From 1988 to 1992, Michelle Yeoh was married to Hong Kong entrepreneur Dickson Poon, who owns businesses like Harvey Nichols and Charles Jourdan. As of now, she is unmarried, although she is engaged to Jean Todt, ex-president of the FIA.
Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh on August 6, 1962, to a wealthy Malaysian Chinese family with Hokkien and Cantonese roots. Her parents, Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian-teik (who passed away on November 5, 2014), were a lawyer and a politician in the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). She was raised in an English-speaking environment and was unable to read or write Chinese, which she expressed as her "greatest regret" in 2022. Nevertheless, Yeoh learned to speak Cantonese fluently in 1980 & some Mandarin in the 2000s.
From a young age, Yeoh had a passion for dance and started taking ballet classes at the age of four. As a primary student, she attended Main Convent Ipoh, an all-girls secondary school. When she was 15 years old, her family moved to the United Kingdom, where she was enrolled in an all-girls boarding school. Yeoh continued her education at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, majoring in ballet.
However, a spinal injury prevented her from pursuing a career as a professional ballet dancer, so she shifted her focus to choreography and other arts. She graduated with a BA in Creative Arts and a minor in Drama in 1982.
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng PSM is a Malaysian actress who gained popularity in 1990 after appearing in a series of Hong Kong action movies under the name Michelle Khan. She performed her own stunts in movies including Madam (1985), Yes, Holy Weapon (1993) and Police Story 3: Supercop (1992).
Yeoh earned global attention for her portrayals in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) & Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which earned her a BAFTA Best Actress nomination. Her recent performance in the science fiction movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse, was critically acclaimed and earned her a Golden Globe Award.
Yeoh made history by earning the title of the first Asian star to receive a nomination for the Oscars for Best Actress in 2022.
Who is Dickson Poon?
Sir Dickson Poon CBE SBS is a Hong Kong-based businessman with interests in the luxury goods retailing sector. Dickson is currently working as the executive chairman of Dickson Concepts (DCIL), a Hong Kong-based company listed on the stock exchange, which owns and operates high-end brands, including Harvey Nichols and S. T. Dupont.
As of 31 March 2008, Poon controls 40.13% of the voting capital of DCIL through trusts. Along with Sammo Hung, he co-founded D&B Films Co., Ltd, a production company that released over 50 action and martial arts films, including the In the Line of Duty series, Hong Kong 1941, and Legacy of Rage. The company's final production, "Black Cat II: Assassination of President Yeltsin" (Hei mao zhi ci sha Ye Li Qin), was released in 1992.
Who is Michelle Yeoh currently dating?
Michelle Yeoh is dating Jean Todt. Yeoh began dating Jean Todt in 2004, who was then the general manager and CEO of Scuderia Ferrari and later became the president of the FIA. During an interview with Craig Ferguson on CBS's The Late Late Show in July 2008, she confirmed their engagement.
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