yeoh Dating?

According to our records, Michelle Yeoh married to Dickson Poon. As of December 1, 2023, Michelle Yeoh’s is not dating anyone.

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Thereafter, she was offered the role of Seraph in the two sequels to The Matrix, but she could not accept due to a scheduling conflict (the Matrix writers then changed Seraph into a male character and cast Collin Chou in the role). In 2002, she produced her first English film, The Touch, through her own production company, Mythical Films.

Facts & Trivia

Michelle Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Michelle Yeoh celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

She has appeared in many English, Mandarin and Cantonese language films. Her other works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Reign of Assassins (2010), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), Star Trek: Discovery (2017) and The Lady (2011), in which she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2018, she starred in the American romantic comedy-drama film, Crazy Rich Asians. She has also co-starred in the 2018 film Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy and the 2019 film Last Christmas.

Is Michelle Yeoh an actual martial artist?

Never a trained martial artist , she relied on her dance discipline & on- set trainers to prepare for martial arts action scenes. She uses many dance moves in her films & does most of her own stunts.

How many languages can Michelle Yeoh speak?

Languages

What nationality is Michelle Yeoh?

Malaysian

Can Michelle Yeoh speak Mandarin?

Surname, “Yeoh” is pronounced “yo”. 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.

What is Jackie Chan fighting style?

Martial arts