She just can do it all and always stays relevant, always finds a project to introduce herself to the younger generation of filmgoers. From dramatic films like “Memoirs of Geisha” to even Marvel movies like “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2” or “Shang-Chi”, Yeoh always surprises. Thanks to her being eager to perform dangerous stunts, her incredibly magnetic, commanding screen presence, and bringing so much personality to her characters, she was hailed as a kung-fu goddess everywhere but soon later she was also proven to be a versatile actress who can pull off any type of role in any kind of film as she admitted that she tries to find a “balance” to not bore her audiences.įor sure, she never does. Then she starred in television commercials, caught the attention of Hong Kong film producers, and established an action film career. In 1983, at the age of 20, she won the Miss Malaysia World contest.
She eventually earned a bachelor of arts at the Royal Academy of Dance in London. Some might say, she has been literally and figuratively kicking ass since the 1980s.īorn in Malaysia to a local Chinese family of Hokkien and Cantonese ancestry, Yeoh started to learn ballet at the age of four.
For over 30 years, Michelle Yeoh delivers iconic work in movies all over the world. She was a ballerina, and then became a beauty queen, later one of the biggest stars of Asian cinema and finally a legend.
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