Films: People: Michelle Yeoh (Malaysia)

Michelle Yeoh's popularity in the US began with TOMORROW NEVER DIES and has recently been cemented with the incredibly stylish CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Yet not many are aware of her long and very distinguished career in Hong Kong. The Malaysian beauty was born in 1962, went to ballet school in Britain, and played in several low-budget HK flicks in the early 1980s until the 1985 YES, MADAM catapulted her into stardom as the quintessential woman-with-guns, in which role she starred in the 007 movie as well. She retired after the horrible EASY MONEY (marriage to the producer) but thankfully came back after the divorce. She is an accomplished actor and from what I hear has plans to direct her own films. We can only hope.

1. Butterfly and Sword (Michael Mak, Hong Kong, 1993, 7)
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, China, 2000, 10)
3. Easy Money (Stephen Shin, Hong Kong, 1987, 3)
4. The Executioners (Johnnie To & Ching Siu Tung, Hong Kong, 1993, 7)
5. The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To & Ching Siu Tang, Hong Kong, 1992, 8)
6. Magnificent Warriors (David Chung, Hong Kong, 1987, 7)
7. The Owl Vs Bumbo (Sammo Hung, Hong Kong, 1984, 6)
8. Police Story 3: Supercop (Stanley Tong, Hong Kong, 1992, 7)
9. Royal Warriors (David Chung, Hong Kong, 1986, 7)
10. The Tai-Chi Master (Yuen Wo Ping, Hong Kong, 1993, 9)
11. Wing Chun (Yuen Wo Ping, Hong Kong, 1994, 8)
12. Wonder Seven (Ching Siu Tung, Hong Kong, 1994, 6)
13. Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (Sammo Hung, Hong Kong, 1985, 4)
14. Yes, Madam (Corey Yuen, Hong Kong, 1985, 7)