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  1. Her father was elected as a Senator of Malaysia from 1959 to 1969 as a member of Perak's Malaysian Chinese Association, [12] [13] [14] the Chairman of the Perak Bar Association, [when?] [12] and the founder of "Sri Maju" in 1975, a major intercity coach service in Malaysia and Singapore.

  2. Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh & Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay before Chinese.

    • August 6, 1962
  3. Michelle Yeoh was born as Yeoh Choo-Kheng on 6 August 1962 in the city of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Her parents, Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian Teik, were of Malaysian-Chinese descent who traced their roots to the Cantonese-populated areas of China.

  4. Mar 8, 2023 · Yeoh Kian-teik: Who is Michelle Yeoh’s father? Yeoh was born on 6 August 1962 in Ipoh, Perak, to a Malaysian Chinese family of Hokkien and Cantonese ancestry. Her parents are Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian-teik (who died on 5 November 2014), a lawyer and Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician.

    • Michelle Isn’t Really Her Name. Michelle Yeoh isn’t really Michelle Yeoh. Born on August 6, 1962 in Ipoh, Malaysia, her name at birth was Yeoh Choo Kheng.
    • She Was A Dancer. Few could’ve guessed what lay in young Choo Kheng’s destiny. Apart from learning to dance ballet from the age of four, the future A-lister showed little interest in a career in show biz.
    • She Had Other Ideas. Yeoh had different ambitions as a young woman. After graduating from high school, she went on to major in ballet at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance.
    • She Faced A Chilling Turn Of Events. As fate would have it, Michelle was not destined to be a ballerina. Sadly, a spinal cord injury ended her dreams of becoming one.
  5. Michelle was born to an ethnic Malaysian Chinese family of Hokkien and Cantonese ancestry. Her father was a lawyer and a Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician. Michelle was brought up in an English-speaking household.

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  7. May 7, 2024 · The daughter of Yeoh Kian Teik, a lawyer, and Janet Yeoh, a housewife, Yeoh enjoyed an active upbringing that nurtured her competitive instincts: Along with her lessons in ballet and...