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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, PSM (born 6 August 1962; age 62) is a Chinese-Malaysian actress who played Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek: Discovery, as well as the mirror universe Philippa Georgiou. [1] Her involvement in the show was revealed by consulting producer Nicholas Meyer in an interview on 22 November 2016. [2] In January 2019, it was revealed that she would be starring in a Discovery spinoff series. [3]

She began her career starring in Hong Kong action movies, but soon rose to international fame thanks to her roles in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) (co-starring Teri Hatcher and Vincent Schiavelli), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Her more recent roles include the Netflix-produced sequel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny and their series Marco Polo (both 2016). In 2017, she cameoed as Aleta Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017, starring Chris Pratt and Zoë Saldana).

Her voice work includes the Soothsayer in 2011's Kung Fu Panda 2, also starring Fred Tatasciore.

In 2024, it was announced that Yeoh would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. [4]

Star Trek appearances[]

Appearances as Philippa Georgiou (mirror)

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