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