Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh
OC
Oh in 2024
Born
Sandra Miju Oh

(1971-07-20) July 20, 1971 (age 53)
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States (since 2018)[1]
EducationNational Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 2003; div. 2006)​
AwardsFull list

Sandra Miju Oh OC[2] (born July 20, 1971[3]) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in the HBO comedy series Arliss (1996–2002), Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2005–2014), and Eve Polastri in the BBC America spy thriller series Killing Eve (2018–2022). She has received one Primetime Emmy Award from thirteen nominations, as well as two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2019, Time magazine named Oh one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[4]

Oh first gained recognition for her roles in the Canadian films Double Happiness (1994) and The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994), where she won Genie Awards for both films. Her later television credits include Judging Amy and American Crime, as well as voice roles on American Dad!, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Proud Family, Phineas and Ferb, Chop Socky Chooks, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Invincible. In 2021, she played the lead role in the Netflix comedy drama series The Chair and was also one of the executive producers of the series.

She has had notable leading performances in films such as Last Night (1998), Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Wilby Wonderful (2004), Catfight (2016), Meditation Park (2017), and Quiz Lady (2023). She has also taken supporting roles in Bean (1997), The Princess Diaries (2001), Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Sideways (2004), Hard Candy (2005), Rabbit Hole (2010), Tammy (2014), She voiced roles in the animated films Mulan II (2004), Over the Moon (2020), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Turning Red (2022).

She hosted the 28th Genie Awards in 2008, and became the first woman of Asian descent to host the Golden Globe Awards at the 76th ceremony in 2019.[5] In March 2019, she became the first Asian-Canadian woman to host Saturday Night Live, and was the third actress of Asian descent to do so, after Lucy Liu in 2000 and Awkwafina in 2018.[6] She was also the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the first woman of Asian descent to win two Golden Globes.[7]

  1. ^ "Sandra Oh celebrates U.S. Citizenship anniversary on 'Saturday Night Live'". NBC News. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Governor General announces new appointments to the Order of Canada and promotions within the Order". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Horoscope". TV Guide. December 20, 2021. p. 70.
  4. ^ Rhimes, Shonda. "Sandra Oh: The 100 Most Influential People of 2019". Time. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sandra Oh first Asian woman to host, win at Golden Globes". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Butler, Karen (March 10, 2019). "Sandra Oh to guest host 'SNL'; Awkwafina celebrates". UPI. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Sandra Oh". www.goldenglobes.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2019.