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Michelle Yeoh

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Yeoh Choo Kheng (Chinese: 楊紫瓊; born 6 August 1962), known professionally as Michelle Yeoh ( YOH), 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 own stunts. These roles included Yes, Madam (1985); Magnificent Warriors (1987); Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992); The Heroic Trio and Tai Chi Master (both 1993); and Wing Chun (1994). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michelle Yeoh is the 720th most popular actor (down from 561st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malaysian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michelle Yeoh ranks 720 out of 13,578. Before her are Michel Galabru, Brooke Shields, Jessica Tandy, Kyle MacLachlan, Brenda Blethyn, and Kim Cattrall. After her are Marlène Jobert, Annette Bening, Max Schreck, Lex Barker, Holland Taylor, and Ed Begley Jr..

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Among people born in 1962, Michelle Yeoh ranks 33. Before her are Carlos Sainz, Jon Bon Jovi, Steve Irwin, Wesley Snipes, Izzy Stradlin, and Carles Puigdemont. After her are Alexander Litvinenko, Clyde Drexler, Viktor Tsoi, Jeff Bennett, Jordan Belfort, and Christiane F..

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Michelle Yeoh ranks 7 out of 90. Before her are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), and P. Ramlee (1929). After her are Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Jimmy Choo (1948), and Abdul Razak Hussein (1922).

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Among ACTORS In Malaysia

Among actors born in Malaysia, Michelle Yeoh ranks 2. Before her are P. Ramlee (1929). After her are Michael Gough (1916), Henry Golding (1987), Claudia Wells (1966), Simon Russell Beale (1961), Angelica Lee (1976), Nigel Ng (1991), Ronny Chieng (1985), and Remy Hii (1986).

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