Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Actor (b. 1962)
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The ThumbScore for Michelle Yeoh (73.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 31 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Michelle's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

31
Movies
73.6%
Avg ThumbScore
Action
Top Genre

Audiences rate Michelle Yeoh’s films higher than 68% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (YouTube) · Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (Roku Channel, Fandango at Home, Pluto TV, ViX, Plex, Prime Video (free), Xumo Play, Kanopy, Fawesome) · Tai-Chi Master (Shout! TV, Plex, Kanopy, Fawesome) · Yes, Madam! (Tubi, Fawesome) · Reign of Assassins (The CW, Plex, Tubi) · True Legend (Roku Channel, Fandango at Home, Plex, Tubi, Fawesome) and 1 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Yuen Wah (3)Harry Shum Jr. (3)Jon M. Chu (3)Awkwafina (2)Jackie Chan (2)

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

After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained international recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's wuxia martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); the latter gained her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her Hollywood career progressed with roles in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). She continued to appear in Hong Kong and Chinese cinema, starring in True Legend (2010), Reign of Assassins (2010), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). In 2011, she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi in the British biographical film The Lady. Yeoh played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), as well as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the television series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020).

Born 1962-08-06 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

On ThumbScore, Michelle Yeoh appears in 31 films with an average audience score of 73.6%, most frequently in the Action genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Michelle Yeoh movie, ranked by audience score

Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
👍 92%
Supercop 2
Supercop 2
1993
👍 91%
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
👍 89%
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
👍 87%
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
2018
👍 85%
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
👍 85%
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
👍 84%
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
👍 84%
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
👍 84%
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
👍 80%
Tai-Chi Master
Tai-Chi Master
1993
👍 80%
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
2019
👍 79%
Yes, Madam!
Yes, Madam!
1985
👍 79%
Wicked
Wicked
2024
👍 76%
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010
👍 76%
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
👍 74%
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
👍 73%
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
👍 73%
True Legend
True Legend
2010
👍 73%
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good
2025
👍 72%
The Heroic Trio
The Heroic Trio
1993
👍 72%
The Lady
The Lady
2011
👍 71%
Mechanic: Resurrection
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016
👍 70%
Sunshine
Sunshine
2007
👍 65%
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
👍 64%
Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D.
2008
👍 61%
Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
👍 61%
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016
👍 57%
Boss Level
Boss Level
2021
👍 56%
Morgan
Morgan
2016
👍 46%
Star Trek: Section 31
Star Trek: Section 31
2025
👍 43%