Michelle Yeoh's chain of lucky breaks : from Crazy Rich Asians to Star Trek to Avatar 2

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Almost all other aging Asian actors & actresses fade into obscurity (including financially, as acting is hugely profitable only for the top 1% of actors). Michelle Yeoh really did enjoy one huge lucky break after another : from Crazy Rich Asians to Star Trek Discovery to Avatar 2. She is the same age as 'Singaporean' Jet Li, and at one time was totally eclipsed by him (even as they acted together in several movies). Now, her earning power and fame far surpasses his.

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https://mothership.sg/2019/04/michelle-yeoh-avatar-2/
 
Don't forget 007. I think that was the first western mega movie she did.
And she can speak proper english unlike hongkies and china communist.and she can dance ballet and do kung fu.
And a full fledge MCA member like her dad.
 
Almost all other aging Asian actors & actresses fade into obscurity (including financially, as acting is hugely profitable only for the top 1% of actors). Michelle Yeoh really did enjoy one huge lucky break after another : from Crazy Rich Asians to Star Trek Discovery to Avatar 2. She is the same age as 'Singaporean' Jet Li, and at one time was totally eclipsed by him (even as they acted together in several movies). Now, her earning power and fame far surpasses his.

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https://mothership.sg/2019/04/michelle-yeoh-avatar-2/
Tat why ang mor says, better to be lucky than to be good.
 
Casting couch. She was on it.

Nothing ever happens by luck or is mere coincidence. Even male actors had to go through that to get bigger roles in movies.
 
Casting couch. She was on it.

Nothing ever happens by luck or is mere coincidence. Even male actors had to go through that to get bigger roles in movies.
She already got big roles. Those who need the couch are those trying to go up!
 
She sleepy with some influential holywood director for a while no? :thumbsdown:
 
Besides being outgoing and jet-setting, I am sure she has some genuine acting talents of sorts. Certainly, not a bimbo! She deserves all her successes.
 
malaysia always better than Singapore including actors/actress. Michelle Yeoh is a good example. Singapore only have ikan billis actors/actress no one knows except sinkies.
 
Tats was long ago i think pan lingling or zoe was cameo in jacky chan movie but i think locals cant take the stress schedule and the heat
Too spoilt:biggrin:
 
Clearly Singaporeans are no match for her. All Sinkie actors should quit!
 
its not luck. she worked hard

Hard work and luck are not mutually exclusive.

There are many actors & actresses who worked at least as hard as Michelle, but didn't get any of the lucky breaks to star in blockbuster Hollywood movies enjoying huge international audiences.

In any industry, behind the most successful cases, are both tremendous hard work and (at least 1 critical) lucky break. One without the other can't make it that far to the top.
 
Her first husband was Dickson Poon. Also a super rich businessman .. she also trained in martial arts when she went into the movie industry and became quite a decent action star.

I would say she really wanted to succeed and worked hard for it. she deserves all the success she's getting
 
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