It’s been quite the roller coaster whirlwind journey for Michelle Yeoh. In the run-up to the 95th Academy Awards, which will take place on Monday morning , Singapore time, the spotlight has well and truly been on the 60-year-old Malaysian actress.
There’s been a slight hiccup in her Oscars journey, though. During the final hours of Oscars voting on Mar 7, Yeoh shared – and then deleted – what some say was a controversial post on her Instagram account. It makes for an amazing weekend of pre-Oscars movie bingeing too: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Tomorrow Never Dies. Crazy Rich Asians. The Lady. Memoirs Of A Geisha. Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. If you’re looking at TV shows, there’s also Star Trek: Discovery and The Witcher: Blood Origin.
Yeoh was originally interested in pursuing a career in dance. According to reports, she began her ballet lessons when she was four and continued pursuing her dream after moving to London, eventually enrolling herself in the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance. Unfortunately, she was forced to reconsider when she suffered a spinal injury.