List of Michelle Yeoh performances
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Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress. She rose to fame in 1990s Hong Kong action films, Yeoh began her film career acting in action and martial arts films such as Yes, Madam (1985), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), Tai Chi Master (1993) and Wing Chun (1994) and she is well known as an action queen. Yeoh is known internationally for her roles as Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and as Yu Shu Lien in the martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and its sequel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016).
Yeoh at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Film | 52 |
|---|---|
| Television | 8 |
| Documentary | 3 |
| Others | 2 |
Her other works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Reign of Assassins (2010), The Lady (2011), in which she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019), and Last Christmas (2019). Yeoh received critical acclaim for her performances as Eleanor Young in the American romantic comedy-drama Crazy Rich Asians and as Evelyn Quan Wang in the sci-fi comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 2017 to 2020, Yeoh had a recurring role as Philippa Georgiou on the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Discovery, a role she reprised in the feature film Star Trek: Section 31.
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Owl vs Bombo | Miss Yeung | ||
| 1985 | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Judo instructor | Cameo | |
| Yes, Madam | Inspector Ng | |||
| 1986 | Royal Warriors | Inspector Michelle Yip | ||
| 1987 | Magnificent Warriors | Fok Ming-ming | ||
| Easy Money | Michelle Yeung Ling (Ning) | |||
| 1992 | Police Story 3: Supercop | Inspector "Jessica" Yang Chien-hua | ||
| 1993 | The Heroic Trio | Ching / Invisible Woman / Number 3 | ||
| Butterfly and Sword | Lady Ko | |||
| Executioners | Ching / San / Carol | |||
| Holy Weapon | Ching Sze / To Col Ching | |||
| Supercop 2 | Inspector "Jessica" Yang Chien-hua | |||
| Tai Chi Master | Siu Lin / Qiu Xue ("Autumn Snow") | |||
| 1994 | Shaolin Popey 2 – Messy Temple | Ah King | ||
| Wonder Seven | Fong Ying | |||
| Wing Chun | Yim Wing-chun | |||
| 1996 | The Stunt Woman | Ah Kam | ||
| 1997 | The Soong Sisters | Soong Ai-ling | ||
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Wai Lin | Hollywood debut film | ||
| 1999 | Moonlight Express | Sis Michelle | ||
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Yu Shu Lien | ||
| 2002 | The Touch | Pak Yin Fay | ||
| 2004 | Silver Hawk | Lulu Wong / The Silver Hawk | Also producer | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Mameha | ||
| 2006 | Fearless | Ms. Yang | Director's cut only | |
| 2007 | Sunshine | Corazon | ||
| Far North | Saiva | |||
| 2008 | The Children of Huang Shi | Mrs. Wang | ||
| Babylon A.D. | Sister Rebeka | |||
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | |||
| 2010 | True Legend | Sister Yu | ||
| Reign of Assassins | Zeng Jing / Drizzle | |||
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Soothsayer | Voice | |
| The Lady | Aung San Suu Kyi | |||
| 2013 | Final Recipe | Julia Lee | ||
| 2016 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Yu Shu Lien | ||
| Mechanic: Resurrection | Mei | |||
| Morgan | Dr. Lui Cheng | |||
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Aleta Ogord | Cameo | [1] |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Eleanor Young | ||
| Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Tso Ngan Kwan | |||
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Santa / Huang Qing Shin | [2] | |
| 2021 | Boss Level | Dai Feng | [3] | |
| Gunpowder Milkshake | Florence | [4] | ||
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Ying Nan | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Quan Wang | Also executive producer | [6] |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | Master Chow | Voice | ||
| Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Yuki | |||
| The School for Good and Evil | Professor Emma Anemone | |||
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Airazor | Voice | |
| A Haunting in Venice | Joyce Reynolds | [7] | ||
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Loo | Voice | [8] |
| Wicked | Madame Morrible | Also contributed to one song to the film's soundtrack | [9] | |
| 2025 | Ne Zha 2 | Lady Yin | Voice; English dub | [10] |
| Wicked: For Good | Madame Morrible | Also contributed to two songs to the film's soundtrack | [9] | |
| 2026 | Sandiwara | The Critic / The Hawker / The Waitress / The Vlogger / The Singer | Short film | [11] |
| It's My Time † | Zhao Yanhong | [12] | ||
| 2027 | The Wandering Earth 3 † | [13] | ||
| 2029 | Avatar 4 † | Paktu'eylat | Filming | [14] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Strike Back: Legacy | Mei Foster / Lieutenant Colonel Han Li Na | Recurring (9 episodes) | |
| 2016 | Marco Polo | Lotus | Season 2 (7 episodes) | |
| 2017–2020 | Star Trek: Discovery | Captain Philippa Georgiou / Emperor Philippa Georgiou (mirror) | Special recurring guest star (seasons 1-3; 24 episodes) | [15] |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks | Lieutenant Philippa Georgiou | Episode: "The Brightest Star" | |
| 2022 | The Witcher: Blood Origin | Scían | 4 episodes | [16] |
| 2023 | American Born Chinese | Guanyin | Main | [17] |
| 2024 | The Brothers Sun | Eileen Sun | Main | [18] |
| 2024–2025 | Ark: The Animated Series | Mei-Yin Li | Voice; 5 episodes | [19] |
| 2025 | Star Trek: Section 31 | Emperor Philippa Georgiou | Television film; Also executive producer | [20] |
| 2026 | Blade Runner 2099 † | Olwen | Post-production | [21] |
Documentary
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | ||
| 2008 | Purple Mountain | ||
| 2012 | Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey | Executive producer | [22] |
| 2020 | The Hidden Kingdoms of China | Narrator | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Yu Shu Lien | Voice | |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Zi Yuan | ||
| 2025 | ARK: Survival Ascended | Meiyin Li | "Lost Colony" Expansion Pack | |
Discography
| Year | Title | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "The Wizard and I" (featuring Cynthia Erivo) | Wicked: The Soundtrack |