Michelle Yeohs Emotional Hollywood Walk of Fame Moment

Michelle Yeoh got emotional while receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday. 

The Wicked star, 64, was pictured wiping tears from her eyes during the ceremony, as she joined the ranks of Tinseltown's greatest legends on the iconic Hollywood Boulevard.

The actress told the crowd that her husband Jean Todt, 79, whom she married in 2023, was currently traveling but had gotten her 'permission' to miss the big moment.

'Thank you for showing up and for standing beside me. For being part of my life in the quiet moments, not just the bright ones. Your presence is everything,' she said during part of her speech.

'To the fans around the world, to my Yeoh family — my brother and [his] beautiful wife surprised me, they came all the way from Malaysia yesterday.'

'My husband, who is not here, because I gave him permission to go to India, and my Todt family, thank you all for surrounding me with love, for being my safe harbor and for helping me stay true to my own North Star,' Yeoh added.

Michelle Yeoh, 64, got emotional while receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday

The Wicked star joined the ranks of Tinseltown's greatest legends on the iconic Hollywood Boulevard

Yeoh also paid tribute to her late father, Yeoh Kian Teik, who died in 2014, and her mother Janet Yeoh, 97.

'To my dad, I know you're up there, still watching and guiding me. To my mom, who's still praying every day for me that I will succeed. This is our star.'

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Elsewhere in her speech Yeoh marveled at how far she's come, telling the crowd, 'Once I was a little girl from Malaysia, sitting under the vast sky, looking up at a single steady star and daring to believe I could follow it. And now there's one on the ground.' 

Yeoh first crossed paths with Todt, who's the former CEO of Ferrari, in 2004, with the pair getting engaged one month after their first meeting. 

The couple said 'I do' during a 2023 ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, following a 19 year engagement. 

Yeoh wowed at Wednesday's ceremony in a vibrant yellow dress paired with silver heels.

The Malaysian star accessorized with a delicate diamond bracelet and a white watch.

During one poignant moment, the movie star was pictured clutching a doll of herself winning an Oscar, replicating her historic 2023 win in the Best Actress category for Everything Everywhere All at Once. 

Though her husband missed the ceremony, Yeoh had the support of two acclaimed film directors, Ang Lee and Jon M. Chu.

Lee directed Yeoh in the Oscar-winning 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

The actress was pictured wiping tears from her eyes during the ceremony

It was an emotional moment for the Oscar winner 

She told the crowd that her husband Jean Todt, 79, whom she married in 2023, was currently traveling but had gotten her 'permission' to miss the big moment

'To the fans around the world, to my Yeoh family — my brother and [his] beautiful wife surprised me, they came all the way from Malaysia yesterday,' the star said 

'My husband, who is not here, because I gave him permission to go to India, and my Todt family, thank you all for surrounding me with love,' Yeoh added

Yeoh and Todt, who's the former CEO of Ferrari, said 'I do' during a 2023 ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, following a 19 year engagement; The pair pictured February 12

Yeoh wowed at Wednesday's ceremony in a vibrant yellow dress paired with silver heels

During one poignant moment, the movie star was pictured clutching a doll of herself winning an Oscar, replicating her historic 2023 win for Everything Everywhere All at Once (R)

Though her husband missed the ceremony, Yeoh had the support of two acclaimed film directors, Ang Lee and Jon M. Chu

Meanwhile Chu, who directed Yeoh in the 2018 hit Crazy Rich Asians, has recently reunited with the actress for the Wicked film franchise, including the 2024 original and its 2025 sequel, Wicked: For Good. 

Yeoh also had the support of rapper Awkwafina and Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh, who both looked chic in all-black ensembles. 

Yeoh's Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star Ke Huy Quan was also in attendance, with the duo pictured sharing a tender hug. 

Other stars who came to support the actress included Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan, Paul Feig, Janet Yang, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jonathan Wang, and Bing Chen.

Yeoh made history in 2023 after becoming the first Asian woman to win the top gong for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

In her acceptance speech, Michelle hailed her win as a 'beacon of hope and possibilities' for Asian people and urged those watching at home to 'dream big'.

Yeoh dedicated the award to her mother and said that she would be bringing it home to her in Malaysia.

Yeoh has been loved and respected by critics and viewers alike for her supporting turns in films like Easy Money, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Lee directed Yeoh in the Oscar-winning 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Meanwhile Chu, who directed Yeoh in the 2018 hit Crazy Rich Asians, has recently reunited with the actress for the Wicked film franchise 

Yeoh also had the support of rapper Awkwafina and Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh

Both stars looked chic in all-black ensembles

Yeoh's Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star Ke Huy Quan was also in attendance, with the duo pictured sharing a tender hug

(L-R) Daniel Scheinert, Quan, Daniel Kwan, Awkwafina, Paul Feig, Yeoh, Janet Yang, Destin Daniel Cretton, Oh, Jonathan Wang, Bing Chen, Lee and Chu pictured at the ceremony 

The actress has enjoyed a resurgence in her career in recent years thanks to roles in Crazy Rich Asians, Shang-Chi And The Legend of the Ten Rings, Star Trek: Discovery and Netflix's The Witcher: Blood Origin.

But it was her work in Everything Everywhere All At Once that changed everything for the actress. 

Following critical acclaim, the film also helped the star win her first-ever Golden Globe.

During her memorable speech at the ceremony, a tearful Yeoh reflected on her 40 years in Hollywood as she stated: 'I'm just going to stand here and take this all in.'

'This is also for all the shoulders that I stand on, all who came before me, who look like me, and all who are going on this journey with me forward.'