The secret to Michelle Yeoh's success


IN JUST a few more hours, we will know whether Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh, the pride of Malaysia, has won the Oscar for Best Actress in Everything Everywhere All At Once (EEAAO). All signs seem to point that way and it would indeed be the biggest feather in her already heavily decorated cap.

If she does win, and goes down in Hollywood’s history as the first Asian actress to do so, how did she achieve what so many others tried but failed to do? After all, Asian actors and actresses have been trying to break into Hollywood for the longest time. No matter how successful they are in their own countries or even in the whole of Asia, that is the Holy Grail to reach for.

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