Michelle Yeoh has been known for starring in action movies for decades, but did you know there was a time in her life, almost 30 years ago, when she almost hung it up completely? Just ahead of Yeoh’s Hollywood debut as one of the “Bond girls”,

There was a point early on in Michelle Yeoh ’s career, 30 years ago, that she nearly walked away from acting. It’s hard to imagine that, given her decades-long successful career that has included awesome stunts,

Michelle Yeoh explains how the director motivated her to return to action films after an accident.

Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh, who is starring in the upcoming Paramount+ feature film Star Trek: Section 31, recently said there was a time she considered quitting action films, but an Oscar-winner helped her to change her mind.

Section 31 arrives on the 2025 movies schedule and reunites fans who have a Paramount+ subscription with Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou, the former leader of the Terran Empire in the Mirror Universe.