Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian actress
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| 2025 | Michelle Yeoh returns to Star Trek: Section 31 as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, serving as both lead actor and executive producer in a television film |
| 2025 | Reprising her role as Madame Morrible in 'Wicked: For Good', currently in post-production. |
| 2024 | Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| 2024 | Michelle Yeoh performs 'The Wizard and I' on the soundtrack for the film Wicked, featuring Cynthia Erivo |
| 2024 | Yeoh was awarded the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum for her role as a cultural leader and her contributions to society. |
| November 2024 | Michelle Yeoh starred as Madame Morrible in the first part of the film adaptation of the musical 'Wicked', directed by Jon M. Chu. |
| May 2024 | Yeoh was cast in a lead role as a replicant in the Amazon science-fiction series 'Blade Runner 2099'. |
| May 3 2024 | The White House announced that Yeoh would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American culture. |
| January 2024 | In January, Yeoh led the Netflix series 'The Brothers Sun', which received generally positive reviews. |
| 2023 | Became an International Olympic Committee member and delivered a speech at Harvard Law School's class day. |
| 2023 | Voiced Airazor in 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' and played Joyce Reynolds in 'A Haunting in Venice'. |
| 2023 | Yeoh appeared in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, based on the book by Gene Luen Yang. |
| 2023 | Yeoh delivered a speech at Harvard Law School's class day. |
| 2023 | Michelle was featured in the mystery film A Haunting in Venice. |
| 2023 | Michelle Yeoh became a member of the International Olympic Committee. |
| 2023 | Yeoh appeared in the Disney+ series 'American Born Chinese' and starred alongside Kenneth Branagh in 'A Haunting in Venice'. |
| July 27 2023 | Michelle Yeoh and Jean Todt were married in Geneva. |
| 2022 | Won her first Independent Spirit Award for her performance in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. |
| 2022 | Became the first Asian woman to win an individual lead film category at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. |
| 2022 | Michelle Yeoh stars in The Witcher: Blood Origin, appearing in 4 episodes as the character Scían |
| 2022 | Appeared in 'The School for Good and Evil' as Professor Emma Anemone. |
| 2022 | Voiced characters in animated films 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' as Master Chow and 'Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank' as Yuki. |
| 2022 | For her role as Evelyn Quan Wang in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian and the first Malaysian to win the award. |
| 2022 | Michelle Yeoh revealed in an interview that Shakespeare and Stephen King were her favorite authors. |
| 2022 | Time named her one of the world's 100 most influential people and recognized her as its Icon of the Year. |
| December 9 2022 | Yeoh received the Kirk Douglas Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. |
| August 13 2022 | Yeoh received an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree from the American Film Institute for her contributions to the art of the moving image. |
| March 2022 | Michelle Yeoh starred in the film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', which received widespread critical acclaim, and for her role as Evelyn Quan Wang, she earned multiple significant awards including her first Golden Globe win. |
| 2021 | Starred in action films 'Boss Level' as Dai Feng and 'Gunpowder Milkshake' as Florence. |
| 2021 | Yeoh starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. |
| 2020 | Michelle Yeoh narrated the documentary 'The Hidden Kingdoms of China', contributing her voice to explore the natural landscapes and wildlife of China. |
| 2020 | Concluded her recurring role in Star Trek: Discovery and reprised Philippa Georgiou in the feature film Star Trek: Section 31. |
| 2020 | Yeoh was included in the BBC's 100 Women list. |
| 2020 | It was announced at The Game Awards that Yeoh would star in the animated series Ark: The Animated Series, playing the character Meiyin Li, a 3rd-century Chinese rebel leader. |
| 2019 | Appeared in Master Z: Ip Man Legacy and Last Christmas, showcasing her versatility in different genres. |
| 2019 | Following her success in Star Trek: Discovery, a spinoff series featuring Yeoh's character, Emperor Georgiou, was commissioned, and it was announced that she would star in a feature film titled Star Trek: Section 31. |
| 2019 | She appeared in the romantic comedy Last Christmas. |
| 2019 | In the film Last Christmas, Yeoh portrayed a Christmas themed-store owner named 'Santa,' contributing to the film's box office success of over $121 million worldwide. |
| 2018 | Michelle Yeoh appears in Star Trek: Short Treks episode 'The Brightest Star' as Lieutenant Philippa Georgiou |
| 2018 | Appeared in 'Master Z: Ip Man Legacy' as Tso Ngan Kwan. |
| 2018 | Yeoh played the role of family matriarch Eleanor Young in the film Crazy Rich Asians, which was adapted from Kevin Kwan's bestselling book. |
| 2018 | Michelle played a supporting role in the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians. |
| 2017 | Began a recurring role as Philippa Georgiou in the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Discovery. |
| March 27 2017 | Yeoh was promoted to Commander of the Legion of Honour by François Hollande at the official residence of the French ambassador in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 2016 | Reprised her role as Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny. |
| 2016 | Michelle Yeoh received the title of Officier of the National Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France. |
| 2016 | Michelle Yeoh became a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Sustainable Development Goals initiative. |
| 2016 | Michelle Yeoh was cast as Starfleet Captain Philippa Georgiou in the series Star Trek: Discovery, a role she played for three seasons, earning critical acclaim. |
| February 12 2016 | Yeoh was made an honorary officer of the Legion of Honour by the French ambassador to Kuala Lumpur, becoming the first Malaysian citizen to receive that honour. |
| 2015 | Yeoh made her television debut playing Mei Foster in the fifth season of the Cinemax/Sky series Strike Back. |
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