Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, winner of the first Oscar awarded to an Asian woman for his role in ‘Everything at once everywhere’, was elected this Tuesday as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)a new milestone for the performer in which it crowned the year of his career.
Yeoh was part of a list of eight new members who voted on Tuesday during the 141st IOC Session held in Bombay (India), and also included former Peruvian volleyball player Cecilia Tait.
The interpreter, a loose verse in a record with an important sports profile, He is a junior squash champion in his native Malaysia and demonstrated his aptitude for martial arts and other disciplines in film roles with high physical demands, thanks to his background in the world of dance.
Sport is also part of the personal life of the Malaysian, who is married to Jean Todt, former director of the International Automobile Federation, the governing body of world motor sport.
Born in Malaysia 61 years ago, Yeoh this year became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for his role in “Everything at once everywhere”, after leaving Merle Oberon, of Indian origin, in 1935 for his role in “The Dark Angel”.
This is the professional culmination for the actress after decades of trying to make her way in the world’s leading film industry, since she started acting in her twenties.
Previously, Yeoh trained as a dancer since childhoodstudying the discipline both in Malaysia and the United Kingdom, where she moved with her parents at age 15, eventually enrolling in the ballet program at the Royal Academy of Dance in London.
A spinal injury cut short her career as a professional dancerwho diverted her attention to the world of choreography, art and fashion, and won the title of Miss Malaysia in 1983, at the age of twenty.
The beauty pageant opened doors to the advertising and film sectorsand a commercial with Jackie Chan served as a platform for him to 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 he is said to have done all his fight scenes, training that would later serve him well for Ang Lee’s martial arts film “The Tiger and the Dragon” (2000), which earned him a BAFTA nomination.
Yeoh, who says he was tempted more than once to give up acting, admitted last year in an interview with Time magazine – which elected him its 2022 “icon” of the year – that he always finds excuses to don’t do it.
Thus, he combined a career with different titles and historical films such as “Memoirs of a Geisha” (2005) or “The Lady” (2011), in which he played the Nobel Peace Prize winner who Aung San Suu Kyi, the former democratic leader. Burmese woman now imprisoned by the military.
He also participated in entertainment films for all audiences, such as “Kung Fu Panda”, “Transformers” or “Minions-Avatar”.
After his success at the last Oscars, Yeoh, who is also a producer and UN goodwill ambassador, said during his visit to his native Malaysia that It’s been “an incredible ride, a rollercoaster” from filming last year to the awards ceremony.
“Ladies: never let anyone tell you that your moment has passed,” said the actress, who has dedicated herself in interviews to make a plea for racial diversity in film and for defending roles for middle-aged women, upon receiving the award. age
Source: La Verdad
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