Michelle Yeoh calls Myanmar's Suu Kyi her 'hero' Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:28 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 BANGKOK (AP) — Michelle Yeoh remembers her pride as a Southeast Asian youth when Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the actress thinks she's the right person to portray the Myanmar democracy icon. Suu Kyi "was fighting for democracy in a nonviolent way, where passion was the armor and love for liberty was the weapon," Yeoh told The Associated Press. "The Lady," directed by Frenchman Luc Besson, was screened at international film festivals last year and opens in U.S. theaters next month. ...