Michelle Yeoh has been known for starring in action movies for decades, but did you know there was a time in her life, almost 30 years ago, when she almost hung it up completely? Just ahead of Yeoh’s Hollywood debut as one of the “Bond girls”,

Michelle Yeoh explains how the director motivated her to return to action films after an accident.

Section 31 arrives on the 2025 movies schedule and reunites fans who have a Paramount+ subscription with Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou, the former leader of the Terran Empire in the Mirror Universe.

Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh, who is starring in the upcoming Paramount+ feature film Star Trek: Section 31, recently said there was a time she considered quitting action films, but an Oscar-winner helped her to change her mind.