Michelle Yeoh is recognized as one of the greatest and the most successful actresses from the East. Michelle can recently be seen as ‘Emperor Philippa Georgiou’ in CBS’s Star Trek: Discovery, in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi for Marvel and in Navot Papushado’s action-thriller Gunpowder Milkshake.
The former Bond girl is best known for her roles in John M. Chu’s romantic comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1 & 2, Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha, Roger Spottiswoode’s Tomorrow Never Dies and Danny Boyle’s Sunshine. Other notable performances include starring in Luc Besson’s critically acclaimed biographical film The Lady and voicing a role in the Dreamworks animated hit, Kung Fu Panda 2.
Next, Michelle will be seen starring in the Daniels’ science fiction film, Everything Everywhere All At Once, for A24 (opening SXSW). Other upcoming credits include Netflix’s prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, Disney+ series, American Born Chinese , James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Paul Feig’s The School For Good and Evil and Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice.
Now, we’ve rounded up the best movies and TV shows of Michelle Yeoh, ranked by Tomatometer.
Updated August 16, 2023
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Tomatometer: 98%
Credit: Yu Shu Lien (Character)
Directed By: Ang Lee
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics, Columbia Tristar
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Tomatometer: 94%
Credit: Evelyn Wang (Character), Executive Producer
Directed By: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Distributor: A24
American Born Chinese (2023 – TV Series)
Tomatometer: 94%
Credit: Guanyin (Character)
Creator: Kelvin Yu
TV Network: Disney+
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Tomatometer: 92%
Credit: Jiang Nan (Character)
Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures, Fox Studios Australia, Marvel Studios
Crazy Rich Asians (2021)
Tomatometer: 91%
Credit: Eleanor Young (Character)
Directed By: Jon M. Chu
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Tomatometer: 81%
Credit: Soothsayer (Voice)
Directed By: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
