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Michelle Yeoh (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; simplified Chinese: 杨紫琼; traditional Chinese: 楊紫瓊)[1] is an internationally recognized Malaysian-born actress, who rose to fame in 1990s Hong Kong action films, before going on to shatter convention and star in a myriad of globally acclaimed blockbusters. She portrayed the main character, Eileen Sun, in the Netflix original series, The Brothers Sun.
General Overview[]
Credited as "Michelle Khan" in her early films in Hong Kong, Michelle rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts. These roles include Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), and Holy Weapon (1993).
After moving to the United States, Michelle gained international recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), the latter for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Michelle's career progressed with roles in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and The Lady (2011), in which she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
Michelle played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), as well as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the television series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020). For her starring role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)[2], she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian to win the category, and the first Malaysian to win an Academy Award.[3]
On June 13, 2022, it was announced that Michelle and Justin Chien were both cast in the leading roles as Eileen Sun and Charles Sun in the series The Brothers Sun.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ NBR Gala 2023 — NBR Best Actress Winner Michelle Yeoh (plus Awkwafina introduction) - YouTube
- ↑ What Michelle Yeoh Taught Me About Motherhood - The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ Golden Globes 2023: Complete Nominations List - Variety
- ↑ 'The Brothers Sun' Sets Cast With 'Michelle Yeoh' in Leading Role - Netflix.com
- ↑ Michelle Yeoh to Lead Cast of Brad Falchuk/Byron Wu’s ‘The Brothers Sun’ - Hollywood Reporter