Michelle Yeoh (born Yeoh Choo Kheng, Chinese: 杨紫琼) is a Malaysian actress who in 2024 went onto portray the supporting character of Madame Morrible the Dean of Sorcery at Shiz University in Wicked: Part I, and will reprise the role in the 2025 sequel Wicked: Part II.

The film covers the musical's first act. It stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Ariana Grande [b] as Galinda Upland, with Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum in supporting roles.

Nov 28, 2024 · Speaking to NBC Insider, Michelle Yeoh explained how she and director Jon M. Chu approached the role of Madam Morrible, one of Wicked's most complex characters.

Nov 10, 2024 · When Wicked director Jon M. Chu called up Michelle Yeoh — after the two previously collaborated on 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians — for a major role in the musical adaptation, the star admits she had a...

Dec 8, 2022 · Michelle Yeoh has joined Universal Pictures’ film adaptation of Wicked. Yeoh will play the role of Madame Morrible, the head of the school where Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, and Glinda ...

Dec 8, 2022 · Michelle Yeoh has joined the star-studded cast of Jon M. Chu’s “ Wicked ” movies, Variety can exclusively reveal. The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” star will play Madame Morrible, the...

Dec 9, 2024 · ‘Wicked’ Star Michelle Yeoh on Singing ‘The Wizard and I’ and the Film’s Oscar Chances: ‘I Hope We’re in the Running for All of It’

Dec 6, 2024 · Michelle Yeoh Had Doubts About Starring in ‘Wicked,’ Then Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Sent Her a Video: ‘It’s Imperative That You Join Us!’

May 16, 2023 · Michelle Yeoh didn't become the first Asian woman to win a Best Actress Oscar by playing it safe. She's fought crouching tigers and hidden dragons, traversed the multiverse, and...

Jan 26, 2024 · We almost didn't get treated to Michelle Yeoh's appearance in upcoming movie Wicked, and apparently we have Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo to thank for her change of heart.