Michelle Yeoh

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Michelle Yeoh

Full Name: Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng / 楊紫瓊 (Traditional) / 杨紫琼 (Simplified) / Yáng Zǐqióng (Pinyin)

Other Screen Name: Michelle Khan

Sex: Female

Birthdate: August 6, 1962

Birthday: Monday

Birthplace: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Residence: Pulau Duyong, Terengganu, Malaysia

Nationality: Malaysian

Race / Ethnicity: Chinese

Height: 5' 4" (1.65 m)

Weight: 106 lbs (48 kg)

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Black

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Religion: Buddhist

Education: Michelle Yeoh studied at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, majoring in Ballet. However, a spinal injury shattered her lifelong dream of being a prima ballerina, and she consequently had to switch her focus away from dance to choreography and other arts. Michelle Yeoh later received a B.A. degree in Creative Arts with a minor in Drama.

Occupation:

  1. Actress
  2. Film producer

Beauty Pageant: Miss Malaysia World 1983

Years Active: 1983-present

Father: Yeoh Kian Teik (a lawyer and MCA politician)

Mother: Janet Yeoh

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Ex-Husband: Dickson Poon (a businessman who owns Harvey Nichols and Charles Jourdan) (married in February 1988 & divorced in 1991)

Ex-Fiance: Dr. Alan Heldman (an American cardiologist from Baltimore)(engaged 1999 to June 2000)

Fiance: Jean Todt (Ferrari Formula One team principal)

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Speaks:

  1. English
  2. Malay
  3. Cantonese
  4. Mandarin

Awards:

  1. On 19 April 2001, Yeoh was awarded the Darjah Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP), which carries the title Dato' by Sultan Azlan Shah, the Sultan of Perak, her home state, in recognition of the fame she brought to the state. The award was given in conjunction with the Sultan's 73rd birthday celebrations.
  2. Michelle Yeoh received the Legion of Honor award, France's highest civilian honour in an October 3, 2007 ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.

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Filmography

  1. 1984: The Owl and Bumbo
  2. 1985: Yes, Madam
  3. 1985: My Lucky Stars 2 - Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
  4. 1986: In the Line of Duty
  5. 1987: Magnificent Warriors
  6. 1987: Easy Money
  7. 1992: Supercop - Police Story III
  8. 1993: The Heroic Trio
  9. 1993: Butterfly and Sword
  10. 1993: Executioners
  11. 1993: Holy Weapon
  12. 1993: Once a Cop
  13. 1994: Wing Chun
  14. 1994: The Tai-Chi Master
  15. 1994: Shaolin Popey 2 - Messy Temple
  16. 1994: Wonder Seven
  17. 1996: The Stunt Woman
  18. 1997: The Soong Sisters
  19. 1997: James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies
  20. 1999: Moonlight Express
  21. 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  22. 2002: The Touch
  23. 2004: Silverhawk
  24. 2005: Memoirs of A Geisha
  25. 2006: Fearless (2006 - the scenes in which she appeared were deleted)
  26. 2007: Sunshine
  27. 2007: True North
  28. 2008: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor



An Interview With Michelle Yeoh

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