MASTER OF ONE

A small sampling of Michelle Yeoh’s high-flying, ass-kicking career.

SUPERCOP, 1992

The 30-year-old Yeoh more than held her own next to Jackie Chan in this action comedy, which years later motivated Uma Thurman during the filming of Kill Bill.

TOMORROW NEVER DIES, 1997

Playing a colonel in China’s secret service in this 007 installment, Yeoh ushered in a new era of Bond girl—less damsel-in-distress, more equal ally.

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, 2000

The Ang Lee epic, which earned Yeoh a BAFTA nom, is still the highest-grossing foreign language film in U.S. history.

CRAZY RICH ASIANS, 2018

Yeoh proved just as intimidating sans flying fists as the steely matriarch of a billionaire family in the adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s hit novel.

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, 2022

In her first Hollywood lead, Yeoh shifted genres as easily as her character Evelyn changes universes. Cue Oscar buzz.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, 2022

Yeoh joins Charlize Theron, Laurence Fishburne, and Kerry Washington in the fantasy film, out this month on Netflix.