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Tip Top Martial Arts Actress ,
Do you like her ?
I plan on proposing very soon.
Eh, she's gettin' a little long in the tooth...
Michelle was a former Miss Singapore/ or was it Malaysia ? in the 1980's.
For her age she still looks good. She did a commercial for a Maylasia/singapore Travel Board. It is on youtube and she looks Hot. She is one classy women
I had a thread about her not too long ago ... http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/foru...ad.php?t=44338
Unko -- You're no spring chicken either!
my dad is in love with her. she is engaged to some fat dude who manges the ferrari formula 1 team. :rolleyes:
Yeah, Ferrari's are just my favorite. I also have also have a couple of other race teams I manage.
Since I never get tired of talking about Michelle, here is a link to the trailer of her upcoming movie Sunshine. It's a sci-fi space movie directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later). Not sure if it will be good or corny but on the one hand, it's nice to see Michelle branching out a bit from her typical femme fatale role (though I'll never tire of watching her kick some butt.) ;)
now ya do:p
Deleted from Fearless, panned in Geisha and Sunshine, but honored in France.
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Yeoh to receive French honor
Written by Patrick Frater
Monday, 10 September 2007
HONG KONG – Seems Michelle Yeoh, one of Asia 's favorite actresses, is also a hit with the French cultural elite.
The Malaysian-born actress who attained fame as the Hong Kong film industry's top female action star in the 1990s, is to receive the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur), a French civil honor.
The medal will be presented to her at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 3.
Yeoh, whose credits include "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Tomorrow Never Dies," most recently starred in the Asik Kapadia-helmed "Far North," which preemed last week in Venice . She will next be seen in Roger Spottiswoode-directed "The Children of Huang-shi" and French director Mathieu Kassovitz's " Babylon A.D."
actually i read alot of the revues for that movie and she was the only one out of three chinese girls who actually got praised for her role.
I liked her best in Yes, Madam when she stole the show away from Cynthia Rothrock (IMO).
I saw her in Sunshine. The movie was just okay, but her role in it could have been played by anyone, and neither she nor Hiroyuki Sanada have much to do in the film. Sunshine is a *bit* like a combination of Event Horizon and the first Alien movie.
Michelle is 45, but she's aging really well.
...now Michelle is a French Knight
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Michelle Yeoh receives top French award
By PARVEEN GILL
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian actress Datuk Michelle Yeoh, who shot to international stardom after her role as a Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies, has been made a “Knight” of the Legion of Honour by the French Government.
French Ambassador to Malaysia Alain du Boispean presented the Chevalier award to the 45-year-old Hong Kong-based actress at a ceremony at his residence on behalf of the French President yesterday.
Michelle, dressed in a grey Cavalli gown, said: “I am truly honoured to receive such a great honour and I would like to dedicate this award to my family.
“I would also like to share this award to not only Malaysians here but also in France, who have been working hard to strengthen the bilateral relationship between both countries.
Memorable occasion: Du Boispean and Yeoh sharing a light moment after she was conferred the award in Kuala Lumpur last night.
“I promise to be a worthy representative of both countries.”
Yeoh, well-known for performing her own stunts in action films, was presented the award – established by legendary French leader Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 – for her involvement in various charity organisations throughout the world.
Du Boispean told Yeoh: “By conferring the highest distinction, France would like to pay a special tribute to your outstanding performing talent, to the exceptional place you occupy in the multiple worlds of cinema – be they Asian martial arts, Hollywood or international cinema.”
Yeoh, who is the fiancee of Ferrari chief Datuk Jean Todt, is actively involved in organisations such as AIDS Concern Hong Kong, American Foundation for AIDS Research, Brain Centre Foundation, Force of Nature Foundation, Hong Kong Cancer Fund, Institute of Cerebral and Medullary Disorders and Save China's Tigers.
The 1983 Miss Malaysia, who was listed by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world in 1997, is the 12th Malaysian to have been accorded the Legion of Honour since 1998.
for the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation
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Michelle Yeoh in Hanoi
15:09' 18/03/2008 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian movie star Michelle Yeoh is now in Hanoi as the Goodwill Ambassador of traffic safety for the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation.
The star of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” arrived in Vietnam in the evening on March 13. She paid visits to victims of traffic accidents at the Hanoi-based Vietnam-Germany Hospital and the Central Pediatrics Hospital, and Protect helmet factory on March 16.
On March 17, the actress visited Hanoi-Amsterdam High School to talk with students about the importance of helmets, had a walk around Hoan Kiem Lake, and attended a press conference on traffic safety for Vietnamese children.
This morning, March 18, she presented helmets to students of Tay Son primary school.
Michelle Yeoh will stay in Hanoi till March 19. During this time she will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, some museums and other victims of traffic accidents.
This is the second visit to Vietnam by Michelle Yeoh in her ten years as Goodwill Ambassador of traffic safety and a representative of the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation.
Yeoh is one of the top Asian movie stars, famous for martial arts and action films. Miss Malaysia 1983 was selected as one of the most beautiful people in the world by People magazine in 1997. The magazine dubbed her “the queen of martial arts movies”. Yeoh has had no formal martial arts training; she relies on her dance training and instructors, and does many of her own stunts.
Michelle Yeoh started her film career acting in action and martial arts movies in Hong Kong such as The Heroic Trio in 1993, and the Yuen Woo-ping films Tai Chi Master and Wing Chun in 1994.
Like many other Hong Kong stars, Yeoh has attempted to break into Hollywood. She starred in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies as Wai Lin (1997). In 2005, Yeoh starred as the graceful Mameha in the film adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha. This year a Hollywood movie, “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, will go to theatre and feature a role by Yeoh.
Well, Michelle is a good actor. But in behind the screen movie staffs (producer, director, etc.), she is not so good.
She did very well in international movies like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Tomorrow never dies. Also, I think she had good performances in other international movies made in the last 5 years.
Regards,
KC
Hong Kong
Once a Bond girl, always a Bond girl...
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Pleasing reunion for Michelle Yeoh and Bond director
By SETO KIT YAN
Former Bond girl Datuk Michelle Yeoh works once again with the director of her Hollywood debut Bond flick.
DATUK Michelle Yeoh is a most energetic and industrious personality who is never shy of hard-work. This year, the leading Asian actress features in three Hollywood movies including Escape from Huang Shi (known earlier as The Children of Huang Shi), yet she makes it a point to include projects that are close to her heart such as the global road safety campaign that takes up much of her time and energy.
In Escape from Huang Shi, she portrays Madame Wang, a stately noblewoman-turned-merchant who helps Englishman George Hogg in his quest to spare 60 orphaned boys the horrors of the Japanese invasion by leading them 1,000km across the snow-covered Liu Pan Shan mountains to safety at the edge of the Mongolian desert.
“Madame Wang was a very strong, independent woman who lived in very difficult times and needed to survive in a treacherous world and war. She was blessed with an acute business acumen which probably saved her in such precarious times.
Datuk Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Escape from Huang Shi. In the film, Yeoh portrays Madame Wang, a stately noblewoman-turnedmerchant who helps Englishman George Hogg in his quest to spare orphaned boys (pic bottom) the horrors of the Japanese invasion.
“Meeting Mr Hogg reminded her of compassion and a sense of humanity she thought she had lost. And she made huge personal sacrifices for the children and Mr Hogg. If not for that, Hogg and the children would have perished. She was a friend that we all want to have,” said Yeoh in an e-mail interview.
Yeoh also revealed that she drew her inspiration from the many characters in her life. “Strong independent women I meet or watching female politicians... but mainly from Roger (Spottiswoode, the director of the film). He knew what each character had to bring to his story. I didn’t have to guess, and I like clarity especially when time was of essence.”
Calling hers a cameo role as she did not have many scenes in the movie, Yeoh, nonetheless, took on the role as she looked forward to working with Spottiswoode.
“His passion for this story, commitment to the dedication, and sufferings endured by the real characters; it was a story he wanted so movingly to tell.”
Yeoh first worked with the film director in 1997 when she made her Hollywood debut as Bond babe Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies. Now, a decade later, she has much to say about him.
“Watching Roger work for this movie was seeing a director weaving his magic with sincere conviction in his art and love for this tale. He had lost so much weight, but the fire in his eyes burned so intensely, physically tired but mentally and spiritually strong!
“He spun each scene I had, whether with Jonathan Rhys Meyers (who plays Oxford graduate George Hogg) or Radha Mitchell (who plays Australian nurse Lee Pearson) with mastery, patience and gentleness. It was a pleasure to have this opportunity to work with Roger again, and I hope it will be a full length feature next time.”
Escape from Huang Shi is also her second Hollywood film with iconic Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat after their last outing together in the Ang Lee-helmed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which eventually became the highest-grossing foreign-language film in American history. However, it is a pity that they do not share any scenes together this time.
“The script had it that Chow and I weren’t in the same scenes. (My scenes were) mainly with Jonathan Rhys Meyers who is an amazingly intense and talented actor and the wonderful Radha Mitchell. I enjoyed immensely the short three days I had with them.
“I particularly enjoyed the one short scene with Radha Mitchell, she’s luminous and strong. I would liked to have gotten to know her better. (She is) so talented.”
What are her thoughts about Escape from Huang Shi?
“It is a very touching story of survival, love, humanity, horrors of war, but most of all one man’s search for truth, commitment and love to himself and for others. It was most moving to hear the survivors talk about Mr Hogg.”
Yeoh, 45, says she is privileged to have worked with some of the best, yet she is always seeking new challenges, and so her search continues with more films coming up.
Later this year, we’ll see her in a couple more Hollywood flicks. She plays a sorceress in Mummy 3: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor which is due in cinemas late July and portrays a nun in Babylon AD that will be out early September.
Although her hectic schedule is packed, Yeoh still manages to fit in projects which are especially meaningful to her. As the Global Road Safety Ambassador for Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), Yeoh is in the midst of shooting a documentary film for the Make Roads Safe Campaign directed by Richard Stanley.
Radha Mitchell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Chow Yun-Fat team up to save lives in Escape from Huang Shi.
“We’ve filmed, so far, in Hanoi on roads, schools, hospitals ... then Kuala Lumpur and New York. Next in South Africa, India.” In her capacity as Global Road Safety Ambassador, she urges people to wear helmets while riding on a motorcycle.
On March 31, Escape from Huang Shi premiered in China, but Yeoh had to be in New York at the United Nation’s General Assembly, where Chairman Commission for Global Road Safety Lord Robertson of Port Ellen together with other delegates made history.
The first ever global UN Conference on road safety was approved, in an effort to reduce the rapidly growing death toll on the world’s roads.
“The resolution was passed and we will have our first ministerial meeting on Road Safety in Russia in 2009. Meeting (UN Secretary General) Ban Ki-moon certainly was an honour.”
Yeoh is also scheduled to attend amfAR’s (American Foundation for AIDS Research) annual Cinema Against AIDS, to be held on May 22 during the 61st Cannes International Film Festival. She is set to serve as one of the chairs of the event along with several other prominent personalities including Hollywood stars like Sharon Stone and Madonna.
She has been voted once again by buyers and exhibitors as one of Hong Kong’s Most Desirable Actresses – along with Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Charlene Choi, Maggie Q, Cecilia Cheung and Malaysian Angelica Lee – in a survey done during the 2008 Hong Kong Filmart last month.
Who cares about Michelle's brother...hold the phone...Big Milk Cow? ;)
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Michelle Yeoh's brother photographed in intimate acts
Bobby Yeoh Lam Jit - the brother of Bond girl Datuk Michelle Yeoh - was photographed engaging in intimate acts with a starlet in a park in Hong Kong.
The 47-year-old businessman was seen kissing and fondling Joey Choi Wai-man, 39, at the park after some drinks.
Choi is known for her 37F breasts, for which she was nicknamed Big Milk Cow.
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Prequel Gets a Title, Takes Aim at Yeoh and Fassbender
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Paradise Found: Ridley Scott’s Alien Prequel Gets a Title, Takes Aim at Yeoh and Fassbender
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Don't believe any rumors about Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel being pushed back a year. Our sources tell us Fox is definitely making it and that production starts in March. Last Thursday, an online report stated — incorrectly, it turns out — that the releases of Scott's back-to-back prequels were being moved to 2013 and 2014. Not so.
Here’s what’s really going on: Insiders familiar with the situation tell us that this is merely the echo of a failed effort to cast the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio. Initially, there was some talk at Scott Free of pushing back production to accommodate DiCaprio's schedule, so that he could shoot Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar Hoover biopic back-to-back with Scott’s two-part Alien prequel. That, apparently, will not be happening — there will be no "push" to next year.
Oh, and by the way, let's stop calling it "Ridley Scott's Alien prequel" — the title is Paradise.
We're told that Paradise reboots the original Alien franchise, in that the story follows a group of space travelers who encounter a monstrous alien creature that picks them off, one by one. Since there's no working budget yet on the film, formal offers have not gone out to actors, but our spies tell us that several are at the top of Scott's list for leading roles.
By now, readers of this blog know that Noomi Rapace has been the front-runner for the role of “Elizabeth Shaw,” the film’s main character, but we’ve learned of other parts, too: There's "David," who's actually an android, an earlier version of the Bishop 341-B character that Lance Henriksen famously played in Aliens. We're told that Scott was interested in Michael Fassbender for the part, but that Fassbender's reps had sought such an outrageous amount of money for their client that they — forgive the pun — alienated Scott. Of course, there's still a chance that Fassbender's reps may salvage the talks, but things haven't been going so well.
We also hear that Scott hopes to give the part of “Vickers” — a fortysomething, tough-but-sexy woman — to crouching tigress Michelle Yeoh.
There are other interesting roles, including an older businessman along for the ride, but we’re most curious about the part of Engineer 1, who we’re told is to be "played" by a six-foot-five-inch actor, but will actually be entirely CGI, à la Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films.
Finally, still no word on the fate of Paradise visual effects designer Henry South, whose Twitter feed has been suspended ever since his November 9 tweet: “Started work on alien prequel today!! Absolutely stunning. Worth waiting till late 2011 for peeps!”
South had worked on the effects for Scott’s Robin Hood, as well as the forthcoming installments of Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter, and has no doubt been called on the carpet by the super-secretive Scott.
Henry, Henry, Henry: In space no one can hear you scream, but in cyberspace, everyone can hear you tweet.
looks like you posted too quick, gotta remember most of these so called "news" sites dont have fact checkers anymore...because they try and break the story first...so they dont wait for confirmation.
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ALIEN Prequel NOT Called “Paradise”; Casting Reports False; Will Only Be One Movie
by Matt Goldberg Posted:December 9th, 2010 at 8:55 am
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Yesterday, it looked as if we were getting a huge amount of info on Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel. Vulture reported that the film was called “Paradise”, and that Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) were being offered roles. But last night, Chris Petrikin, 20th Century Fox’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, took to the Twitter machine to make some clarifications. He first stated that the title is not “Paradise”. Presumably, “Paradise” could just be an alias for the production. It did seem odd that Fox would make an Alien movie and not put the word “Alien” in the title.
In other clarification news, The Playlist reports that according to a source who’s close to the production, the casting rumors regarding Fassbender and Yeoh are “just plain wrong.” Hit the jump for more rumor control on the Alien prequel.
Petrikin also dispatched the long-held rumor that Scott was actually making two prequels back-to-back. The notion that Scott would be directing two Alien movies came from the director himself while he was doing press for Robin Hood. Here’s the transcript of what he said:
then again this is hollywood and maybe fox just wants to keep things under wraps until they are ready to announce it...so who really knows...but yeoh and fessbender would have been some great additions.
So even if a news story is false, it's worth posting as long as it's cited and corrected (thanks for that, Doug). We've seen film projects evolve on many of the threads here, and I think that's actually rather fascinating. Plus the rumor mill can be very orchestrated, which is also a fascinating aspect of modern journalism. Case and point, the development of Green Hornet has been hysterical. ;)
Here's more on Michelle's Suu Kyi project
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Actress Yeoh meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi to discuss film
Source: Reuters Tue Dec 07, 2010, 12:48 pm EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh visited Myanmar at the weekend to discuss her plans to play the lead role in a new film about recently released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Yeoh, who is best known for playing Chinese spy Wai Lin alongside Pierce Brosnan in the 1997 James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" spent Sunday with the Nobel Peace Prize winner to discuss the possibility of playing her in a movie.
The charismatic Suu Kyi, daughter of late independence hero Aung San and adored by many in Myanmar, spent 15 of the past 21 years in detention because of her fight against military dictatorship. She was released on November 13 after her latest period of house arrest expired.
"(Suu Kyi) saw her off at the airport this morning," said Nyan Win, Suu Kyi's lawyer and spokesman.
"Yeoh spent the whole day at Daw Suu's residence," he added, referring to Suu Kyi. "I understand she is planning to play her in a film in the near future."
Yeoh, 48, is also a dancer and is well known for performing her own stunts in action movies.
She has starred mostly in Asian films and was nominated for a BAFTA award for best actress for her role in Ang Lee's 2000 box office hit "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which won four Oscars.
I'm only posting the intro - follow the link if you want to read the actual interview...
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Michelle Yeoh
Posted: 9 Oct 2011
For years, Michelle Yeoh has lived and breathed the iconic Burmese freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi. In this exclusive interview, the actress speaks candidly to Mark Tjhung about how her controversial new movie The Lady changed her life forever.
As she swivels on her make-up stool while elegantly attired in a leggy champagne one-piece, Michelle Yeoh hardly resembles a kung fu movie star. She bubbles with an exuberant air, laughs in a way that shakes her tiny frame and, perhaps most strikingly of all, even at the age of 49, radiates a youthful grace – all characteristics that suggest ‘beauty queen’ far more than ‘stunt starlet’.
It was decades ago that the Malaysian-born actress was first branded with the ‘action girl’ tag. She’s since been labelled as ‘Hong Kong’s Martial Arts Mistress’ and even ‘Asia’s Queen of Action’. Indeed, her breakout movies, from 1992’s Police Story 3 to The Heroic Trio and Yuen Woo-ping’s Tai Chi Master, all possessed a combative twist; and the films that propelled her to global fame – her motorcycling Bond Girl role in Tomorrow Never Dies and Ang Lee’s elegant, wildly-acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – followed a distinctly ‘physical’ path. Yet in recent years, Yeoh has taken on more expansive, diverse roles outside the asskicking genre and, somewhat ironically, her latest role – easily the most important of her career – is about as non-violent as it gets.
In Luc Besson’s upcoming The Lady, Yeoh portrays Aung San Suu Kyi, the revered Burmese Nobel Peace Prize-winning freedom fighter who has led the non-violent opposition against Burma’s military junta. Yeoh has described this as the role of a lifetime. There have been whisperings about the potential for an Oscar nod, and The Lady, after debuting at the Toronto Film Festival last month, has already started making waves on both cinematic and political fronts.
In her first in-depth interview since the movie’s world premiere screening, the actress talks exclusively with Time Out about being deported from Burma and living, breathing (and then finally meeting) The Lady herself.
Officer Michelle reminds me of Yes Madam, which I just watched again recently. It's the ultimate kung fu buddy flick, only the buddies are Michelle and Cynthia Rothrock.
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Michelle Yeoh receives France's highest honour
Posted: 16 March 2012 1824 hrs
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) awards Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh the officer of the Legion of Honour during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace on Mar 14. (AFP/Pool/Kenzo Tribouillard)
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has been awarded the officer of Legion of Honour, the highest decoration by France, during a ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
The award was presented by French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the president, according to a statement by the Malaysian embassy in Paris on Friday.
Present at the ceremony were the president's wife Carla Bruni, Bernadette Chirac, wife of the former president Jacques Chirac as well as Malaysian ambassador to France Abdul Aziz Zainal.
During the ceremony, President Sarkozy decorated 11 personalities from the world of arts and entertainment with the Legion of Honour or The Order of Merit.
Besides Yeoh, French composer Jean-Michel Barre and designer Jean-Claude Jitrois also received the Legion of Honour award.
The statement said the Legion of Honour is France's highest honour, while the Order of Merit, consisting of five distinct ranks, rewards men and women, French or foreigners, for their exemplary services rendered to France or to the causes supported by France.
I still haven't seen The Lady. I really should. I love Michelle's work.
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Yeoh to be hailed at Asian Film Awards
By Patrick Frater
Thu, 31 January 2013, 17:16 PM (HKT)
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Malaysian superstar Michelle YEOH 楊紫瓊 is to awarded the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at the Asian Film Awards.
"Michelle has an impressive career of over 30 movies. Her incredible talent has led her from action films in Hong Kong to international works like The Lady," said Roger GARCIA, executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited 香港國際電影節協會.
"Her work in Chinese language cinema has helped promote it to an international audience and the global film industry. Michelle has excelled as both an action star and a serious actress – a very rare combination in this business, and practically unique. She is the perfect choice to be awarded with this prestigious honour."
"It is my goal to continue as an advocate of the Asian film industry and to promote a positive, strong image for Asian women in international films," said Yeoh.
Yeoh's filmography ranges from local action film productions like Yes, Madam 皇家師姐 (1985), Police Story 3: Super Cop 警察故事Ⅲ超級警察 (1992) and The Heroic Trio 東方三俠 (1992) to historical drama The Soong Sisters 宋家皇朝 (1997). She shot to international stardom through roles in films including Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍 (2000) and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). Her latest film, Gina KIM 김진아's family drama Final Recipe 파이널 레시피, is currently in post-production.
The prize will be presented in Hong Kong on 18 March at the AFA ceremony.
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Michelle Yeoh honored at Asian Film Awards
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Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong based Malaysian actress, poses before a ****tail reception to celebrate the recognition of the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at the 7th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)View Photo
HONG KONG (AP) — Michelle Yeoh is happy to be honored with the "Excellence in Asian Cinema Award" but says she hopes there's no hidden message.
She asked, "I hope it's not their way of telling me that I need to retire?"
The star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and last year's Aung San Suu Kyi biopic "The Lady" is being honored at the Asian Film Awards on Monday night.
Speaking to reporters a day earlier, Yeoh said she's happy to receive the award where her career started, in Hong Kong.
And while she acknowledged she's long heard rumors of a "Crouching Tiger" sequel, she says she's yet to see a script or other plans on the project. The 2000 original was directed by Ang Lee and won four Academy Awards.
The recent reports have attached kung fu star Donnie Yen to the unconfirmed sequel, and Yeoh said she's a fan and would welcome the opportunity to work with him if a project is developed.
The Hong Kong film festival's opener Sunday was "Ip Man: the Final Fight," the latest film about martial arts master Ip Man. Lead actor Anthony Wong and actress Zhou Chou Chou were among stars walking the red carpet.
Veteran Hong Kong directors Johnnie To and Ronny Yu are also premiering works at the festival, which features "Infernal Affairs" director Andrew Lau.
The festival closes in April with the Iranian film "Closed Curtain," which is fresh off a win for best script at the Berlin Film Festival.
"yes, we'll have the watch ready for you at midnight.......the watch.....the Chinese watch....yes, right-oh, bye-bye mother" ;)
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MAY 09, 2014
Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 51-01 Tiger and Dragon-Michelle Yeoh
— Richard Mille renews its association with the famous Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh and creates the tourbillon RM 51-01 Tiger and Dragon-Michelle Yeoh.
Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 51-01 Tiger and Dragon-Michelle Yeoh
This novel artistic creation celebrates her new film ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II’, due to be released in 2014, in which Michelle returns to the role of her well known character, Yu Shu Lien. Richard Mille and Michelle’s collaboration began in 2011 with the creation of the RM 051 Phoenix Tourbillon, a symbolic timepiece in which she was intimately active. Michelle desired to reiterate the concept of forms and shapes integrated within the watch’s movement, this time with a visual scene centered on the symbolic themes of the Tiger and the Dragon, with a tiger and a dragon clutching the tourbillon movement.
Created from 3N red gold, the figures are carved and incised entirely by hand. Special miniature tools were specifically made for the specific artistry required in the physical realization of these two creatures. To increase the realism of these special animals, a long and painstaking process of hand finished micro painting was executed, also including the unseen parts of these two marvelous entities. The tiger and dragon have deeply influenced Asian culture.
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Tourbillon RM 51-01 Tigre and Dragon-Michelle Yeoh © Richard Mille
The Tiger, considered as ‘Yang’ supremacy, therefore male, was viewed as a demon hunter. For the military, the tiger, symbol of courage, was represented on shields and weapons. The dragon, meanwhile, is a very common symbol in China, taking on many complex traits, as an emblem that can unify a group, or a larger nation. Today we closely associate it with prosperity and happiness.
With a power reserve of 48 hours, indicated by a red line between 10 and 11 o’clock, the grade 5 titanium movement includes a torque limiting crown to protect the watch from possible overwinding. The RM 51-01 Tiger and Dragon-Michelle Yeoh will be available in a limited edition of 20 pieces in 18K white or red gold.
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Richard Mille Dos de la Tourbillon RM 51-01 Tigre et Dragon-Michelle Yeoh
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Back of the Tourbillon RM 51-01 Tigre and Dragon-Michelle Yeoh © Richard Mille
Our heartfelt condolences to everyone who has suffered due to this terrible tragedy.
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Michelle Yeoh With Husband Jean Todt In Nepal During Saturday's Earthquake
Published on Monday, 27 April 2015 15:16
Written by Carolina Cheah
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Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh and Jean Todt Arrived In Kathmandu, Nepal on 23 AprilTan Sri Michelle Yeoh and Jean Todt Arrived In Kathmandu, Nepal on 23 April
In the chaos and confusion that followed the Saturday night earthquake in Nepal, the news report last week that Malaysian actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh and her husband landed in Kathmandu, Nepal last Thursday, 23 April had escaped media notice.
Yesterday, the Federation International Automobile (FIA) released a statement that all FIA delegates including its President Jean Todt and his wife, Michelle Yeoh are reported safe but stranded in Kathmandu.
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“This week the FIA conducted its inaugural Asia-Pacific Sport Regional Congress in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event was attended by 45 delegates from 14 countries in the region, as well as FIA officials including President Jean Todt, Road Safety Ambassador Michelle Yeoh, and Deputy President for Sport, Graham Stoker. During the running of the Congress the country of Nepal, including its capital Kathmandu, was subjected to a massive earthquake that has taken a shocking toll on the country. All members of the FIA party and Congress delegates are safe and accounted for." - FIA
According to the account provided by Chinese entertainment blog ent.163, Michelle and her husband were attending an official function in a hotel when the earthquake struck. They had fled the hotel together with other guests, and though reported to be a little shaken up, the Hollywood movie star was uninjured.
Michelle together with Todt had apparently made their way to the Kathmandu airport yesterday, 26 April but found it to be closed with flights cancelled and local communication servers shut down.
Together with the rest of the FIA delegates, they will remain stranded in Nepal with little communication access to the rest of the world for the moment. An associate of the FIA delegation later shared this Twitter posting which was later reported by the racing magazine GPToday.
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According to the entertainment report, there were an estimated 300,000 tourists in Nepal when the tragedy occurred and most areas are still without power.
Yeoh was in Nepal to participate in the Asian Regional Sports Congress organised by Federation of International Automobile (FIA) under the United Nations. She is also the ambassador for Global Road Safety for the FIA. Todt was in attendance in his capacity as president of FIA at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Sport Regional Congress.
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Michelle Yeoh is 'safely home' after being stuck in Nepal quake zone
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The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star Michelle Yeoh is "safely home" after she was stuck in Nepal during the deadly earthquake on Saturday.[Special coverage]
Yeoh was visiting Nepal to attend the inaugural Asia Pacific Sport Regional Congress with her partner Jean Todt.
After being stranded at the airport for a few hours, they were able to catch a flight and return home to Paris.
The 52 year old actress also vowed to do her best to help Nepal to rebuild after the devastating earthquake.
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Legendary Kung Fu star Michelle Yeoh officially joins star-studded line-up at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong Michelle Yeoh’s all-new wax figure to be featured as new Kung Fu Zone’s one and only female martial arts master
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HONG KONG (27 July 2015) International star Michelle Yeoh today unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. Styled as the character Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Yeoh’s wax figure joins Kung Fu masters Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen at the newly opened Kung Fu Zone in paying tribute to Hong Kong martial arts films. In celebration of the 15th anniversary of its opening, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong launched the brand-new Kung Fu Zone as the finale of its third major expansion project. In addition to the four legendary martial arts masters, a gauntlet of interactive challenges also awaits visitors.
Styled as the fearless character Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Yeoh’s figure clutches a Chinese sabre and appears to be ready for a fierce fight. Re-enacting a classic scene from the film, the life-like figure also exudes Yeoh’s celebrity charm. According to Yeoh, her wax likeness reminded her of numerous interesting moments from the filming of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and she hoped guests can immerse themselves in the world of martial arts films as they interact with the wax figures.
This is Yeoh’s second collaboration with Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. To prepare for production of the new wax figure, Yeoh spent five hours with a team of professional sculptors from the United Kingdom for the sitting process. Her measurements of all parts, as well as colour matching and contrasting of her hair and eyes, were taken with great precision. Hundreds of photos were taken to ensure the final figure can fully capture her graceful style and impeccable physique.
Yeoh said: “I’m honoured to have the opportunity to collaborate with Madame Tussauds Hong Kong for the second time. I was, once again, amazed by the professionalism of Madam Tussauds studio artists. It never occurred to me before how similar wax-making artistry is to martial arts – both require patience, precision and an unyielding pursuit of perfection.”
Although it was not the first time that Yeoh has collaborated with Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, she was once again thrilled and amazed by the liveliness and likeness of her wax figure – the level of detail was so refined that even the figure’s sharp gaze was an exact replica of its living counterpart.
Yeoh said: “I’m extremely pleased to join three martial arts film legends in the newly opened ‘Kung Fu Zone’ and pay tribute to Hong Kong martial arts films. Chinese martial arts has a long and illustrious history, while Hong Kong has made significant contributions to the spread of Kung Fu fever around the world, particularly through martial arts films produced in recent decades. I’m deeply humbled to be a part of the Kung Fu culture and I hope guests can experience the spirit of Chinese martial arts through their interactions here.”
The Kung Fu Zone is Hong Kong’s first permanent tribute to martial arts and Kung Fu films. As the grand finale of the attraction’s third major multi-million dollar expansion, the new zone is close to 800 square feet. Modelled after a traditional Zen monastery, the all-new themed area features a beautifully crafted red arched door and a magnificent sculpted dragon.
Besides Yeoh, three other influential Kung Fu film stars who have made immense contributions to the development and popularisation of martial arts will be featured in sets inspired by key scenes from classic Kung Fu films, covering some of the most iconic moments in Hong Kong film history. Bruce Lee, widely considered as one of the greatest martial artists of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, is now immortalised in wax and greets visitors with his signature flying kick. Jackie Chan, dressed in a traditional duangua suit, strikes an iconic pose from his vast body of work in martial arts comedies, which catapulted him to early fame in his career. Donnie Yen’s wax likeness appears as Ip Man, the Wing Chun master of legendary Bruce Lee.
Ms Kelly Mak, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, said: “We are thrilled to collaborate with Michelle again. A familiar face the world over, Michelle is an iconic martial arts star and her influence has been recognised with the title of Dato’ and other honorifics numerous times. Through Michelle and her fellow martial arts stars, we hope to exemplify the best of Chinese martial arts, which was first brought to the world stage by Hong Kong martial arts films before it became a significant facet of global culture. The Kung Fu Zone aims to carry forward the traditions and spirit of this precious intangible cultural heritage of the city, and interactive elements will complete the all-around Kung Fu experience for tourists from all over the world.”
A series of interactive experiences also awaits visitors as they make their way through the zone. An interactive screen teaches martial arts combat moves, and combatants can receive immediate feedback on their performance. Guests are also invited to prove their balance and agility on sensory-activated projections on the floor and test their speed by hitting as many targets on a Wing Chun wooden dummy as possible within the time limit. The magnificent sculpted dragon overlooking the area has in store an interactive surprise for courageous fighters. These dynamic special effects promise to immerse everyone in the martial arts world.
Kung Fu Zone Promotional Offer
From 29 June 2015 to 31 August 2015, Kung Fu Zone Tickets Package can be purchased at HK$188 each. Each package includes one Madame Tussauds Hong Kong adult admission ticket and one 6R photo (guests can get their photos taken by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong staff within the Kung Fu Zone).
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong 15th Anniversary Campaign
Wonderful prizes will be awarded to selected guests through the “Surprise across Asia with Madame Tussauds" campaign. All visitors to Madame Tussauds Hong Kong will receive a greeting card upon entry from April to December 2015. Those who submit the most creative greetings will have a chance to win a set of admission tickets to all seven Madame Tussauds attractions in Asia, including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Singapore, Tokyo and Bangkok (each set of tickets is valued at approximately HK$3,000 and entitles entry for two persons). One winner will be selected by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong on the 15th of the month from April to December 2015 (except for August). On 15 August 2015, 12 winners will be announced to commemorate the attraction’s opening in August, 15 years ago. Winners will be notified of the prize collection procedure by email.
For enquiries, please call: (852) 2849 6966.
It's not real until they set a date.
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Actress Michelle Yeoh planning to marry fiance soon
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Wedding plans: Yeoh and Todt will soon tie the knot.
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Malaysian superstar Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh is planning to marry her fiance Datuk Jean Todt at the end of this year or early next year.
However, the venue of their wedding had yet to be finalised.
"My father passed away end of last year so I have to wait for a year to have my wedding," she said.
Yeoh, 52, said she hoped to have a low-profile wedding ceremony before having wedding parties in Malaysia and Hong Kong.
"I will inform you all when the time comes," said Yeoh, who has been engaged to Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) president Todt, 69, since 2005.
In an interview in May, Yeoh's mother, Datin Janet Yeoh said she wanted nothing more than to see her famous daughter get married.
Expressing her Mother's Day wish, Janet said she would be over the moon if the two could tie the knot fast.
"The sooner the better. Of course, I am looking forward to it. Every mother would be anxious to see her daughter marry. I would very much love to have Jean take care of her," Janet said.
I forecast we will be hearing a lot about Michelle again with CTHD2 in a few months.
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Gurvinder Singh’s drama “The Fourth Direction” continued its winning ways by claiming the top prize at the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) on Saturday.
Prizes were given out at a ceremony attended by David Beckham, Dev Patel and Terence Chang as well as local Singaporean celebrities Michelle Goh and Zoe Tay.
“The Fourth Direction,” based on two short stories about friends during the Sikh separatists’ uprising against the Indian military, was first presented in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Last month it won top prize for an Indian film at the Mumbai Film Festival.
The SGIFF jury, headed by Brillante Mendoza, said: “Through a masterful execution, ‘The Fourth Direction’ makes us experience the fear and tension of the era and how the political situation is influencing the life of this family.”
The festival started on Nov. 26 and will finish Sunday (Dec. 6) with a day of tributes to Iran’s Mohsen Makhmalbaf and repeat screenings of the winning films.
Makhmalbaf accepted an award from festival executive Yuni Hadi and immediately dedicated it to Busan festival programmer Kim Ji-seok, who he called on stage.
The otherwise slow-moving ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands MasterCard Theatre was punctuated by a performance from actress and singer Amy Cheng and had its high point with a Cinema Legend Award for Michelle Yeoh. “The best is yet to come,” said the Malaysia-born Yeoh.
Singapore International Film Festival 2015 Prize winners
Asian Feature Category:
Best Film
The Fourth Direction (Chauthi Koot) dir. Gurvinder Singh (India)
Special Mention
“Tikkun” dir. Avishai Sikun
Best director
Ryusuke Hamaguchi for “Happy Hour” (Japan)
Best performance
Taha Tegin Ozdemir, Yakup Ozgur Kurtaal and Omer Uluc in “Snow Pirates”
Honorary Award
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran)
Cinema Legend Award
Michelle Yeoh (Malaysia)
Southeast Asian Short Film Category
Best Southeast Asian Short Film
“The Fox Exploits The Tiger’s Might” dir. Lucky Kuswandi
Best Singapore Short Film
“My Father After Dinner” dir. Gladys Ng
Special Mention
“Ferris Wheel” dir. Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Best Director
Lucky Kuswandi for “The Fox Exploits The Tiger’s Might”
Youth Jury Prize
“Three Wheels” (Kong Bei) dir: Kavich Neang
The Most Promising Project of the Southeast Asia Film Lab
“Auntie” (A-Joom-Ma”) by He Shuming
We'll plan to revisit this both for this untitled Bollywood action pic and "Mechanic 2" (actually they mean Mechanic 3 because Resurrection was the sequel to Statham's 2011 redux of Charles Bronson's 1972 flick :confused:)Quote:
Michelle Yeoh to star in Bollywood project
Michelle Yeoh is foraying into Bollywood with an untitled project.
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Michelle Yeoh, best known for her roles in hits like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies”, is foraying into Bollywood with an untitled project.
Actress Michelle Yeoh, best known for her roles in hits like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies”, is foraying into Bollywood with an untitled project.
The 54-year-old Chinese-Malaysian star, who calls herself a great fan of the Hindi film industry and actor Aamir Khan, said the movie will be an action drama with some dance thrown in.
“I’m planning to work in Bollywood and it’s going to be an action film with obviously some dance because it is Bollywood,” she said on the sidelines of Naropa festival here.
“It will be about a Chinese and Indian family. In reality, we are such close neighbours but we are culturally so different and through this film we want to show how we can get along,” Yeoh said.
The actress did not reveal much about the film but said she would be working with an Indian actor.
Talking about her favourite star in Bollywood, Yeoh said, “I really admire Aamir Khan and I would love to work with him.”
Yeoh also revealed that the “3 Idiots” star was approached for the project.
The actress will next be seen in Jason Statham-starrer “Mechanic 2” the sequel to the recently released “Mechanic: Resurrection”.