Michelle Yeoh Overview

MICHELLE YEOH Birth Name: Yang Zi Chong Born in the mining town of Ipoh, Malaysia, Michelle Yeoh earned an international standing as a teenage athlete. She was inspired by Fame (1980) and her passion for ballet to enroll in the Royal Academy of Dance in London where she attained an Advanced Level degree. Eventually she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Arts in England. Yeoh returned to Malaysia in 1983 when a back injury ended her dancing career. There she was eventually crowned... See All