Sandra Oh
Acting
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
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movieTwelfth Night
2025
Olivia
movieGood Fortune
2025
Martha
movieSmurfs
2025
Moxie Smurf (voice)
movieThere's Someone There
2024
Self (archival footage)
tvThe Sympathizer
2024
Sofia Mori
movieThe Tiger's Apprentice
2024
Mistral (voice)
movieQuiz Lady
2023
Jenny Yum
tvGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
Nuwa (voice)
movieThe Same Storm
2022
Grace Park
tvThe Sandman
2022
The Prophet (voice)
movieRising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
2022
Narrator(voice)
movieUmma
2022
Amanda
movieEmbrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieTurning Red
2022
Ming (voice)
tvThe Chair
2021
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
tvINVINCIBLE
2021
Debbie Grayson (voice)
movieRaya and the Last Dragon
2021
Virana (voice)
tvShe Walks with Apes
2020
Narrator
movieOver the Moon
2020
Mrs. Zhong (voice)
tvDear...
2020
Self
tvShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power
2018
Castaspella (voice)
tvKilling Eve
2018
Eve Polastri
movieWindow Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
Rosie Ming (voice)
movieCatfight
2017
Veronica
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieTammy
2014
Susanne
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvBetas
2013
Sharron
tvMichael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
2011
Dr. Judy Song
movieRabbit Hole
2010
Gabby
tvThorne
2010
DS Sarah Chen
movieQuantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
Gal 2000 (voice)
movieRamona and Beezus
2010
Mrs. Meacham
movieDefendor
2009
Dr. Park
movieBlindness
2008
Minister of Health
tvPhineas and Ferb
2007
Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)
movieFor Your Consideration
2006
Marketing Person
movieSorry, Haters
2005
Phyllis
movie3 Needles
2005
Mary the Nun
movieCake
2005
Lulu
movieBreak a Leg
2005
Young Turk
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Cristina Yang
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Katie (voice) / Hiko Yoshida (voice)
movieHard Candy
2005
Judy Tokuda
movieMulan II
2004
Ting Ting (voice)
movieSideways
2004
Stephanie
movieWilby Wonderful
2004
Carol French
movieStationery
2004
Voice
movieWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
movieRick
2003
Michelle
movieOwning Mahowny
2003
Craps Player (uncredited)
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieFull Frontal
2002
Fourth Fired Employee
movieBarrier Device
2002
Audrey
movieBig Fat Liar
2002
Mrs. Caldwell
tvThe Proud Family
2001
Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)
movieThe Princess Diaries
2001
Vice Principal Gupta
tvSix Feet Under
2001
Porn Starlet
tvFurther Tales of the City
2001
Bambi Kanetaka
tvPopular
1999
Humanities Teacher
tvJudging Amy
1999
Detective Shelly Tran
movieGuinevere
1999
Cindy
movieThe Red Violin
1998
Madame Ming (Montréal)
movieLast Night
1998
Sandra
movieBean
1997
Bernice Schimmel
tvArli$$
1996
Rita Wu
movieCagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
Officer Angela Lum
moviePrey
1995
Il Bae
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Breadcrumb (voice)
movieLittle Criminals
1995
uncredited
movieDouble Happiness
1994
Jade Li
movieThe Diary of Evelyn Lau
1994
Evelyn Lau
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvGreat Performances
1971
Olivia
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Host
Child's Play
Marlene Lee
movieFairyheart
Iris (voice)
Production5
movieQuiz Lady
2023
Producer
movieUmma
2022
Executive Producer
tvThe Chair
2021
Executive Producer
tvKilling Eve
2018
Associate Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer