‘I was so inspired by Michelle Yeoh’ says Asian American actress Olivia Munn


Olivia Munn names Michelle Yeoh as one of the Asian actresses who inspired her to play strong characters on screen. Photo: HBO Asia

American actress Olivia Munn – whose mother is Chinese-Vietnamese – admits that being a minority in Hollywood, there weren’t that many opportunities for her when she was starting out in the industry.

“In the beginning, I was self-submitting for auditions – I didn’t have an agent – and you kind of take anything and every opportunity (that comes), ” she tells StarLifestyle during a virtual interview.

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