Ms. Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian Actress and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Michelle Yeoh, an internationally acclaimed actress and producer, has starred in more than thirty films including global hits James Bond's “Tomorrow Never Dies”, “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”, “Memoirs of a Geisha”, the soul-stirring biopic “The Lady” and Marvel smash Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2. She recently won acclaim for her role in famous sci-fi franchise TV series “Star Trek: Discovery” as a first Asian female Starfleet Captain. Through her films, she has challenged the traditional views of Asian women by creating very strong female roles.
Yeoh has devoted a major part of her time to charitable and social endeavors. In 2016, she was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Programme to raise awareness and mobilize support for the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals around the world. Yeoh is also a Global Road Safety Ambassador for the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and a member of the Commission for Global Road Safety, which advocates for road injury to be recognized as a global public health and development priority. In March 2010 and April 2014 respectively, she represented Malaysia at the UN General Assembly, where 100 governments approved the proposal for the Decade of Action. In April, she was invited to speak at High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace at the UN headquarters in New York.
Yeoh has received numerous awards and honors, including the highest French civilian distinction “Commander of the Legion of Honour” by former French President François Hollande in March 2017; the Excellence in Asian Cinema award during the seventh annual Asian Film Awards in March 2013; and the highest honorable title Tan Sri conferred by the Malaysian state government in June 2014.
Yeoh has devoted a major part of her time to charitable and social endeavors. In 2016, she was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Programme to raise awareness and mobilize support for the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals around the world. Yeoh is also a Global Road Safety Ambassador for the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and a member of the Commission for Global Road Safety, which advocates for road injury to be recognized as a global public health and development priority. In March 2010 and April 2014 respectively, she represented Malaysia at the UN General Assembly, where 100 governments approved the proposal for the Decade of Action. In April, she was invited to speak at High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace at the UN headquarters in New York.
Yeoh has received numerous awards and honors, including the highest French civilian distinction “Commander of the Legion of Honour” by former French President François Hollande in March 2017; the Excellence in Asian Cinema award during the seventh annual Asian Film Awards in March 2013; and the highest honorable title Tan Sri conferred by the Malaysian state government in June 2014.