Michelle Yeoh Trivia

Michelle Yeoh is a well known Chinese Malaysian actress.

Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Michelle Yeoh's full name is Dato' Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng.

Michelle Yeoh is proficient in English, Malay and Cantonese.

Michelle Yeoh was born on August 6, 1962 into an ethnic Chinese family.

Michelle Yeoh started taking dancing lessons from the age of four.

Michelle Yeoh joined a boarding school in London at the age of fifteen.

Michelle Yeoh graduated with a B.A. degree in Creative Arts with a minor in Drama.

In the year 1983, Michelle won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant.

Her success at the beauty contest helped Michelle bag a role in major television commercial with Jackie Chan.

Michelle Yeoh bagged a film deal after acting in a few commercials for Charles Jourdan, opposite movie stars Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat.

Michelle Yeoh shot to fame internationally after playing roles in the English movies; Tomorrow Never Dies and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

Michelle Yeoh is sometimes credited as Michelle Khan in some of her earlier films.

Michelle Yeoh was chosen by Peoples magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.

In 1988, Michelle Yeoh married Dickson Poon and took a break from acting.

After around three years, Michelle Yeoh made a comeback was Police Story 3, soon after divorcing her husband.

Michelle Yeoh started her career in action and martial arts films with major roles in The Heroic Trio, Tai Chi Master and Wing Chun.

Michelle Yeoh reportedly performs many of her own stunts.

1997 turned out to be a landmark year in Michelle's career as she starred as Wai Lin in the James Bond film, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’.

In 2005, Yeoh starred as the graceful Mameha in the film adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha.

In 2007, Michelle Yeoh starred in the Hollywood movie Sunshine.

In April 2007, French President Jacques Chirac awarded Michelle Yeoh, Knight of the Legion of Honor of France.