Michelle Yeoh: 16 great fight scenes from the history-making Oscar winner
The major movie star has done great action scenes—including those with Jackie Chan, Star Trek, James Bond and the MCU.
To celebrate Yeoh’s history-making win at the Academy Awards, we’re taking a look at some of her best fight scenes ever.
Michelle Yeoh is a considerable film star who has done a lot of great fight scenes. The latest example is her Oscar-winning role(!) in the 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. The sci-fi/action/comedy/drama starred Yeoh as a Chinese-American immigrant who must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying everything.
When Yeoh won the Academy Award for her role in the movie, she made history as the first Asian to win an Oscar for lead actress. In fact, Everything Everywhere All at Once won seven of its 11 Academy Award nominations: In addition to Best Actress, the film also won for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Director (the duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. The movie has actually won lots of other awards, making it the most-awarded movie of all time.
Great fight scenes from the history-making Oscar winner
Over the years, Yeoh has become a global celebrity for starring in engaging action movies, often performing her own stunts. To celebrate her big win at the Academy Awards, we’re taking a look at some of the best fight scenes from her career.
Below, we’ve got video clips from lots of movies, including Shang Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Gunpowder Milkshake, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Reign of Assassins, as well as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Super Cop (one of my favorite movies ever).
I also encourage you to check out that great behind-the-scenes video examining one of Yeoh’s signature action scenes from Star Trek: Discovery.
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Michelle Yeoh and Andy Le Keyboard Fight Scene from Everything Everywhere All at Once | IMDB
Michelle Yeoh | Top 10 Fight Scenes | What’s The 10? | Sleepy Nerd Productions
This video includes fight scenes from these productions:
Shang Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Find Shang-Chi at Amazon
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) Find Gunpowder Milkshake at Amazon
Master Z: IP Man Legacy (2019) Find Master Z at Amazon
Crouching Tiger 2: Sword of Destiny (2016) Find Sword of Destiny at Amazon
Reign of Assassins (2010) Find Reign of Assassins at Amazon
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Find The Mummy 3 at Amazon
Tomorrow Never Dies (2007) Find Tomorrow Never Dies at Amazon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Find Crouching Tiger at Amazon
Wing Chun (1994) Find Wing Chun at Amazon
Super Cop AKA Police Story 3: Super Cop (1991) Find Super Cop at Amazon
Magnificent Warriors (1987) Find Magnificent Warriors at Amazon
Royal Warriors (1986) Find Royal Warriors at Amazon
Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024) Find Star Trek: Discovery at Amazon
Moments Of Discovery: The “Rotisserie” Fight | Star Trek
A behind-the-scenes video that looks back on one of my favorite action scenes from any Star Trek ever! Actors Michelle Yeoh and Alan Van Sprang talk about what went into making that awesome “rotisserie” fight sequence in the Star Trek: Discovery season 2 finale.