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Disney+ show American Born Chinese reunites Everything Everywhere All at Once stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu.

Kelvin Yu and Charles Yu are adapting with Kelvin Yu serving as showrunner. Throughout the trailer, a new multiverse is teased with Yeoh shown warning that a “gate between Heaven and Earth is opening” with the fate of the world “hanging in balance.” Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan also executive produce. [Subscribe Sign Up](https://cloud.email.hollywoodreporter.com/signup/) [ straight to series order](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/shang-chis-destin-daniel-cretton-to-helm-american-born-chinese-for-disney-1235025025/) in October 2021. [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/) Oscar-nominated stars [Michelle Yeoh](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/michelle-yeoh/), [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/ke-huy-quan/) and [Stephanie Hsu](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/stephanie-hsu/) reunite. [2023 Oscars, ](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/)where Everything Everywhere All at Once led the nominations with 11 noms, including a [historic best actress nom for Yeoh](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michelle-yeoh-historic-2023-oscar-nomination-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235308400/), and supporting actor nods for Quan and Hsu. [Disney+](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/disney/) series American Born Chinese released on Sunday. [Share this article on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/&title=Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer&sdk=joey&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=1153511048447777) [Share this article on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/&text=Michelle%20Yeoh%2C%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney%2B%20Series%20%E2%80%98American%20Born%20Chinese%E2%80%99%20Teaser%20Trailer&via=thr) [Share this article on Email](mailto:?subject=thr%20:%20Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer&body=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/%20-%20Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer) [Show additional share options](#) [Share this article on Print]() [Share this article on Comment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/#respond) [Share this article on Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer%20-%20https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/) [Share this article on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=1&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/&title=Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer&summary&source=thr) [Share this article on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/&title=Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer) [Share this article on Pinit](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/&description=Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer) [Share this article on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-born-chinese-trailer-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan-1235349506/&posttype=link&title=Michelle%20Yeoh,%20Ke%20Huy%20Quan%20Star%20in%20Disney+%20Series%20‘American%20Born%20Chinese’%20Teaser%20Trailer) The teaser trailer (below) released ahead of Sunday’s Based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese centers on teenager Jin Wang (Ben Wang) who, after meeting a new student on the first day of the school year, is caught in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.

Everything Everywhere All at Once" actress Michelle Yeoh looks angelic on the Oscars 2023 red carpet in a delicate white feathered Dior Haute Couture dress.

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Your first Academy Awards as a nominee is a big night, one that is likely rivaled by only a few other occasions. The birth of your first child, probably, ...

Yeoh is nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, and she is most definitely a front runner. Just add a veil and Yeoh could convincingly walk down the aisle. Yeoh accessorized the look with jewels from Moussaieff, including diamond chandelier earrings and a gorgeous headband, which she wore in her curled hair.

Michelle Yeoh arrived at the 2023 Oscars looking regal in a white Dior gown with feather detailing. The Everything Everywhere All At Once star is nominated ...

Yeoh, also an accomplished martial artist, has been in big movies for years, notably Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. For added drama, a diamond necklace courtesy of Moussaieff High Jewellery was cleverly turned into a hair accessory when it was tucked into Yeoh's waves by hair stylist Mara Roszak. At tonight's ceremony, the Everything Everywhere All At Once star is nominated for Best Actress: a landmark feat for Asian inclusion.

The Everything Everywhere All at Once star and Best Actress nominee looked angelic and regal in a feathered ball gown by Dior Haute Couture.

"A lot of actresses find, as the numbers get bigger, the roles start to dwindle," she told the outlet. She is also the first-ever actress who identifies as Asian to be nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. Her ensemble featured a sweetheart neckline with sheer illusion straps, with tiers of delicate white feathers and tulle falling down the length of the gown.

Michelle Yeoh looks certainly looked the part as she stepped onto the 95th Annual Academy Awards red carpet in a white Dior gown—and she has good reason to.

You have to give them the fantasy." If Yeoh continues her winning streak at the Academy Awards, she will make history as the fourth non-white woman and first Asian actress to win the Best Actress category. [Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://www.marieclaire.com.au/best-movies-of-2022) actress claims to ordinarily prefer dressing in casual shirts and jeans, she likes to view the red carpet as playtime, telling [ELLE US](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a41539926/michelle-yeoh-interview-elle-women-in-hollywood-2022/) in October 2022, "They don’t dream about seeing you messy, and walking away from the trailer to set with hair curlers and a big bathrobe.

Following a successful awards season so far, the renowned actor and action movie star is up for an Oscar. Annabel Nugent looks at the extraordinary career ...

As Evelyn – a Chinese American immigrant struggling to keep her laundromat afloat, and her relationships with her husband, father and daughter alive – she is dishevelled and messy. There’s no doubt that Yeoh’s physical prowess remains thrilling to watch (at 60, she still does most of her own stunts) but her fight scenes are compounded by a performance that is grounded and human. In the following years, she starred in titles such as Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Danny Boyle’s sci-fi thriller Sunshine (2007) and historical drama The Lady (2011). In everything else, she is the picture of poise; that ballet background shines through not only in her perfectly extended Muay Thai kicks but in her stoic composure. Immobilised in a neck and back brace, she thought her career was over. Hollywood is still catching up to Yeoh, but over time, the landscape has diversified enough to allow her a thrilling and unexpected second act of her career. She agreed to star in 1984’s The Owl vs Bumbo, appearing in a role best described as damsel in distress. In 1988, when she was 25, Yeoh married studio head Dickson Poon and retired, hoping to start a family. Years later, Yeoh told David Letterman that Chan, while a “very good friend” of hers, believed that women “should stay at home and cook”. Or at least, begin to understand where her ethereal grace comes from, not to mention that perfect posture, which she somehow maintains even when flying through the air or landing a right hook. She is the first Malaysian, and second Asian, actress to be feted with an Oscar nod. [Michelle Yeoh ](/topic/michelle-yeoh) [told me back in May last year](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/michelle-yeoh-interview-everything-everywhere-b2077621.html), visibly emotional as she spoke.

Michelle Yeoh began her acting career in Hong Kong starring in action and martial arts films – her life in photos.

The Crazy Rich Asians actress is the first Malaysia native to receive an Academy Award nomination in any category. [Michelle Yeoh ](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/michelle-yeoh/)started off her acting career in Hong Kong with action and martial arts films and has since become a critically acclaimed actress. Yeoh first started appearing and performing her own stunts in Hong Kong films such as 1985’s Yes, Madam and 1992’s Police Story 3: Supercop. But, I was properly terrified of getting up on a stage where I had to speak. “It was not a problem when I had to dance; that was my world. The Witcher: Blood Origin star was born in August 1962 in Ipoh, Perak.

The Malaysia-born actress, 60, was clad in a white gown by Dior Haute Couture as she made her way through entrances at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

Keeravaani, lyrics by Chandrabose - WINNER The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse - WINNER Mark Weingarten, James H. Volker Bertelmann - All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER Notorious: Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. But larger concerns are swirling around the movie business. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper - All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER The two films swept the Golden Globes earlier this month. James Friend - All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER Though he could have still been nominated, Smith's performance as a runaway slave in Emancipation didn't catch on with voters. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER

The Malaysian-born actor made history by winning the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at ...

This is the only way we will get more opportunities — if we fight for it and no longer be able to say, OK, I'll turn the other cheek. Michelle Yeoh accepted the Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, in which she plays Evelyn Wang, the Chinese first-generation immigrant owner of a laundromat around whom the film's absurdist multiverse revolves. We are part of the society and very, very much an intricate part of this whole community.

Michelle Yeoh cemented Oscars history on Sunday night as she became the first Asian person to win for lead actress. Yeoh took home the first Academy Award ...

The prize adds to a record awards season for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which became only the fifth film in history to sweep four major guild awards (DGA, PGA, SAG and WGA). She’s also just the second woman of color to win best actress after Halle Berry in 2002 for “Monster’s Ball.” “They are the real superheroes, and without them, none of us will be here tonight,” she said.

Superstar Michelle Yeoh of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" scored an Oscar on her first nomination, becoming the first Asian lead actress to win.

[Cate Blanchett](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-jul-14-la-et-cm-cate-blanchett-20120715-story.html) (for “ [Tár](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/newsletter/2023-01-10/todd-field-tar-cate-blanchett-the-envelope-podcast-edition)”). She also starred in several massively popular movies Stateside, including best picture nominee and foreign-language film Oscar winner “ [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-02-16/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-re-release-michelle-yeoh-oscars)” (2000), the James Bond entry “ [Tomorrow Never Dies](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-26-ca-47830-story.html)” (1997) and the blockbuster “ [Crazy Rich Asians](https://www.latimes.com/112526077-132.html)” (2018). “Everything Everywhere,” blending science fiction with absurd comedy, romance and family drama, features Yeoh’s protagonist, Evelyn Wang, inadvertently traversing the multiverse, inhabiting around 70 different versions of herself in a mind-bending host of what-might-have-beens from put-upon wife, mother and laundromat operator to action hero to glamorous star. “We deserve to be heard. We deserve to be seen. We deserve to have equal opportunity so we can have a seat at the table. But Yeoh took more than 40, as well as the most important Oscar precursor: the [Screen Actors Guild award](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9bDZ35ZMs0). [60](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-11-28/michelle-yeoh-everything-everywhere-all-at-once), made her name in the 1990s, performing her own stunts in a string of action movies in Hong Kong — including “ [Supercop](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-26-ca-27970-story.html),” in which she starred alongside [Jackie Chan](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-jackie-chan-career-in-pictures-photos-photogallery.html). “This is proof that ... “Ladies, don’t let anybody ever tell you you are past your prime. “I have to dedicate this to my mom — all the moms in the world — because they are really the superheroes.” dream big, and dreams do come true.”

Yeoh's win, for her role in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' makes her the first Asian woman to win the category in the Academy Awards' 95-year history.

[Oscar race](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/awards-insider-oscar-winner-predictions-2023), Michelle Yeoh has been crowned the victor, making her the first Asian woman to win a lead-actress Oscar in the awards show’s 95-year history. Yeoh had another historically significant win in late February, when she became the first Asian actor to win the best-actress category at the SAG Awards. Oberon went to great lengths to hide her Asian heritage— [bleaching](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/06/merle-oberon-oscars-best-actress) her skin, refining a posh accent, and claiming she was from Tasmania. [Vanity Fair Oscar Party](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2023/03/photos-inside-2023-vf-oscar-party?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-oscars-2023) And of those 23, only four—before Sunday evening—won their category. Everything Everywhere All at Once earned 11 Oscar nominations, more than any other film this year, with other acting nominations going to Yeoh’s costars Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ke Huy Quan. In a supernatural twist, she transverses universes as a superhero version of herself. But in general, it’s always an older man.” Yeoh, who has been acting for about 40 years, initially rose to fame overseas in Hong Kong action films before breaking out with US audiences in 1997’s James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies, playing a Chinese spy opposite Pierce Brosnan’s 007. “Thank you for giving me a seat at the table, because so many of us need this. The first was Merle Oberon, a Mumbai-born actor who was nominated for 1935’s The Dark Angel; however, while alive, Oberon This is proof that dreams do come true,” Yeoh said in her speech, receiving cheers in response.

Sci-fi comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once sweeps the 95th Academy Awards, with Michelle Yeoh becoming the first Asian woman to win best actress.

That's a hard act to follow. Let us prove that we are worth it." But that just means that we need more representation." But as Beverley Wang explains, these are healing tears. "We need this, because there are so many who have felt unseen, unheard. That's all we are asking for. Shiloh and myself had a blast covering the Oscars and we hope you enjoyed following along with us. [Put on your fashion police hat with our red carpet wrap](/news/2023-03-13/2023-oscars-academy-awards-red-carpet-fashion-best-dressed/102087436). - "For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities," Yeoh said on stage. Here's a quick recap if you're just joining us now: By Jessica Riga But what a stunning finish.

Malaysian-born Yeoh becomes the first south-east Asian performer to win the best actress award, adding to her Golden Globe and SAG awards for the role.

She continued: “This is the beacon of hope and possibility. Yeoh dedicated the award to “all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight”. Born in Malaysia, Yeoh becomes the first person of south-east Asian descent to win the best actress Oscar for her role as laundromat manager Evelyn Wang, who stumbles across a “multiverse” of alternative realities.

At the 2023 Oscars the star of Everything Everywhere All at Once gives a moving speech, as the film claims three out of the four major acting awards.

The win is even more historic for the Academy, as it is the first time an Asian actress won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Police Story 3) before leaping to Hollywood film as Chinese spy Wai Lin in the 1997 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities,” Yeoh said in her acceptance speech. “This is proof that dreams come true. [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.polygon.com/23021092/everything-everywhere-interview-daniel-kwan-daniel-scheinert-daniels) only the third movie in Oscars history to [win three out of the four](https://www.polygon.com/23636834/oscars-2023-ke-huy-quan-best-supporting-actor-speech-everything-everywhere-all-at-once) major acting awards — the previous being Sidney Lumet’s Network and Elia Kazan’s A Streetcar Named Desire. [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23006000/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review) triumphantly took the stage for her performance in the lead role of Evelyn Wang, claiming the third of the three major acting awards the film was nominated for.

Michelle Yeoh says she hopes her story is an inspiration to young girls and boys from Asian backgrounds who want to become actors. "This is proof that dream ...

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast live on Walt Disney Co's ABC network. A crisis response team was on hand in case of an unexpected twist. To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive." I spent a year in a refugee camp. "For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching a tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. "My mum is 84 years old and she's at home watching.

Michelle Yeoh has won best actress at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award.

In total, the film won seven Academy Awards out of 11 nominations, including best picture. [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michelle-yeoh-historic-2023-oscar-nomination-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235308400/) that “it’s taken a long time. This is proof to dream big and dreams do come true,” Yeoh gushed while I totally understand.’ All this time, they’ve not been recognized, they’ve not been heard.” [Michelle Yeoh ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/entertainment/michelle-yeoh-best-movies/index.html)has won best actress at the [95th Academy Awards](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/oscar-winners-2023/index.html) on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award. Yeoh is the fifth person of Asian descent to win an Oscar in an acting category and the first to win in a lead acting category.