5 SHOCKING Things You Didn't Know About Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh stars in the 2022 film Everything Everywhere All at Once, for which she won her first Golden Globe Award as lead actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy, and she has been nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. Here are 5 shocking things that you never knew about Michelle Yeoh. Michelle was born in 1962 in Malaysia. Her parents are Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian Take, a lawyer and a politician. Despite growing up in a Malaysian-Chinese family, she was raised speaking English at home. At the age of 4, Michelle began practicing ballet. At 15, she moved with her parents to London, where she studied at an all-girls boarding school. She later attended the UK's Royal Academy of Dance in London, majoring in ballet, but she later abandoned dance after suffering from a spinal injury. In 1982, Michelle Yeoh earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts and a minor in Drama. At the age of 20, Michelle Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia World Contest and she later won the Miss International Tourism Quest pageant in Australia. This led her to her acting career, where she first appeared in a TV commercial with Jackie Chan, catching the attention of the Hong Kong film production company, D&B Films. Michelle Yeoh's most notable performances include her role in Tomorrow Never Dies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, Shang-Chi, Crazy Rich Asians, and Everything Everywhere All at Once. She is known for performing her own stunts in most of As of 2023, Michelle Yeoh's net worth is estimated to be around $40 million. She earned $500,000 for her role in Crazy Rich Asians. Her salary for Everything Everywhere All at Once hasn't been made public, but we can only assume that it is much more. Michelle Yeoh was married to Dixon Poon, a Hong Kong entrepreneur, from 1988 to 1992. In 1998, she was engaged to Alan Haldeman, an American cardiologist. Since 2004, she has been with Jean Todt, the current president of the FIA. The two live together in Geneva, Switzerland. Comment down below what you think of Michelle Yeoh. Do we think she'll win an Oscar this year for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once? Thank you for watching. Please like and subscribe.