Yeoh's most notable role came in 2000, taking the lead female role in Ang Lee's multiple Academy Award-winning action film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA for 'Best Actress'.
Educated in the United Kingdom, Yeoh had no trouble taking on English speaking roles in Hollywood, landing the role as a Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies. More recently, her continued success in Hollywood has lead to appearances in the films Memoirs of a Geisha, Sunshine and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.








