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Michelle Yeoh Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Michelle Yeoh? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Michelle Yeoh was the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

She won Best Actress for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' in 2023, becoming the first Asian woman to win that Oscar.

2.

Michelle Yeoh has never appeared in a James Bond film.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

She starred as Wai Lin in 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (1997), a Bond ally who is often considered one of the best Bond women.

3.

Michelle Yeoh performed her own stunts in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' at age 38.

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✓ TRUE

Yes, she did almost all her own stunts in that film, including the famous martial arts sequences, despite being in her late 30s.

4.

Michelle Yeoh was a trained ballet dancer before becoming an action star.

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She studied ballet in London at the Royal Academy of Dance, but a spinal injury ended her dance career and led her into acting.

5.

Michelle Yeoh turned down a role in 'The Matrix' to film 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.'

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Medium
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She did not turn down 'The Matrix'; she was originally considered but scheduling conflicts prevented her from taking the role of Trinity.

6.

Michelle Yeoh speaks seven languages fluently, including Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.

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She is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Malay, and has conversational skills in other languages like French and Italian.

7.

Michelle Yeoh was the first person to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for a sci-fi film.

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✗ FALSE

She won the Golden Globe for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' in 2023, which is a sci-fi film, but she was not the first—others had won before for sci-fi roles.

8.

Michelle Yeoh originally wanted to be a lawyer before entering beauty pageants.

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She studied law at university in the UK before winning the Miss Malaysia pageant in 1983, which launched her acting career.

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