Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin in a promotional photo for Tomorrow Never Dies
Portrayed by
Michelle Yeoh
Voiced by
Larissa Murray (1999 video game)
In-universe information
Gender
Female
Affiliation
Chinese Intelligence
Classification
Bond girl
Wai Lin (Chinese: 林慧; pinyin: Lín Huì) is a fictional character in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh. The character, the first ethnic Chinese Bond girl,[1] has received critical acclaim, being widely regarded as one of the best Bond girls in the series.
Kin-Yan Szeto, author of The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora: Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan in Hollywood, wrote that the actress's "persona" was the "tough martial arts/action heroine [Yeoh] had established in Hong Kong cinema."[2]
^Wong, Jacky (January 27, 1998). "Huge hit for first Chinese Bond girl". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong, China: Alibaba Group. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^Szeto, Kin-Yan (29 June 2011). The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora: Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan in Hollywood. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University. p. 7. ISBN 978-0809386208. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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