Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng is a Malaysian actress. She began her career in the 1980s in Hong Kong action cinema, gaining fame for her athleticism and for performing her own stunts in films such as *Police Story 3: Supercop* (1992). She achieved international recognition with the role of Wai Lin in the James Bond film *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), consolidating her global status with her acclaimed performance in Ang Lee's *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000), for which she received a BAFTA nomination. Her versatile filmography includes works such as *Memoirs of a Geisha* (2005), *The Lady* (2011), and the commercial success *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018). In 2023, her performance in the film *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022) earned her the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first woman of Asian descent to win in this category.