Friday, February 18, 2011
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (born 6 August 1962) is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s.
Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, she is based in Hong Kong and was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
She is best known in the Western world for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing Wai Lin, and the multiple Academy Award-winning Chinese action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA for "Best Actress". In 2008, the film critic website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time.
She is credited as Michelle Khan in some of her earlier films. This alias was chosen by the D&B studio who thought it might be more marketable to international and western audiences. Yeoh later preferred using her real name....................................
Marilyn Monroe
Born Norma Jeane Mortenson
June 1, 1926Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died August 5, 1962 (aged 36)
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names Norma Jeane Baker
Norma Jeane Dougherty
Norma Jeane DiMaggio
Occupation Actress, model, film producer, singer
Years active 1947–1962
Spouse James Dougherty (m. 1942–1946)
Joe DiMaggio (m. 1954–1954)
Arthur Miller (m. 1956–1961)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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