Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, winner of the first Oscar awarded to an Asian woman for her role in ‘Everything at Once Anywhere’, was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday, a new milestone for the performer in the that is crowned the year of his career.
Yeoh is part of a list of eight new members voted in on Tuesday at the 141st IOC session in Bombay (India), which also includes former Peruvian volleyball player Cecilia Tait.
The performer, a loose verse in a track record with an essentially sporting profile, was a junior squash champion in her native Malaysia and has shown her aptitude for martial arts and other disciplines in the portrayal of film roles with high physical demands, thanks to being part of his past in the dance world.
Sport is also part of the personal life of the Malaysian, married to Jean Todt, former director of the International Automobile Federation, the governing body of global motorsport.
Yeoh, born 61 years ago in Malaysia, this year became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for her role in ‘Everything at Once Everywhere’, after Merle Oberon, of Indian descent, fell just short in 1935 for his role in ‘The Dark One’. angel”.
It was the actress’s professional high point after decades of trying to make her way in the world’s leading film industry since she started acting at the age of 20.
Previously, Yeoh had trained as a dancer since childhood, studying the discipline in both Malaysia and the United Kingdom, where she moved with her parents at the age of 15 and eventually enrolled in the ballet program at the Royal Academy of Dance in London .
A spinal cord injury ended her career as a professional dancer, diverting her attention to the worlds of choreography, art and fashion, and she won the title of Miss Malaysia in 1983, at the age of twenty.
The beauty pageant opened the doors to the advertising and film industries, and a commercial with Jackie Chan served as a platform for her to eventually become a regular star in Hong Kong action films.
His first international recognition came after his participation in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), where it is said that he performed all his fight scenes, training that would later serve him for Ang Lee’s martial arts film “The Tiger” . the Dragon” (2000), which earned him a BAFTA nomination.
Yeoh, who claims to have been tempted to quit acting more than once, admitted last year in an interview with Time magazine – which voted her “icon” of the year in 2022 – that she always eventually found reasons to not to do that.
Thus, she consolidated a career with several titles and historically charged films such as ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ (2005) or ‘The Lady’ (2011), in which she played the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, the former democratic leader, Burmese woman now imprisoned by the military.
He has also participated in entertainment films for all audiences, such as “Kung Fu Panda”, “Transformers” or “Minions-Avatar”.
Following her win at the last Oscars, Yeoh, who is also a producer and UN goodwill ambassador, said during a visit to her native Malaysia that it has been “an incredible journey, a roller coaster” since it was filmed. until the awards ceremony.
“Ladies, don’t let anyone tell you your moment is over,” said the actress, who has dedicated herself in interviews to advocating for racial diversity in films and championing roles for middle-aged women, after she had received a prize. . EFE
Source: El heraldo
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