Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Malaysian Famous People: Datuk Michelle Yeoh
Birth
· Born Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng to a prominent ethnic Chinese (Han) family in Ipoh, Malaysia on August 6, 1962.
· Parents are Dato’ Yeoh Kian Teik and Janet Yeoh
Early Life and Career
· Enrolled in London Royal Academy of Dance, majoring in Ballet.
· However, a spinal injury smashed her lifelong dream of becoming a prima ballerina, and she had to switch her focus away from dance to choreography and other arts.
· Her career started in Hong Kong with a few commercials alongside big-shots Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat, before being offered a film contract.
Beauty Queen
· In 1983, at the age of 21, Michelle won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant and consequently represented Malaysia at the Miss World pageant in London.
· She was chosen as one of People magazine’s 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1997.
Famed Actress
· Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: dyk that Michelle Yeoh doesn’t speak Mandarin, so she had to learn the lines for the movie phonetically?
· James Bond: Tomorrow never dies
· The Touch
· Memoirs of a Geisha
· The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
· Born Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng to a prominent ethnic Chinese (Han) family in Ipoh, Malaysia on August 6, 1962.
· Parents are Dato’ Yeoh Kian Teik and Janet Yeoh
Early Life and Career
· Enrolled in London Royal Academy of Dance, majoring in Ballet.
· However, a spinal injury smashed her lifelong dream of becoming a prima ballerina, and she had to switch her focus away from dance to choreography and other arts.
· Her career started in Hong Kong with a few commercials alongside big-shots Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat, before being offered a film contract.
Beauty Queen
· In 1983, at the age of 21, Michelle won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant and consequently represented Malaysia at the Miss World pageant in London.
· She was chosen as one of People magazine’s 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1997.
Famed Actress
· Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: dyk that Michelle Yeoh doesn’t speak Mandarin, so she had to learn the lines for the movie phonetically?
· James Bond: Tomorrow never dies
· The Touch
· Memoirs of a Geisha
· The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor