Sandra Oh
Sandra Miju Oh OC (born July 20, 1971) 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 fourteen nominations, 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.
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. She 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), and 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. She became the first woman of Asian descent to host the Golden Globe Awards at the 76th ceremony in 2019. In March 2019, she became the first Asian-Canadian woman to host Saturday Night Live. She was the third actress of Asian descent to do so, after Lucy Liu in 2000 and Awkwafina in 2018. 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.
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Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Cristina Yang
American Dad!
Katie (voice)
American Dad!
Hiko Yoshida (voice)
INVINCIBLE
Debbie Grayson (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)
The Sandman
The Prophet (voice)
Smurfs
Moxie Smurf (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host
Killing Eve
Eve Polastri
Great Performances
Olivia
Good Fortune
Martha
Judging Amy
Detective Shelly Tran
Six Feet Under
Porn Starlet
Turning Red
Ming (voice)
Raya and the Last Dragon
Virana (voice)
American Dragon: Jake Long
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Castaspella (voice)
The Princess Diaries
Vice Principal Gupta
The Oscars
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Sideways
Stephanie
The Proud Family
Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Mai Chi
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Nuwa (voice)
Bean
Bernice Schimmel
Arli$$
Rita Wu
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Breadcrumb (voice)
The Scarecrow
Evelyn
Mulan II
Ting Ting (voice)
Blindness
Minister of Health
Under the Tuscan Sun
Patti
Popular
Humanities Teacher
Cake
Lulu
The Tiger's Apprentice
Mistral (voice)
Owning Mahowny
Craps Player (uncredited)
The Sympathizer
Sofia Mori
Big Fat Liar
Mrs. Caldwell
Catfight
Veronica
Last Night
Sandra
Double Happiness
Jade Li
3 Needles
Mary the Nun
Rick
Michelle
Over the Moon
Mrs. Zhong (voice)
Little Criminals
uncredited
Full Frontal
Fourth Fired Employee
Guinevere
Cindy
Meditation Park
Ava
Permanent Midnight
Friend
Dear...
Self
Umma
Amanda
The Red Violin
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Wilby Wonderful
Carol French
Fairyheart
Iris (voice)
Barrier Device
Audrey
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Officer Angela Lum
Quiz Lady
Jenny Yum
Thorne
Tammy
Susanne
Hard Candy
Judy Tokuda
The Chair
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
Ramona and Beezus
Mrs. Meacham
Waking the Dead
Kim
The Night Listener
Anna
Defendor
Dr. Park
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Jasmine
This Changes Everything
Self
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Kim Ho Lum
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Break a Leg
Young Turk
Sorry, Haters
Phyllis
For Your Consideration
Marketing Person
The People Speak
Self
Daughter of Shanghai
Self
The Same Storm
Grace Park
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Gal 2000 (voice)
Rabbit Hole
Gabby
Can I Get a Witness?
Ellie
If Not for You
Anna
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
Doofah (voice)
Further Tales of the City
Bambi Kanetaka
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Judy Song
Asian Americans
Self
Women Who Act
Self
Stationery
Voice
Window Horses
Rosie Ming (voice)
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
Self (archive footage)
Twelfth Night
Olivia
She Walks with Apes
Narrator
The Diary of Evelyn Lau
Evelyn Lau
Child's Play
Marlene Lee
Prey
Il Bae
There's Someone There
Self (archival footage)
Kind of a Blur
Joe
8 Minutes to Love
Denim Blues
Gwen
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Sandra Oh, Inspiration
Self