Nominated for the 2023 Academy Awards for his role Everything, everywhere, at once, the 60-year-old actress seems to share the ability to live multiple lives with her character. Portrait:
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, nominated by the magazine The time as “icon of the year” scheduled to appear next year Avatar: Michelle Yeoh makes a powerful comeback. At the age of 60, the Malaysian actress and producer was seen tomorrow never dies (1997) James Bond Girl, or In Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), reinvents itself once again.
Sports and miss
Born in Malaysia in 1962, Michelle Yeoh was sent to boarding school by her lawyer father as a child, where she was educated in English and played sports. Apart from classical dancing, she is a squash champion, swimmer and diver. At 15, she dreamed of being a ballerina and joined the Royal Ballet School in London. But while she prepares for her diploma and returns to her parents for the holidays, her mother signs her up for the Miss Malaysia pageant behind her back. In The Graham Norton Show, on February 3, 2023, she says she agreed to enter the contest to “shut her mouth.” Ironically, he wins the title.
the billionaire wife
One thing led to another. The crowning of Miss Malaysia attracted Hong Kong department store owner and billionaire Dixon Poon. In 1984, he offered to make his debut in a Guy Laroche watch advertisement alongside martial arts star Jackie Chan. She, who will soon be appointed as the latter’s female equivalent, is so successful in the exercise that Poon forces her to sign a contract with his production company, D&B films.
Michelle Yo’s career is starting. He started out as Michelle Khan, considered one of the more “bankable” action films and noted for his martial arts skills; a discipline found on set that he fell in love with. A kung fu, tai chi and taekwondo champion aided by dance training, she was noted for her dexterity and ability to perform her own stunts. In 1987, at the age of 28, she married Dixon Poon. And decides to get out of the trays. The actress explains in the March 2022 issue of the magazine bustle, that she dreamed of starting a family and didn’t imagine it would reconcile with her career, with not being “multifaceted”. But she reveals that she can’t have children, which, among other things, will lead to the couple’s separation.
Michelle Yeoh and Dixon Poon at their wedding at the Hilton Hotel in 1988. Olivier Tsang
The highest paid actress in Asian cinema
In the wake of her breakup with Dixon Poon, Michelle Yeoh is resuming her career and her name. Director Stanley Tong, whom he had met early in his career when he was a stuntman, offered him a role in one of his first films. Police Story 3 (1992), with Jackie Chan. a success that made him an international star. A status confirmed five years later with her Hollywood debut as James Bond’s daughter tomorrow never diesWith Pierce Brosnan.
While she became one of the most popular actresses in the martial arts scene, walking alongside the genre’s biggest stars (Jackie Chan, Jet Li), she found herself spinning on walls and wielding a sword like nobody’s business; tiger and dragon In 2000, Ang Lee’s film, which won four Oscars and two Golden Globes, became a classic and made her the highest-paid actress in Asian cinema.
Discovering genres
For tiger and dragonThe actress learned Mandarin. dedicated to his films, he is constantly exploring new possibilities. And soon produced his first film, in which he also acted. The mascot received lukewarm critical reception. Michelle Yeoh then turns to more dramatic roles as Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), by Rob Marshall, or Madam (2011) by Luc Besson. a biography of the Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi, in which she had unmistakable touches of sensitivity.
Full Speed with Jean Todt
During this time, he makes perfect love. In 2004, Michel Yeo actually met the Frenchman Jean Tod, who was the newly appointed director of the Ferrari teams. This one says in an interview Here In November 2022, that he fell in love instantly, he even asked his friend Michael Schumacher to help him text the actress because he didn’t know how to do it. A correspondence that seems to have wooed the actress, as the pair have since been spotted at numerous social events together and happy. And when that magazine? City and country Asked by Michelle Yeo last August where she lived, she replied: “Where’s Jean?”
Michel Yeo and Jean Todt leaving a restaurant in Paris, January 24, 2023. Abaka
The revolution Everything, everywhere, at once
The second millennium offers him, alas, only a few notable roles, between obscure action films and dubbing cartoons (Kung Fu Panda 2:) But when he finishes spinning Crazy rich Asiansromantic comedy released in 2018 comes to script Everything, everywhere, at once, by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. For the first time in her forty-year career, the somewhat forgotten actress takes on the leading role of a woman on the brink of decline, overwhelmed by family problems and professional commitments, who discovers a part that leads to everyone. the life he could have lived. He shows the extent of his talent, in martial arts but also in his dramatic register.
The weight of stereotypes
Her performance is such that at the SAG Awards held on February 27, Michelle Yeoh won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She is the first Asian woman to receive this award. a symbolic moment that then dedicates to “every girl. [lui] is similar”. His words directly echo the struggles of the actress during her career. This is what she said in the columns of the magazine Peoplea week ago that he had stopped working after 2 years tomorrow never dies, tired of being cast in stereotypical roles and suffering from Hollywood racism. “People in the industry couldn’t tell if I was Chinese, Japanese or Korean, or if I could even speak English. They spoke to me very slowly and very loudly,” he explained.
His role Everything, everywhere, at once then comes as a way to finally break those stereotypes. During her speech at the Golden Globes, where she won the best actress award again, the actress called this opportunity a “gift”. Then, this win, this time as an opportunity to address the issue of ageism and sexism in Hollywood; “All the women here understand that. As the days, months, and years go by, the possibilities tend to diminish.” At 60, Michelle Yeoh shows you can still be a superhero. It remains to be seen whether the evening of March 12, at the Oscars, will be the day where he wins the most expensive statuette, giving him all the superpowers.
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