Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh may soon add another role to her resume: Olympic committee member

FILE - Michelle Yeoh poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Firebrand' at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 21, 2023. Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has been proposed by the International Olympic Committee to become one of its members. Yeoh won the Academy award for best actress this year for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh was proposed on Friday (Sept 8) to be a member of the International Olympic Committee.

Yeoh, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress this year for her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once,” was among eight potential new members who will likely be approved by their soon-to-be colleagues at a meeting next month in Mumbai, India.