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List of Michelle Yeoh performances

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Michelle Yeoh filmography
Photograph of Michelle Yeoh at 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Film52
Television8
Documentary2
Others2

Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress. She rose to fame in 1990s Hong Kong action films, Yeoh started her film career acting in action and martial arts films such as Yes, Madam (1985), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), Tai Chi Master (1993) and Wing Chun (1994) and she is well known as an action queen. Yeoh is known internationally for her roles as Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and as Yu Shu Lien in the martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and its sequel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016).

Her other works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Reign of Assassins (2010), The Lady (2011), in which she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019), and Last Christmas (2019). Yeoh received critical acclaim for her performances as Eleanor Young in the American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians and as Evelyn Wang in the sci-fi comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 2017 to 2020, Yeoh had a recurring role as Philippa Georgiou on the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Discovery, a role she will reprise in the feature film Star Trek: Section 31.

Filmography

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Key
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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 The Owl vs Bombo Miss Yeung
1985 Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars Judo instructor Cameo
Yes, Madam Inspector Ng
1986 Royal Warriors Inspector Michelle Yip
1987 Magnificent Warriors Fok Ming-ming
Easy Money Michelle Yeung Ling (Ning)
1992 Police Story 3: Supercop Inspector "Jessica" Yang Chien-hua
1993 The Heroic Trio Ching / Invisible Woman / Number 3
Butterfly and Sword Lady Ko
Executioners Ching / San / Carol
Holy Weapon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Supercop 2 Inspector "Jessica" Yang Chien-hua
Tai Chi Master Siu Lin / Qiu Xue ("Autumn Snow")
1994 Shaolin Popey 2 – Messy Temple Ah King
Wonder Seven Fong Ying
Wing Chun Yim Wing-chun
1996 The Stunt Woman Ah Kam
1997 The Soong Sisters Soong Ai-ling
Tomorrow Never Dies Wai Lin Hollywood debut film
1999 Moonlight Express Sis Michelle
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Yu Shu Lien
2002 The Touch Pak Yin Fay
2004 Silver Hawk Lulu Wong / The Silver Hawk Also producer
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Mameha
2006 Fearless Ms. Yang Director's cut only
2007 Sunshine Corazon
Far North Saiva
2008 The Children of Huang Shi Mrs. Wang
Babylon A.D. Sister Rebeka
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Zi Yuan
2010 True Legend Sister Yu
Reign of Assassins Zeng Jing / Drizzle
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Soothsayer Voice
The Lady Aung San Suu Kyi
2013 Final Recipe Julia Lee
2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Yu Shu Lien
Mechanic: Resurrection Mei
Morgan Dr. Lui Cheng
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Aleta Ogord Cameo [1]
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Eleanor Young
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy Tso Ngan Kwan
2019 Last Christmas Santa [2]
2021 Boss Level Dai Feng [3]
Gunpowder Milkshake Florence [4]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Ying Nan [5]
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Quan Wang Also executive producer [6]
Minions: The Rise of Gru Master Chow Voice
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Yuki
The School for Good and Evil Professor Emma Anemone
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Airazor Voice
A Haunting in Venice Joyce Reynolds [7]
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Loo Voice [8]
Wicked Madame Morrible Post-production [9]
2025 Wicked Part Two Madame Morrible Filming [9]
2029 Avatar 4 Dr. Karina Mogue Filming [10]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Strike Back: Legacy Mei Foster / Lieutenant Colonel Han Li Na Recurring (9 episodes)
2016 Marco Polo Lotus Season 2 (7 episodes)
2017–2020 Star Trek: Discovery Captain Philippa Georgiou / Emperor Philippa Georgiou (mirror) Special guest star (24 episodes)
Nominated for Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television[11]
2018 Star Trek: Short Treks Lieutenant Philippa Georgiou Episode: "The Brightest Star"
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin[12] Scían 4 episodes
2023 American Born Chinese Guanyin 7 episodes[13]
2024 The Brothers Sun Eileen Sun 8 episodes[14]
Ark: The Animated Series Mei-Yin Li Voice; 5 episodes[15]
2025 Star Trek: Section 31 Captain Philippa Georgiou Television film
Post-production; also producer[16]
TBA Blade Runner 2099 Olwen Filming[17]

Documentary

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Year Film Notes Ref.
2008 Purple Mountain
2012 Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey Executive producer [18]
2020 The Hidden Kingdoms of China Narrator

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Yu Shu Lien Voice
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Zi Yuan Voice

References

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  1. ^ "Sylvester Stallone's 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' character has a big future in the MCU". thewhig. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. ^ Galuppo, Mia (28 November 2018). "Michelle Yeoh Joins Henry Golding in Paul Feig's 'Last Christmas' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (2018-04-20). "Selina Lo, Michelle Yeoh Join Cast of 'Boss Level' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (2019-05-10). "Michelle Yeoh Joins Karen Gillan in Assassin Thriller 'Gunpowder Milkshake'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  5. ^ "'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Reveals Additional Cast".
  6. ^ Galuppo, Mia (2018-08-30). "Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina in Talks for Film From 'Swiss Army Man' Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (October 10, 2022). "Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jude Hill Join Kenneth Branagh in Agatha Christie Mystery A Haunting in Venice". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ^ Todisco, Eric (2022-11-09). "'The Tiger's Apprentice': The Cast, First Teaser & Everything Else We Know". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  9. ^ a b Huston, Caitlin (December 8, 2022). "Michelle Yeoh Joins 'Wicked' Film as Madame Morrible". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Couch, Aaron (2019-04-15). "Michelle Yeoh Joins 'Avatar' Sequels". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  11. ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery' Nominated For 5 Saturn Awards". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ Hibberd, James (2021-07-06). "'The Witcher' Spinoff Casts Michelle Yeoh in Key Role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  13. ^ "American Born Chinese (TV Series 2023– ) - IMDb". IMDb. May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  14. ^ White, Peter (2022-06-13). "Michelle Yeoh To Star In Netflix Series 'The Brothers Sun' With Justin Chien". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  15. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 11, 2020). "'Ark: The Animated Series': Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh & Elliot Page Among Voice Cast Members In New Video Game-Inspired Show".
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (January 30, 2024). "Michelle Yeoh's 'Star Trek' Movie Adds 7 To Cast, Including Omari Hardwick, Kasey Rohl, Sam Richardson, As Production Begins". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  17. ^ White, James (May 8, 2024). "Michelle Yeoh To Star In Blade Runner 2099". Empire. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  18. ^ Berkshire, Geoff (November 15, 2013). "Film Review: 'Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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