Sandra Oh

Born: 20th of July 1971 (54 years old)

Biography:
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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Sandra Oh's Filmography

Good Fortune

Good Fortune

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Martha
Can I Get a Witness?

Can I Get a Witness?

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Ellie
Smurfs

Smurfs

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Moxie Smurf (voice)
The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Sofia Mori
The Tiger's Apprentice

The Tiger's Apprentice

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Mistral (voice)
Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Jenny Yum
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Nuwa (voice)
The Sandman

The Sandman

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
The Prophet (voice)
Umma

Umma

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Amanda
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Turning Red

Turning Red

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Ming (voice)
The Chair

The Chair

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Debbie Grayson (voice)
Raya and the Last Dragon

Raya and the Last Dragon

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Virana (voice)
Over the Moon

Over the Moon

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Mrs. Zhong (voice)
Dear...

Dear...

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Self
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Castaspella (voice)
Killing Eve

Killing Eve

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Eve Polastri
Meditation Park

Meditation Park

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Ava
Catfight

Catfight

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Veronica
Tammy

Tammy

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Susanne
Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Gabby
Thorne

Thorne

  •   TV Show
  • 2010
Ramona and Beezus

Ramona and Beezus

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Mrs. Meacham
Defendor

Defendor

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Dr. Park
Blindness

Blindness

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Minister of Health
For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Marketing Person
The Night Listener

The Night Listener

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Anna
Cake

Cake

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Lulu
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Cristina Yang
American Dad!

American Dad!

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Hiko Yoshida (voice)
Hard Candy

Hard Candy

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Judy Tokuda
Mulan II

Mulan II

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Ting Ting (voice)
Sideways

Sideways

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Stephanie
Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Patti
Owning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Craps Player (uncredited)
Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Mrs. Caldwell
Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Jasmine
The Proud Family

The Proud Family

  •   TV Show
  • 2001
Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)
The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Vice Principal Gupta
Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

  •   TV Show
  • 2001
Porn Starlet
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Kim
Popular

Popular

  •   TV Show
  • 1999
Humanities Teacher
The Red Violin

The Red Violin

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Last Night

Last Night

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Sandra
Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Friend
Bean

Bean

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Bernice Schimmel
Double Happiness

Double Happiness

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Jade Li
Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Producer
Umma

Umma

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Executive Producer
The Chair

The Chair

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Executive Producer
Killing Eve

Killing Eve

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Executive Producer