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Image:Michelle_Yeoh_20040129_50.jpg|thumb|right|Michelle Yeoh<br>January 29, 2004
Dato' Michelle Yeoh (zh-cp|c=楊紫瓊|p=Y?ng Zǐqi?ng; born August 6 1962) is a Hong Kong-based actor|actress and dancer, sometimes billed as "Michelle Khan". Yeoh is a Chinese Malaysian born in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Despite having no formal martial arts training, Yeoh is best known for her roles in action and martial arts movies (notably The Heroic Trio 1993, Wing Chun 1994 and Police Story 3). She relies on her dance training and instructors, and does many of her own stunts. She is one of the few women Jackie Chan allows to do her own stunts in his movies; they first worked together on a commercial in 1984.

Yeoh learned English language|English and Malay language|Malay before Chinese language|Chinese (Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese dialect), and still cannot read Chinese character|Chinese. In some of her early films, she recited her dialogue by rote.

In 2001, Yeoh was given the title of dato' by the Sultan of Perak, her native state. Dato' is an honorary Malaysian title somewhat like an English knighthood, and it lies below the ranks of Dato' Seri, Tan Sri and Tun.

Like many other Hong Kong stars, Yeoh has attempted to break into Hollywood. Despite Movie star|starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and the popular Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which also starred Zhang Ziyi, she has not won a mainstream audience in the English-speaking world.

Yeoh is Engagement|engaged to Formula One Scuderia Ferrari team principal Jean Todt.

Last Modified:   2005-04-13