Michelle Yeoh

Superstar Michelle Yeoh, became the first Asian woman to win best actress, as Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated at the Oscars.

Michelle Yeoh Mom also celebrates her in Malaysia. “This is proof that dreams do come true,” Yeoh said in her speech. Yeoh’s co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis triumphed in the supporting actor and actress categories.

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to ever win the Best Actress award in the 95-year history of Oscars. The Academy.

"Everything Michelle has she has made for herself,” the veteran actor and producer said in response to her history-making Oscar win.

When the Hong Kong film industry wasn’t doing well, she found opportunities in America — so she took a chance. “From the start, she was very easy to work with,” said Hung. But in his role as a producer, he then gave her the lead in another action comedy, Yes, Madam, the very same year. She arrived when the Hong Kong film market was very good, and there were lots of opportunities. Thus, Yeoh’s future — and her fortune — was set on its path. “My boss just said here is a girl from Malaysia we want to work with. Injuries had curtailed her dreams of being a ballet dancer, and her training at London’s Royal Academy of Dance, and Yeoh had gone on to be voted Miss Malaysia in 1983. “She always worked very hard, from the very beginning,” said Hung. “I’m very happy for her,” said Hung. “She had talent from the very beginning and we could all see that. The Malaysia-born Yeoh turned to Hong Kong’s fabled film industry as her future as a 22-year-old. We have never had many Chinese people standing on this [Oscars] stage.

The star has a career spanning four decades, and has just won the Best Actress Oscar for her latest role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

It tells the story of a Chinese-American teacher who discovers she is in a relationship with the son of one of Singapore’s wealthiest families. The film is directed by Luc Besson and stars Yeoh and David Thewlis in the lead roles. The sisters were some of the country’s most influential political figures in the early 20th century. The film, which also stars Chow Yun-fat, tells the story of two 19th-century warriors looking for a mythical sword. By the time Tai Chi Master was released, Yeoh had already made a name for herself in the Hong Kong film industry. Appearing alongside Cynthia Rothrock, she stars as an inspector who becomes entangled in a case involving the triads.

Michelle Yeoh's mother cried for joy for her “little princess" when the Malaysian became the first Asian to win the best actress Oscar.

Janet Yeoh said she was immensely proud of “my little princess,” who wanted to be a ballerina before entering the movie world. We keep telling her that you will win...you will stand on the stage with the golden man.” “We are incredibly proud. Her trophy for her performance as a laundromat owner was one of seven Oscars for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” including best picture. ” In her acceptance speech, Yeoh dedicated her award to her mother and said “all the moms in the world” were the real superheroes.

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As Evelyn – a Chinese American immigrant struggling to keep her laundromat afloat, and her relationships with her husband, father and daughter alive – she is dishevelled and messy. There’s no doubt that Yeoh’s physical prowess remains thrilling to watch (at 60, she still does most of her own stunts) but her fight scenes are compounded by a performance that is grounded and human. In the following years, she starred in titles such as Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Danny Boyle’s sci-fi thriller Sunshine (2007) and historical drama The Lady (2011). In everything else, she is the picture of poise; that ballet background shines through not only in her perfectly extended Muay Thai kicks but in her stoic composure. Immobilised in a neck and back brace, she thought her career was over. Hollywood is still catching up to Yeoh, but over time, the landscape has diversified enough to allow her a thrilling and unexpected second act of her career. She agreed to star in 1984’s The Owl vs Bumbo, appearing in a role best described as damsel in distress. In 1988, when she was 25, Yeoh married studio head Dickson Poon and retired, hoping to start a family. Years later, Yeoh told David Letterman that Chan, while a “very good friend” of hers, believed that women “should stay at home and cook”. Or at least, begin to understand where her ethereal grace comes from, not to mention that perfect posture, which she somehow maintains even when flying through the air or landing a right hook. She is the first Malaysian, and second Asian, actress to be feted with an Oscar nod. [Michelle Yeoh ](/topic/michelle-yeoh) [told me back in May last year](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/michelle-yeoh-interview-everything-everywhere-b2077621.html), visibly emotional as she spoke.

"Malaysia boleh!" Janet Yeoh said, blowing kisses to her daughter. "Boleh" - which means nothing is impossible - certainly captured the mood not just in Los ...

Closing her acceptance speech, Yeoh took on the ageism in Hollywood that is biased against women. "This is proof that dreams - dream big, and dreams do come true," a tearful Yeoh said in her acceptance speech on Sunday night. This, this, is the American Dream." Yeoh's award was one of seven picked up by Everything Everywhere All at Once, which swept the evening. And popular Hong Kong singer-actress Josie Ho Chiu posted a photo of Yeoh's Oscar moment with the words, "Dreams do come true". And go watch Everything Everywhere All at Once, a must-see movie about the multiverse and the meaning of life. Yeoh burst into Hollywood in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing a Chinese femme fatale opposite Pierce Brosnan's 007. And billboards on display on the highways of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, proclaimed her as the pride of the country. This is a great movie, one the best I’ve seen a long time. At the watch party in Kuala Lumpur, Janet Yeoh was promptly drowned in news camera lights as soon as her daughter was proclaimed the winner. Twitter in Asia had some some 350,000 congratulatory posts while Weibo, China's version of Twitter, said a hashtag lauding her win was viewed about 360 million times. And the elation was there to see.

The Hollywood veteran won over Academy voters with her complex take on Evelyn Wang, a Chinese American laundromat owner who is mired in a tax audit, ...

“We’ve gone through such a crazy, chaotic time in our life, and we all needed something to fill us with hope and ensure… But ultimately Evelyn returns to a mundane “normal” life — one which the audience can relate to — in which she must navigate the complexity, pain and strength of family ties. dream big and dreams do come true,” Yeoh said as she accepted the award. In another, she is a film star; the movie even uses footage of Yeoh at real events like screenings of her “Crazy Rich Asians.” In one of the myriad versions of her life, Evelyn has hot dogs for fingers and is in a relationship with the tax inspector who is auditing her (played with comic aplomb by Jamie Lee Curtis). This is proof that….

New Delhi: The Malaysia-born Oscar winner, who has become the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her multifaceted performance, ...

“We are advocating that if we build safe roads now, you don’t have to come back 10 years later to correct the mistakes and after so many lives have been lost. “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibility.” So a month after the disaster, I reached there again as the brand ambassador of the ‘Live to Love’ foundation of His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa,” she told IANS. I felt as helpless as the other victims. Quoting the spiritual leader, she had said: “Without appreciation, our life is like plastic. “Raising awareness for Nepal was and still is an important role for me.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Michelle Yeoh's mother cried for joy for her “little princess” when the Malaysian performer became the first Asian to win the ...

Janet Yeoh said she was immensely proud of “my little princess,” who wanted to be a ballerina before entering the movie world. “Way to go, Michelle!” “I so love my daughter and she has made Malaysia proud,” Yeoh told a news conference after the viewing at a cinema in Kuala Lumpur.

Michelle Yeoh appeared to throw shade at CNN host Don Lemon at the Oscars 2023 while accepting an award for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

He later [offered a rambling apology](https://nypost.com/2023/02/17/don-lemon-apologizes-gets-rebuke-from-cnn-ceo-over-sexist-remarks/) to his staff, saying in part, “The people I am closest to in this organization are women. And while taking home a trophy at the 2023 SAG Awards last month, she told the crowd, “I think if I speak, my heart will explode. “I appreciate the opportunity to be back on @CNNThisMorning today,” he wrote. “If you Google, ‘When is a woman in her prime?’ it’ll say 20s, 30s and 40s,” he retorted. Women from all walks of life regularly face age discrimination.” [another wrote](https://twitter.com/slackrguy/status/1635244434769199107). She’s proof it’s all nonsense. [one netizen tweeted](https://twitter.com/Anewluemerges/status/1635240757216026624). George added](https://twitter.com/RobGeorge/status/1635121301403897861). “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. [Matt Wilstein agreed](https://twitter.com/mattwilstein/status/1635120932804259840). [Stephanie Hamill tweeted](https://twitter.com/STEPHMHAMILL/status/1635136049994428416).

Performer is the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role.

“History created for Asia and Malaysia,” wrote Syed Saddiq, a legislator. Dedicating her triumph to her mother and all the mothers in the world, she also said, “Ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. In her acceptance speech, Yeoh called her win a “beacon of hope and possibilities” for “all the boys and girls who look like me”. On Malaysian social media, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh was trending. Yeoh made her Hollywood breakthrough when she was cast as the first ethnic Chinese Bond girl in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies opposite Pierce Brosnan. “She’s a very hardworking girl, you know.

The Malaysian-born Yeoh is only the second woman of color ever to win best actress at the Oscars.

"If this is your passion, this is your love, you have to stand up for yourself and for what you believe in and for what you want to do," she told reporters backstage. "She's 84, and I'm taking this home to her," Yeoh added. "I think this is something that we have been working so hard towards for a very long time, and tonight we freaking broke that glass ceiling," she continued. "For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. The Malaysian-born Yeoh is only the second woman of color ever to take home the award. This is proof — dream big and dreams do come true," Yeoh said during her acceptance speech.

Michelle Yeoh's mother and family broke down in tears during the 2023 Oscars telecast, where Yeoh was awarded the best actress prize for her performance in ...

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won a total of seven Oscars, including best picture. “Malaysia Boleh (Malaysia Can)!” The actress’ mom, Janet Yeoh, and other family members watched the Oscars live in Malaysia and cheered, wept and screamed when Michelle’s name was called as the winner.

You might not get to give an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards, but you might get a moment in the spotlight accepting an award.

“And then she ended with the film's last words: ‘Your story will be different from ours.’ As a father of a daughter, I wanted to see the movie.” For those who want to improve their speaking techniques, Toastmasters International is a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that helps individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. “Sarah Polley, Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking, made me laugh by apologizing for putting the words ‘Women’ and ‘Talking’ so close together,” said Tate. “By the time he was done, I was rooting for him and wanted to see his movie. “This is the repetition of a phrase, like Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a Dream.’” “Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress for Everything Everywhere All At Once, used a rhetorical device called anaphora,” said Tate.

I am no movie critic but I was, for once, greatly pleased to see “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” showered by the Academy awards. The movie didn't have ...

I liked “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” less than Butler and Loder (I’ve a few ounces of cynicism in my blood) but I thought it was something that shows great creative powers. First, I watched “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” a little before and thought nothing particularly interesting could come out of the multiverse idea, which turned out to be on a dead track, at least in the hands of Marvel’s screenwriters. I found “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” uplifting for two reasons. The consequences of paths not taken, the contingencies that have brought us to the moments we inhabit, how to make sense of a world that can seem to lack meaning — through the lens of the multiverse, Everything Everywhere All at Once shines a light on our own reality, raising questions about our own lives and humbly attempting to supply its own answers. This is a movie without an ounce of cynicism in its narrative bones. I am no movie critic but I was, for once, greatly pleased to see “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” showered by the Academy awards.

In the video, a crowd watching a livestream of the awards show cheers as presenter Halle Berry calls out her daughter's name, and Janet Yeoh immediately stands ...

All the moms in the world,” Michelle declared. [Michelle Yeoh](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/oscars-2023-michelle-yeoh-best-actress.html) continues to [do it for the mommies](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-history.html) but not without forgetting her own [mother](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/michelle-yeoh-win-independent-spirit-awards.html). “Because they are really the superheroes, and without them, none of us would be here tonight.”

Michelle Yeoh's mom may not have been present in the Dolby Theater on Sunday to see her daughter win an Oscar but cameras were rolling as she watched the ...

Carter](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/ruth-carter-oscar-black-panther-cec/index.html) became the first woman of color to win two Academy Awards on Sunday, she revealed in her speech that her mother recently died at the age of 101. Carter said her work on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” prepared her for the moment and dedicated the award to her late mom. He spoke about spending a year in a refugee camp as a child and finding himself as an adult on Hollywood’s biggest stage. [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/ke-huy-quan-oscars-acceptance-speech/index.html), who won the award for best supporting actor for his role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” also thanked his mom for the sacrifices she made during his acceptance speech. [“Everything Everywhere All at Once”](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/entertainment/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-academy-awards-takeaways/index.html) is a film about the importance of family and the dynamics of familial relationships, particularly between a mother and daughter (Stephanie Hsu). [Michelle Yeoh’s](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/michelle-yeoh-oscars-winner/index.html) mom may not have been present in the Dolby Theater on Sunday to see her daughter win an [Oscar](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/oscar-winners-2023/index.html) but cameras were rolling as she watched the historic moment live in Malaysia.

Ke Huy Quan's comeback story from childhood star of '80s flicks coupled with Michelle Yeoh's historic win as the first Asian best-actress winner Sunday ...

He called the impact of the wins massive. But all the movie’s Oscars (it also won best-supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis and film editing) mean a lot to Asian Americans, she said. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-stars bring the total number of Asians who have earned acting Oscars to just six in the awards’ 95-year history. “It does tell the community that we have done enough … To actually see it happen was “phenomenal.” It really just kind of lets us feel like we can accomplish things that normally are not in our lane.”

Yeoh also made first on-screen appearance while in Australia in 1980s – in a Guy Laroche watch advertisement alongside Jackie Chan.

[According to reports](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/everything-everywhere-even-moomba-oscar-winner-michelle-yeoh-s-aussie-connection-20230314-p5crv3.html), the Moomba win may have placed Yeoh in the eyeline of action movie star Jackie Chan, whose parents lived in Australia from the 1960s. [cast Yeoh in her first film roles](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000706/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm) – first as a damsel-in-distress, and then as an action hero, drawing upon Yeoh’s ballet skills. “Because of the years of training as a ballerina, as a dancer, I was able to learn movements in a very short period of time,” Yeoh said. [Jackie Chan](https://www.theguardian.com/film/jackie-chan),” Yeoh told an interviewer last year. [Melbourne](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/melbourne), Australia, in March 1984. [first Asian woman](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/12/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-2023-winner-awards-best-picture) to win best actress at the Academy Awards – but an Australian broadcaster has since unearthed archival footage of the actor at a beauty pageant at a Melbourne community festival in 1984.

Michelle Yeoh reflects on her historic Oscar win and never predicted that "such a little film" could enjoy such success at the annual awards ceremony.

Michelle Yeoh's history-making Oscar win caused jubilation this week in her native Malaysia, but it also sparked false rumors that a national holiday had ...

“I’ll call her to come home (to Malaysia) and celebrate very soon. “I’m taking this home to her,” Yeoh said in her acceptance speech. “The news is false,” it said. I’m bringing this home to you,” she said. She is very hardworking,” her mother told local reporters. There was “no truth” to claims of an Oscar public holiday, the statement from Anwar’s office read.

Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, better known as Michelle Yeoh, is a Malaysian actress, model and producer. She is currently among the highest paid actresses in ...

Starting in 2004, she began to focus on her work in English-language films. She was immediately absorbed by the film industry and went on to act in several action-oriented martial arts films. [ @michelleyeoh_official](https://www.instagram.com/michelleyeoh_official/) with 619k followers. Therefore, she has an estimated net worth of around $40 million. Yeoh is a practicing Buddhist and leads her life according to Buddhist principles. Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, better known as Michelle Yeoh, is a Malaysian actress, model and producer.

Michelle Yeoh's mother cried for joy for her "little princess" when the Malaysian performer became the first Asian to win the best actress Oscar.

Janet Yeoh said she was immensely proud of "my little princess," who wanted to be a ballerina before entering the movie world. "Way to go, Michelle!" I was speechless, I cried," said Vicki Yeoh, Michelle Yeoh's niece, who was at the special viewing. "We are incredibly proud. "I so love my daughter and she has made Malaysia proud," Yeoh told a news conference after the viewing at a cinema in Kuala Lumpur. Yeoh's family and two Cabinet ministers were among the supporters roaring with joy at Yeoh's win during a special Academy Awards viewing party in Malaysia on Monday morning.

An ex-classmate recalls befriending the future Oscar winner while at college together in the 1980s.

[The film won seven awards](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64936322), including best picture, director and original screenplay. "She was a woman of mystery, she really was," he said. Mr Barlow said Yeoh had been "very laidback" and had never spoken about wanting to be an actress before landing a role in a martial arts film, during the filming of which, he added, she came to watch him perform in the West End. "She had to come to the country to engage in serious dance training - at the time the college was one of the top places to do that degree," he explained. He said she took him under her wing when she attended the site as part of a performing arts degree. A man has recalled how in the 1980s he became friends with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh when she took dance classes at the college he attended.

SBS News, a major broadcaster in South Korea, provoked outrage after it removed Michelle Yeoh's reference to "ladies" in its coverage of her acceptance ...

[edited out](https://twitter.com/koryodynasty/status/1635629128924934146?s=46&t=8RVfWK6aT7NFt1EvdmY9Mg) the word "ladies" in its news segment and translated Yeoh's remarks to "you all" to exclude any mention of a specific gender. it's always the guys who seem to be first in line for it," Yeoh said. "Why is it that we older women cannot be the superhero?" Her Oscar-winning role in Everything Everywhere All at Once was initially written for Jackie Chan with Yeoh as his wife, she Many young women do not feel comfortable speaking up about women's rights in fear of being labeled a radical feminist, even amongst their peers. After receiving backlash from viewers, it later removed the segment it posted online and re-uploaded the [segment](https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1007113154) to include Yeoh's remark of "ladies," according to [Yonhap News Agency](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230314150300005?input=tw).

The 60-year-old best actress winner addressed the timing of her historic win, which comes decades into her spectacular career. But is the industry ready for ...

It's a full-bodied character and it has resonated with people." [ $74 million in the U.S. Additionally, female characters in that age range were more likely to be depicted as lonely — 19% — and homebound — 16% — than male characters. That makes her nearly 21 years older than most female winners — the average age is 39, according to a recent But it's infused with energy and fun and melancholy and loss. No female characters over 49 appeared in leading roles, while two men 50 or older were featured as leading men. Duong added: "It speaks of an audience that is appreciative of moving away from images of women as only objects of desire." It comes down to money. As part of the study, researchers reviewed the 30 highest grossing films of 2019 in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, watching to see if they passed what they call, the "Ageless Test." That's because the best actress awards have gone to women over 40. Also, the character must be humanized, beyond stereotypes. And it's often directed at young, mostly nubile women's bodies," she said.