Michelle Yeoh is now the talk of the town, thanks to the success of her movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. She recently made noise when she won the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor at the 2023 SAG Awards Sunday, February 26.
As the 60-year-old's success continuously grows in Hollywood and beyond, know more about her career and net worth.
Michelle Yeoh's Career
The actress' career started to grow big in the 1990s with the success of her Hong Kong action film, performing her own stunts.
Who will ever forget her roles in Yes, Madam, Police Story 3: Supercop and Holy Weapon? No one, of course.
From there, she began rising to international stardom when she appeared in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and the iconic Ang Lee martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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She experienced a career resurgence when she made Star Trek: Discovery, followed by the much-talked-about Everything Everywhere All at Once. For the latter film, she won a Golden Globe Award and the first Asian to receive an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.
Her other film credits are Memoirs of a Geisha, Reign of Assassins, Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, and The Lady. She also has supporting roles in Crazy Rich Asians, Last Christmas, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
On TV, she was part of The Witcher: Blood Origin.
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With these to her name, Yeoh has become $40 million rich.
Michelle Yeoh Wins at the 2023 SAG Awards
Yeoh shut down the 2023 SAG Awards after dropping the curse words following her winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Her speech deserves its own award after saying the f*** and s*** bombs and even winning diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry.
"I think if I speak, my heart will explode," she said via E! News. "SAG-AFTRA, to get this from you, who understands what it is to get here. Every one of you knows the journey, the roller coaster ride, the ups and downs. But most importantly, we never give up."
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From there, she started to let her emotions flow.
"S--t. F--k," she continued while the audience gave her a round of roaring applause. "Wow, thank you. Thank you. This is not just for me; this is for every little girl that looks like me."
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