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Sandra Oh

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandra Oh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Big Whoop
The Big Whoop
2025 • Wendy
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
2025 • Olivia
Good Fortune
Good Fortune
2025 • Martha
Can I Get a Witness?
Can I Get a Witness?
2025 • Ellie
Smurfs
Smurfs
2025 • Moxie Smurf (voice)
There's Someone There
There's Someone There
2024 • Self (archival footage)
The Tiger's Apprentice
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024 • Mistral (voice)
Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady
2023 • Jenny Yum

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Good Fortune
Good Fortune
2025 • Martha
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Smurfs
Smurfs
2025 • Moxie Smurf (voice)
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There's Someone There
There's Someone There
2024 • Self (archival footage)
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The Tiger's Apprentice
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024 • Mistral (voice)
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Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady
2023 • Jenny Yum
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The Same Storm
The Same Storm
2022 • Grace Park
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Umma
Umma
2022 • Amanda
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Turning Red
Turning Red
2022 • Ming (voice)
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Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021 • Virana (voice)
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Over the Moon
Over the Moon
2020 • Mrs. Zhong (voice)
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Catfight
Catfight
2016 • Veronica
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Tammy
Tammy
2014 • Susanne
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Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
2010 • Gabby
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Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus
2010 • Mrs. Meacham
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Defendor
Defendor
2009 • Dr. Park
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Blindness
Blindness
2008 • Minister of Health
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For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration
2006 • Marketing Person
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Sorry, Haters
Sorry, Haters
2005 • Phyllis
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3 Needles
3 Needles
2005 • Mary the Nun
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Cake
Cake
2005 • Lulu
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Break a Leg
Break a Leg
2005 • Young Turk
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Hard Candy
Hard Candy
2005 • Judy Tokuda
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Mulan II
Mulan II
2004 • Ting Ting (voice)
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Sideways
Sideways
2004 • Stephanie
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Wilby Wonderful
Wilby Wonderful
2004 • Carol French
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Stationery
Stationery
2004 • Voice
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Rick
Rick
2003 • Michelle
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Owning Mahowny
Owning Mahowny
2003 • Craps Player (uncredited)
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Full Frontal
Full Frontal
2002 • Fourth Fired Employee
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Big Fat Liar
Big Fat Liar
2002 • Mrs. Caldwell
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The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries
2001 • Vice Principal Gupta
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Guinevere
Guinevere
1999 • Cindy
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The Red Violin
The Red Violin
1998 • Madame Ming (Montréal)
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Last Night
Last Night
1998 • Sandra
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Bean
Bean
1997 • Bernice Schimmel
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Prey
Prey
1995 • Il Bae
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Little Criminals
Little Criminals
1995 • uncredited
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Fairyheart
Fairyheart
Unknown year • Iris (voice)
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Child's Play
Unknown year • Marlene Lee
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Sandra Oh – Biography, Known For & Filmography