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Filmography
- Babylon A.D. (2008),Soeur Helen/ Sister Rebecca
- Far North (2008),Savia
- The Children of Huang Shi (2008),Madame Wang
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008),Zijuan
- Sunshine (2007),Corazon
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005),Mameha
- Top Fighter 2: Deadly Fighting Dolls (2005)
- Silver Hawk (2004)
- The Touch (2002),Yan Fei
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000),Yu Shu Lien
- Moonlight Express (1999),Karbo's friend, former partner
- Twin Warriors (1999)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997),Wai Lin
- The Song Jia Huang Chao (1997),Sung Ngoi-ling
- The Stunt Woman (1996),Ah Kam
- Executioners (1994),Chan San
- Once A Cop (1994),Yang Kin-Wah
- Shao Lin Popeye 2 - Messy Temple (1994)
- Shaolin Popey 2: Messy Temple (1994)
- Wing Chun (1994)
- Wonder Seven (1994)
- The Tai Chi Master (1994)
- Butterfly Sword (1993)
- Holy Weapon (1993)
- Twin Warriors (1993)
- Supercop (1992),Chief of Security Yang--Hana
- The Heroic Trio (1992),Ching--Invisible Woman
- Easy Money (1987)
- Magnificent Warriors (1987)
- In the Line of Duty (1986)
- Royal Warriors (1986),Michelle
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
- Yes, Madam (1985)
- Owl Vs. Bumbo (1984)
- Purple Mountain
Awards and Nominations
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Trivia
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]
One of the only female stars whom Jackie Chan lets do her own stunts.
A former Miss Malaysia, she got her start in acting in a commercial with Jackie Chan.
Miss Malaysia [1983]
Fought her way to the top in the male-dominated genre of Hong Kong action films, where she has been known for years as the "queen of martial arts".
Has a Bachelor's Degree in Dance from the Royal Academy of Dance (London, England).
One of the highest paid Chinese-language actresses in the world.
Highest paid actress in Asia.
Released a single CD in 1993, "Love Quite Like a Comet", from her movie San lau sing woo dip gim (1993).
Surname, "Yeoh" is pronounced "yo".
She is currently engaged to Jean Todt, the director of the Ferrari F1 team. [2005]
She speaks 3 languages, English, Malay and Cantonese. However, she can't read Chinese and relies on pinyin (a system of phonetic notation) to pronounce words. In Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, she uses pinyin to recite her lines (with help from Mandarin speaking crew members) in Mandarin as she doesn't speak the language.
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002
In 2001, she was given the title of "dato'" by the Sultan of Perak, her native state. "Dato'" is an honorary Malaysian title somewhat like an English knighthood, and it lies below the ranks of "Dato' Seri," "Tan Sri" and "Tun."
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1999
Is a very close friend to Anita Mui since early 90s. She also hosted a memorial event for Mui in 2007.







