The Malaysian actress, 48, is best known for her role in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow never Dies.

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Many however feel Goldeneye, followed by Tomorrow Never Dies, were worth the wait.

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He is said to be the basis for the villain in Tomorrow Never Dies, a minor James Bond flick.

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Tsui Hark, another sometime collaborator with Woo, teamed up again with Jean-Claude Van Damme to make Knock Off (which takes on Hong Kong's twin obsessions: the handover and designer jeans), while Michelle Yeoh became the latest Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies.

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Also there will never be any gains paid on the stock he holds when he dies.

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Finally, when he dies, his heirs will enjoy a stepped-up basis and the government will never collect any revenue from all those unrealized capital gains.

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