Jamie Lee Curtis supports her Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star Michelle Yeoh’s success with a meme-ified shirt. Released in 2022, Everything Everywhere All at Once follows Chinese immigrant Evelyn Wang (Yeoh), a failed business owner whose laundromat is under audit. Her world is turned upside down when she learns she must travel across parallel universes in order to save the multiverse from a dangerous threat. The genre-bending epic, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, explores Asian-American identity and generational trauma. Everything Everywhere All at Once was one of the year’s best-reviewed movies from critics and viewers alike, grossing $103 million worldwide. Yeoh picked up a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy, for her performance, and her big win included an emotional reaction from Curtis.
The wholesome moment between Curtis and Yeoh was captured on television, and the internet quickly turned the interaction into a sweet viral meme.
Curtis kept the celebration going and took to Instagram to show support for Yeoh by sporting a meme-ified shirt of their interaction. The shirt captures their respective reactions to Yeoh’s win, with the words “Friends Supporting Friends” written below. Curtis captioned the post with a kind message to Yeoh and EEAAO‘s “family”, proving the pair are stronger than ever.
Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis’ Characters In Everything Everywhere All At Once, Explained
While Yeoh and Curtis were cozy with each other at the awards show, their relationship in Everything Everywhere All at Once couldn’t be farther from that wholesome moment. Curtis tackles a different role than her usual in EEAAO, playing persistent and easily irritable IRS inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdra, who’s on a mission to audit Evelyn’s laundromat. Although Deirdre and Evelyn initially have a contentious relationship, Deirdre appears across multiple realities, which allows viewers to see a more affectionate banter take place between the pair. On the other hand, Deirdre’s more intense side also shines through in a different universe, which sees her and Evelyn go head-to-head in an epic action sequence.
Why Michelle Yeoh’s Win Matters
While Curtis proves her acting range in Everything Everywhere All at Once, it was Yeoh’s performance that ultimately stole the show. Yeoh has acted since 1984, including her breakout role in Western cinema as a Bond Girl in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies alongside Pierce Brosnan. Now, the actor has received a renewed interest in her career, with roles in potential blockbusters such as Avatar 3, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and Wicked on the horizon. Yeoh’s success from Everything Everywhere All at Once proves that middle-aged/older female actors can still shine the same as their counterparts despite Hollywood favoring younger women, as she highlighted in her Golden Globes speech. It also marks the first time a Malaysian and the second time an Asian actor won the coveted trophy.
Yeoh’s win also signals her odds of being nominated for an Oscar, as she garnered a Screen Actor’s Guild nomination for her work in EEAAO the day after the Globes. Yeoh’s success serves as a win for the Asian American community, which still finds itself largely underrepresented in film and television. Evelyn Wang’s story resonates with millions of Chinese immigrants, who feel a voice given to their shared experience. It’s clear Yeoh’s win is well-deserved, and with Curtis on her side as a cheerleader, this Everything Everywhere All at Once actor’s future looks bright.
