The Malaysian actress, 48, is best known for her role in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow never Dies.

BBC: Michelle Yeoh at Rangoon airport, 7 December 2010

Many however feel Goldeneye, followed by Tomorrow Never Dies, were worth the wait.

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He is said to be the basis for the villain in Tomorrow Never Dies, a minor James Bond flick.

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Tsui Hark, another sometime collaborator with Woo, teamed up again with Jean-Claude Van Damme to make Knock Off (which takes on Hong Kong's twin obsessions: the handover and designer jeans), while Michelle Yeoh became the latest Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies.

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