Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman to win the Oscar for best actress. From Malaysia to Hollywood via ballet school, beauty pageants and death-defying stunts, Sky News takes a look at her journey to the Academy Awards.
After making a name for herself in Asian cinema, Yeoh gained international recognition.
Yeoh received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which showcased her balletic prowess, while Memoirs Of A Geisha proved she was skilled at more than just fighting. Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, a middle-aged laundrette owner transported into ever more baffling parallel worlds, in the multiverse madness that is Everything Everywhere.:"Normally people would go like, this is too insane. But our world is chaotic and insane and unpredictable, and we have to learn to embrace whatever comes our way."
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