Michelle Yeoh Chu-ken

Michelle Yeoh is a Chinese-born Asian film actress who plays key roles in the adventure films Tomorrow Never Dies and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

Actress Michelle Yeoh was born on August 6, 1962 in the Malaysian city of Ipoh. The girl's parents are ethnic Chinese: her father was a lawyer, her mother was a housekeeper.

Since childhood, Michelle was mobile and plastic, she loved to dance in front of a mirror. At the age of four, the parents sent their daughter to a ballet studio. A significant part of Michelle's life is associated with ballet.

When Yeoh was 15 years old, the girl and her parents moved to London, where she studied at a specialized boarding school, after which she entered the Royal Academy of Dance. The girl dreamed of becoming the prima ballerina, but the trauma prevented this dream from coming true. Yeo seriously injured her spine - the doctors forbade the girl to practice ballet. Then Michelle tried herself as a choreographer - the work made it possible to be close to the stage.

When Michelle turned 21, her mother sent her daughter's documents to the qualifying round of a beauty contest in Malaysia. The girl was selected for participation, moreover, Yeo won the title of "Miss Malaysia" and represented the country at the "Miss World" beauty pageant in 1983. There, Chinese producers drew attention to the beauty, and soon Michelle Yeoh was invited to shoot an advertisement for a watch. Jackie Chan became the partner in the work on the commercial - the girl impressed the artist so much that he allowed Michelle to perform his tricks, which had never happened before.

After the release of the commercial, Yeo was invited to a new project by the D&B Group film company.

Yeoh made his film debut in Flynn and Bambo, which began filming in 1984. The girl played the teacher. In 1985, the actress appeared in the comedy "My Lucky Stars -2" in a supporting role. This work was followed by the main role in the film "Yes, Madame!". There were many difficult stunts in the film that Michelle performed on her own. In Malaysia, such films were not popular, but in Western countries they were successful.

Despite the large number of action films in the actress's filmography, Michelle Yeoh never practiced martial arts professionally. While working on the image, the artist relied on choreographic skills and classes with instructors.

After that, the actress took a creative time-out - the girl returned to the cinema in 1993. Among the works of this period in the career of an actress - roles in the films "Two Warriors", "Super Police 2", "Sacred Weapon". In the adventure film "Wing Chun", the girl played the main role. Michelle's repertoire has also expanded with the films The Wonderful Seven, The Stuntwoman, and Sisters of the Sun.

By the end of the 90s, Michelle Yeoh was already well known to Western producers and directors, so in 1997 she was offered to star in the adventure film Tomorrow Never Dies about intelligence agent James Bond. The actress was fortunate enough to work on the same stage with Hollywood stars - Pierce Brosnan and Teri Hatcher. The actress herself appeared in the role of Colonel Wei Ling of the Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China. In all the fight scenes, Yeoh was filmed without an understudy. For "Best Fight with Bad Boys," the actress won an MTV Film Award nomination.

Yeoh's fee for work in the film was also phenomenal - $ 2.5 million. The popularity of the Malaysian actress in the West was gaining momentum: Michelle Yeoh was included in the "50 most beautiful people in the world" rating by People.

The finest hour in Yeoh's creative biography came in 2000, when the actress played in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This film won four Oscars, and Michelle Yeoh received a BAFTA and Saturn nomination.

The actress was invited to appear in The Matrix, but Michelle refused, which she later regretted more than once. At the time, Yeoh was busy with the Adventurers project that her studio was filming. In this film, the actress starred in the title role, but the action movie did not become popular. Then there was another setback, after which Michelle stopped producing films and focused on acting.

В 2005 году актриса получила роль гейши Мамехи в драме Роба Маршалла «Мемуары гейши». Героиня Мишель учит молодую девушку Чио (Чжан Цзыи) всем премудростям мастерства. В Азии фильм получил отрицательные отзывы. В Японии создателей укоряли в неточности воспроизведения культурных особенностей, а в Китае были возмущены тем, что китаянки сыграли девушек легкого поведения. Но тем не менее картина удостоилась трех «Оскаров», трех премий BAFTA и других значимых наград.

In addition to her work in the national action film Fearless and the war film Children of Huang Shi, in 2007 the actress starred in the sci-fi thriller Inferno, where she played a crew member of the spaceship botanist Corazon. At the audition, the Malaysian actress won the director Danny Boyle's charm and talent, who allowed Michelle to choose any character to choose from. A group of actors, which included Michelle Yeoh - Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Benedict Wong - lived together for several weeks to play the crew more convincingly.

In 2008, followed by work in the fantasy action movie director Mathieu Kassowitz "Babylon of our era", where Michelle Yeoh played the role of nun Rebecca, and Vin Diesel - the mercenary Turop. Together they are taking from Kyrgyzstan to New York the girl Aurora (Melanie Thierry), who turns out to be a representative of a new race. In the same year, the actress received an invitation from the creator of the film "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" Rob Cohen for the role of a witch.

In 2011, the actress got a key role in the film "Lady" by the cult director Luc Besson. Yeoh's heroine, Suu Kyi, daughter of the murdered leader of Manyama, returns from England to her homeland years later and becomes the leader of a political movement. The opposition could not forgive Suu Kyi for people's love, and the woman was placed under house arrest, separated from her family for 10 years. Thanks to the efforts of her husband, the Englishman Michael (David Thewlis), Suu Kyi becomes the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 2016, the actress starred in the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny. In the same year, the premiere of the historical series "Marco Polo" took place, in which Michelle Yeoh appeared in a supporting role. Among the last works of the actress also appear the action-packed thriller "The Mechanic: Resurrection" and the sci-fi movie "Morgan".

In 1988, Michelle married Dixon Poon. The spouse is a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong. The husband forbade the actress to act in films - Michelle obeyed. But the relationship in marriage did not work out - in 1992 they broke up.

The former spouses managed to maintain normal relations: Dixon married a second time, and Michelle became the godmother of his daughter. With the second wife of Dixon Pune, the actress also developed friendly relations.

Then Yeo met with Ferrari manager Jean Todt. In 2008, there were reports in the press that the lovers were engaged. The fans were waiting for the wedding, but the wedding did not take place. Later, Michelle Yeoh herself denied information about the engagement. The actress is closed for the press, Yeo posts personal photos on Facebook, Michelle does not have an Instagram page.

Now the actress continues to act in films and can afford to choose roles. After all, Michelle is the highest paid Asian actress. Yeo is the winner of numerous prestigious awards, the artist is invited to the jury of the Berlin and Cannes film festivals.

In 2017, the actress delighted viewers with her appearance in the science fiction series Star Trek: Discovery, as well as in the superhero adventure film Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 2".

1985 - "Yes, Madame!" 1994 - "Wing Chun" 1996 - "Stuntwoman" 1997 - "The Sun Sisters" 1997 - "Tomorrow Never Dies" 2000 - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 2005 - "Memoirs of a Geisha" 2007 - "Inferno" 2008 - "Babylon of Our era "2010 -" Power of the Assassins "2011 -" Lady "2016 -" Marco Polo "2016 -" Morgan "2017 -" Star Trek: Discovery "2017 -" Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 2"

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