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WEBMASTERS PROFILE
Name : Nicholas Blanch
Height : 5'9" (174cm)
Weight : 165lbs (75kgs)
Nationality : Australian
Date of Birth : 10/29/82
ICQ# : 10638536
Interests : Martial Arts, Web Design, Wrestling, Health and Fitness, Hong Kong movies
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| Want to know all of Michelle's vital stats? You've come to the right place. This page is dedicated to bringing all of Michelle's personal information and statistics. I have tried to include as much info on this page as possible, if you have any corrections, or anything you think I should add just e-mail me at this address. |
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About Michelle
· Mandarin Name : Yang Zi-Qiong
· Cantonese Name : Yeoh Chu-Kheng
· English Name : Michelle Yeoh
· Previously Known As : Michelle Khan
· Nickname : Choo
· Languages : Cantonese, Malay, English, some Mandarin
Personal Information
· Date Of Birth : August 6, 1962
· Place Of Birth : Ipoh, Perak (Malaysia)
· Nationality : Malaysian
· Current Residence : Hong Kong
· Hair Colour : Black/Dark Brown
· Height : 5' 3" (162cm)
· Weight : 100lbs (47kg)
· Religion : Buddhism
· Chinese Zodiac : Tiger
· Astrological Sign : Leo
Professional Achievements
· Occupation : Actress, Producer (Mythical Films)
· Martial Arts : Tai Chi and improvised kicking style
· Education : B.A. in Dance, Minored in Drama at the Royal Academy of Dance in London
· Awards Won : Miss Malaysia in 1983, 1997 People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, 2001 BT Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards Best Actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), 2001 ShoWest International Star or the Year
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Other interesting facts about Michelle:
| Michelle became the highest paid actress in Asia after her show-stopping performance in Jackie Chan's Police Story 3: Supercop. |
| | She started her own production company called 'Mythical Films'. With it she will be making and starring in many upcoming Asian films including 'The Touch'. It will be a romantic action film. |
| | Starred in the most successful foreign film of all time, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It has grossed over US$200 Million worldwide. |
| | She originaly did not want to be an actress at all. She was a dancer in England and wanted to start her own school in Malaysia. A back injury ended her career. |
| | Her mother secretly entered her into the Miss Malaysia contest in 1983. She agreed to enter the competition and won, leading to a TV commercial appearence with now frequent co-star Jackie Chan. |
| | Has never been formally trained in any Martial Art. She studied other people including Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and improvised into her own style, its a "Michelle Thing" according to her. (If you don't count Tai Chi that is! :) |
| | Has been married to department store tycoon Dickson Poon in 1988. She then had a short retirement from the film industry, however, she returned after her their divorec in 1992 to make Police Story 3: Supercop. |
| | I'm sure she loves me saying this :), but, she is a very bad driver! As she would say she 'has no sence of direction'. |
| | Was named one of People Magazines 50 most beautiful people of the year in 1997 after starring in the movie, 'Tommorow Never Dies'. |
| | As much as I hate to say this, she smokes on occasions. She is not a regular smoker or anything like that, but I have seen her doing it with my own eyes. |
| | Spent around 6-9 hours a day in a gym learning to take a fall and be hit before she started making martial arts/action movies. As you can see from her work, it really paid off. |
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