Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress known for martial arts films and dramatic roles.

She rose to international prominence in Hong Kong action cinema of the 1990s, later appearing in *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* and the James Bond film *Tomorrow Never Dies*.

In 2023, she became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, for *Everything Everywhere All at Once*.

Opposites
acting style and physicality

Michelle YeohWoody Allen

Meryl Streep · Judi Dench · Seth Rogen · Helen Mirren · Melissa McCarthy

gender representation in action cinema

Michelle YeohArnold Schwarzenegger

Jean-Claude Van Damme · Sylvester Stallone · Chuck Norris · Jason Statham · Steven Seagal

Asian representation in Western cinema

Michelle YeohJohn Wayne

Clint Eastwood · Tom Cruise · Brad Pitt · Leonardo DiCaprio · Meryl Streep

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G