Michelle Yeoh

Actress, Producer, United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador

Michelle Yeoh, an Oscar-winning internationally acclaimed actress and producer, has starred in more than sixty films including global hits James Bond's “Tomorrow Never Dies”, Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”, “Memoirs of a Geisha”, “Sunshine”, “The Lady”, “Crazy Rich Asians”, Marvel smash “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, sci-fi franchise TV series “Star Trek: Discovery”. Through her films, she has challenged the traditional views of Asian women by creating very strong female roles.

She has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations Development Programme to raising awareness and mobilizing support for the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals around the world since 2016. She is also ambassador of Live to Love, The Brain & Spine Institute (ICM) and founding member of Suu Foundation, and board member of One Young World and International Peace Institute.

Recently, Michelle elected to be an International Olympic Committee member.

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