Michelle Yeoh

Born: 1962-08-06

Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), and Holy Weapon (1993). After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For her role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian woman to win the award. Yeoh won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award as well. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, among other accolades. Yeoh's other notable works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and The Lady (2011), where she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. She played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), A Haunting in Venice (2023), Wicked: Part One and Two (2024 and 2025), and Avatar 3 and its sequels (2025 onwards). In television, Yeoh has starred in Marco Polo (2014-2016), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020), The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), American Born Chinese (2023) and The Brothers Sun (2024).


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Wicked

as Madame Morrible
Released: 2024-11-20

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room...

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as Airazor (voice)
Released: 2023-06-06

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the...

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Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

as Self
Released: 2024-11-16

A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway...

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

as Ying Nan
Released: 2021-09-01

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the...

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as Santa
Released: 2019-11-07

Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster...

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Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Master Chow (voice)
Released: 2022-06-29

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil...

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as Evelyn Wang
Released: 2022-03-24

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's...

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

as Aleta Ogord
Released: 2017-04-19

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of...

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Kung Fu Panda 2

as The Soothsayer (voice)
Released: 2011-05-25

Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new...

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as Zi Yuan
Released: 2008-07-01

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the...

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Wicked: For Good

as Madame Morrible
Released: 2025-11-20

Follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good...

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Mechanic: Resurrection

as Mei
Released: 2016-08-25

Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe...

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The School for Good and Evil

as Professor Anemone
Released: 2022-10-19

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and...

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Crazy Rich Asians

as Eleanor Young
Released: 2018-08-15

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best...

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as Wai Lin
Released: 1997-12-11

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against...

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as Joyce Reynolds
Released: 2023-09-13

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice,...

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Babylon A.D.

as Sister Rebeka
Released: 2008-08-20

A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic...

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The Tiger's Apprentice

as Loo (voice)
Released: 2024-04-04

After the death of his grandmother, Tom Lee discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical...

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

as Yu Shu Lien
Released: 2000-07-06

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous,...

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The Lady

as Aung San Suu Kyi
Released: 2011-11-30

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her...

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

as Judo Instructor
Released: 1985-08-15

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky...

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Police Story 3: Super Cop

as Captain Jessica Yang
Released: 1992-07-04

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

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Fearless

as Miss Yang
Released: 2006-01-26

Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th...

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as Corazon
Released: 2007-04-05

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A...

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Memoirs of a Geisha

as Mameha
Released: 2005-12-06

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as...

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as Dai Feng
Released: 2021-02-19

A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over...

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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

as Yuki (voice)
Released: 2022-07-14

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them...

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Reign of Assassins

as Zeng Jing
Released: 2010-09-01

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a...

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

as Yu Shu Lien
Released: 2016-02-18

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

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True Legend

as Dr. Yu
Released: 2010-02-09

Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a...

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Jackie Chan: My Story

as Self - 008
Released: 1998-07-17

Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor,...

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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

as Tso Ngan Kwan
Released: 2018-12-20

Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in...

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Morgan

as Dr. Lui Cheng
Released: 2016-09-01

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial...

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The Heroic Trio

as Ching, The Invisible Woman
Released: 1993-02-12

While one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two...

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as Florence
Released: 2021-07-14

To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal...

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Wing Chun

as Yim Wing Chun
Released: 1994-03-24

Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs...

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Supercop 2

as Jessica Yang Jian Wa
Released: 1993-10-21

As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang (Yeoh), a rising star in...

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Jackie Chan: My Stunts

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1999-03-30

Jackie Chan: My Stunts shows some of the tricks of the trade that Jackie and his stunt team...

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Avatar 5

as Dr. Karina Mogue
Released: 2031-12-17

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Royal Warriors

as Madam Michelle Yip
Released: 1986-06-26

When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner...

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Yes, Madam!

as Senior Inspector Ng
Released: 1985-11-30

Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a...

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Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

as Lotus
Released: 2015-12-26

Before he lost his sight. Before he pledged his service to Kublai Khan. Hundred Eyes saw what...

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Tai-Chi Master

as Snow
Released: 1993-11-18

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished...

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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-08-14

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through...

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Star Trek: Section 31

as Emperor Philippa Georgiou
Released: 2025-01-24

Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United...

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Butterfly and Sword

as Lady Ko
Released: 1993-01-16

A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

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Ultimate Fights from the Movies

as Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
Released: 2002-04-16

In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series,...

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Avatar 4

as Dr. Karina Mogue
Released: 2029-12-19

The fourth installment of the Avatar franchise.

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Heroic Trio 2: Executioners

as Sandy Ching, Invisible Girl
Released: 1993-09-30

The city has been devastated by a nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's...

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The Children of Huang Shi

as Mrs. Wang
Released: 2008-04-03

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian...

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Magnificent Warriors

as Ming
Released: 1987-04-16

A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China,...

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The Legend of Nezha

as Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
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Nezha gets into trouble and implicates his parents who are punished by the heavens along with...

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The Soong Sisters

as Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung
Released: 1997-05-01

The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This...

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The Touch

as Pak Yin Fay
Released: 2002-08-01

A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk...

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Bond Girls Are Forever

as Wai Lin, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (archive footage)
Released: 2002-11-06

Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several...

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Silver Hawk

as Lulu Wong
Released: 2004-01-15

Lulu Wong, a rock star and philanthropist, fights injustice as her superhero alter-ego Silver...

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The Stunt Woman

as Ah Kam
Released: 1996-10-10

After moving to Hong Kong from China, a young martial artist starts a promising career as a...

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Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple

as Ah King
Released: 1994-12-04

Fun-loving young Shaolin initiates get the better of two bungling assassins hired to chop off...

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Moonlight Express

as Michelle
Released: 1999-04-01

On the eve of her wedding, Hitomi loses her fiance Tatsuya to a car accident. She travels to...

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Final Recipe

as Julia
Released: 2013-10-10

Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark,...

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Easy Money

as Michelle Yeung Ling
Released: 1987-08-20

Millionaire playgirl Ling Young (Michelle Yeoh) spends her free time staging elaborate heists --...

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Top Fighter 2

as Self (Archive Footage)
Released: 1996-09-10

The sequel of "Top Fighter" focuses in the importance of the women in the martial-arts movies,...

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Holy Weapon

as Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Released: 1993-06-03

During the Ming dynasty, Mo Kake takes an invincibility drink to defeat the best Japanese...

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Fucking Kassovitz

as Self
Released: 2011-11-16

A making-of of the chaotic production of Mathieu Kassovitz's Babylon A.D. (2008).

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Far North

as Saiva
Released: 2008-10-09

In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to...

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Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2002-12-10

Not since the great Bruce Lee has a Chinese martial artist taken Hollywood by storm. Leaping out...

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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1998-08-18

Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and...

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Dragon Girls !

as Herself
Released: 2016-07-03

Yves Montmayeur takes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the starting point for his study of the...

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Rose, c'est Paris

as self
Released: 2010-05-05

Bettina Rheims and Serge Bramly's Rose, c'est Paris is both a photographic monograph and a...

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Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-08-30

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar is a documentary on Jackie Chan.

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The Owl vs Bombo

as Ms. Yeung
Released: 1984-12-12

Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of...

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Wonder Seven

as Ying
Released: 1994-04-01

Wonder Seven, a secret group of well-trained government agents in China, has been assigned a...

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Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

as Self
Released: 2022-07-05

A behind-the-scenes look at Everything Everywhere All at Once, with interviews from the...

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Rich People Problems

as Eleanor Sung-Young
Released:

Third installment in the "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy.

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Making The Witcher: Blood Origin

as uncredited
Released: 2022-12-25

Venture behind the scenes with the stars and creators of "The Witcher: Blood Origin" in an...

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Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

as Self
Released: 2001-10-01

Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the...

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Highly Classified: The World of 007

as uncredited
Released: 1998-01-01

His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let...

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Lady R

as 申艳红
Released:

70 year old Shen Yanhong (played by Yang Ziqiong) was sent to a nursing home by her son after...

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The Secrets of 007

as Self
Released: 1997-12-04

Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.

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The Bridge

as Self
Released: 2024-05-27

Fifty years ago, our country grappled with discrimination that profoundly impacted minority...

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Jean Todt, la méthode

as Self
Released: 2022-11-13

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Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

as Self
Released: 2020-09-19

Nations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th...

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The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

as Self
Released: 2023-05-26

Delving into the rise of Asians in Hollywood, in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and...

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The Hidden Kingdoms of China

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2020-02-22

Exploring the secrets of China to reveal the beauty of its hidden kingdoms, with unique access...

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Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh

as Self / Narrator
Released: 2009-12-09

Renowned actress Michelle Yeoh journeys home to Malaysia to get to know her adopted orangutan,...

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Star Trek: Discovery

as Captain Philippa Georgiou
First aired: 2017-09-24

Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and...

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Star Trek: Discovery

as Emperor Philippa Georgiou
First aired: 2017-09-24

Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The View

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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Trump Card

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-01-29

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Strike Back

as Mei Foster
First aired: 2010-05-05

The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back...

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-20

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Marco Polo

as Lotus
First aired: 2014-12-12

An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic...

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The Brothers Sun

as Eileen 'Mama' Sun
First aired: 2024-01-04

When a mysterious enemy targets his family, a Taipei triad member heads to Los Angeles to...

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The Ready Room

as Self
First aired: 2019-01-25

Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star...

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-06-10

The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...

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Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self
First aired: 2021-03-12

Go behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the...

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The Oscars

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Chef Nic

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-07-12

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ARK: The Animated Series

as Mei-Yin Li (voice)
First aired: 2024-03-21

In a mysterious primeval land populated by dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, people from...

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The Witcher: Blood Origin

as Scían
First aired: 2022-12-25

More than a thousand years before the world of The Witcher, seven outcasts in the elven world...

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American Born Chinese

as Guanyin Pusa
First aired: 2023-05-24

Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When...

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鲁豫有约一日行

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-08-26

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Today

as Self
First aired: 1952-01-14

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...

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Star Trek: Short Treks

as Philippa Georgiou
First aired: 2018-10-03

Each episode tells a stand-alone story that serves as an opportunity for deeper storytelling and...

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My Legacy and I

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-06-12

Jointly produced by Tencent News and Sanduotang, is China's first sustainable, in-depth video...

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