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Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Actor, also producer and writer · Born August 6, 1962 (64) · Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 5 other major award bodies

Yeoh Choo Kheng PSM SPMP (Chinese: 楊紫瓊; born 6 August 1962), known professionally as Michelle Yeoh (/joʊ/), is a Malaysian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, Yeoh has appeared in projects encompassing a wide array of genres and received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action and martial arts films, where she performed her stunts. These roles included Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio, Tai Chi Master (both 1993), and Wing Chun (1994). After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained international recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's wuxia martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); the latter gained her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her Hollywood career progressed with roles in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). She continued to appear in Hong Kong and Chinese cinema, starring in True Legend (2010), Reign of Assassins (2010), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). In 2011, she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi in the British biographical film The Lady. Yeoh 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). Her voice acting work has included Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Minions: The Rise of Gru, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (both 2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), and The Tiger's Apprentice (2024). For her starring role as Evelyn Quan Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), 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. She has since featured in the mystery film A Haunting in Venice (2023) and the musical fantasy film Wicked (2024). The film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time in 2008. In 1997, she was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World", and in 2009, the same magazine listed her as one of the "35 All-Time Screen Beauties". In 2022, Time named her one of the world's 100 most influential people on its annual listicle and its Icon of the Year. In 2024, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Yeoh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 6, 1962 (64)
From
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Michelle Yeoh's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action32 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
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Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
25%
Morality
20%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 20 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 19

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 18 · Intense 29

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 21

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 20 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 43 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 43
Ally
9 of 43
Mentor
9 of 43
Threshold guardian
3 of 43
Shapeshifter
2 of 43
Herald
2 of 43
Shadow
2 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
27
Tense
25
Melancholic
17
Hopeful
17
Joyful
12
Other
49

How their films linger

Hopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet26
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michelle Yeoh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michelle Yeoh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 41 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avatar 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2031)

    as Dr. Karina Mogue

  • Avatar 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2029)

    as Dr. Karina Mogue

  • The Surgeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Dr. Eliza Lin

  • Blade Runner 2099 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Olwen

  • It's My Time(2026)

    Producer · as Zhao Yanhong

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sandiwara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer

  • Wicked: For Good(2025)

    as Madame Morrible

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Section 31(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Philippa Georgiou

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Wicked(2024)

    as Madame Morrible

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Ark: The Animated Series(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Mei-Yin Li (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Tiger's Apprentice(2024)

    as Loo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Sun(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Eileen 'Mama' Sun

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Haunting in Venice(2023)

    as Joyce Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts(2023)

    as Airazor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • American Born Chinese(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Guanyin Pusa

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Making the Witcher: Blood Origin(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher: Blood Origin(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Scían

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The School for Good and Evil(2022)

    as Professor Anemone

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank(2022)

    as Yuki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

    as Master Chow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)

    Producer · as Evelyn Wang

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

    as Ying Nan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Gunpowder Milkshake(2021)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Boss Level(2020)

    as Dai Feng

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Kingdoms of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Last Christmas(2019)

    as Santa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy(2018)

    as Tso Ngan Kwan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Short Treks(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Philippa Georgiou

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    as Eleanor Young

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • My Legacy and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • After Trek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 24 episodes · as Captain Philippa Georgiou · as Philippa Georgiou

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2(2017)

    as Aleta Ogord

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Morgan(2016)

    as Dr. Lui Cheng

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 鲁豫有约一日行 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mechanic: Resurrection(2016)

    as Mei

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny(2016)

    as Yu Shu Lien

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes(2015)

    as Lotus

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lotus

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Chef Nic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Final Recipe(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Julia

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Lady(2011)

    as Aung San Suu Kyi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)

    as Soothsayer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Reign of Assassins(2010)

    as Zeng Jing

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mei Foster

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • True Legend(2010)

    as Dr. Yu

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • My Fair Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Far North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Saiva

  • Babylon A.D.(2008)

    as Sister Rebeka

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(2008)

    as Zi Yuan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Children of Huang Shi(2008)

    as Mrs. Wang

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Purple Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Sunshine(2007)

    as Corazon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Fearless(2006)

    as Miss Yang

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)

    as Mameha

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Silver Hawk(2004)

    Producer · as Lulu Wong

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Touch(2002)

    Producer · Story · as Pak Yin Fay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies(2002)

    as Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)

    as Yu Shu Lien

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight Express(1999)

    as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Jackie Chan: My Story(1998)

    Thanks · as Self - 008

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    as Wai Lin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Soong Sisters(1997)

    as Soong Ai Ling / Madam Kung

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Stunt Woman(1996)

    as Ah Kam

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple(1994)

    as Ah King

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Seven(1994)

    as Ying

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Wing Chun(1994)

    as Yim Wing Chun

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tai Chi Master(1993)

    as Snow

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Supercop 2(1993)

    as Jessica Yang Jian Wa

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Heroic Trio 2: Executioners(1993)

    as Ching, Invisible Woman

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Holy Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching

  • The Heroic Trio(1993)

    as Ching, The Invisible Woman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Butterfly and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lady Ko

  • Police Story 3: Supercop(1992)

    as Captain Jessica Yang

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Michelle Yeung Ling

  • Dynamite Fighters(1987)

    as Ming

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Royal Warriors(1986)

    as Michelle Yip

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Yes, Madam!(1985)

    as Senior Inspector Ng

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars(1985)

    as Judo Instructor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Owl vs. Bumbo(1984)

    as Ms. Yeung

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Billion Dollar Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Nak Muay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Legend of Nezha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Yin Rong (Lady Yin)

  • The Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 79 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

$940M worldwide

Highest rated

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19842026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 87: 77 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting1 of 87: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 87: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thOther crew2 of 87: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

87 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew2000s13 · 12 acting · 3 crew2010s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2020s22 · 21 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 24% of 45 roles
8595051020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 4 other major awards from 13 major nominations, 2001–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Berlinale award, won
  2. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2023
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +3 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Cannes award, won
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Lead Performance
  4. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2009
    • Cannes award, won · Homage
  6. 2001
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michelle Yeoh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 56; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Making the Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)

84th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michelle Yeoh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles32–84 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles6–41 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles11–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles4–42 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles29–64 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michelle Yeoh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michelle Yeoh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yuen Woo-Ping shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles