Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh proposed for Olympic committee membership

Michelle Yeoh at the Cannes Film festival in May (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh was proposed on  Friday for membership of the International Olympic Committee.

Yeoh, who won an Academy Award for best actress this year for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, was among eight potential new members who are likely to be approved by their soon-to-be colleagues at a meeting next month in Mumbai, India.