Sandra Oh
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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
Credits
Turning Red (2022)
as Ming (voice)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
as Virana (voice)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
as Vice Principal Gupta
Smurfs (2025)
as Moxie Smurf (voice)
Mulan II (2004)
as Ting Ting (voice)
Bean (1997)
as Bernice Schimmel
Hard Candy (2005)
as Judy Tokuda
Good Fortune (2025)
as Martha
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
as Doofah (voice)
Over the Moon (2020)
as Mrs. Zhong (voice)
Untitled Daniels/Universal Event Film (2027)
Actor
Blindness (2008)
as Minister of Health
Big Fat Liar (2002)
as Mrs. Caldwell
Quiz Lady (2023)
as Jenny Yum
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
as Patti
Sideways (2004)
as Stephanie
The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)
as Mistral (voice)
Rabbit Hole (2010)
as Gabby
Ramona and Beezus (2010)
as Mrs. Meacham
Catfight (2017)
as Veronica
Umma (2022)
as Amanda
The Red Violin (1998)
as Madame Ming (Montréal)
Tammy (2014)
as Susanne
Defendor (2009)
as Dr. Park
Full Frontal (2002)
as Fourth Fired Employee
Last Night (1998)
as Sandra
Owning Mahowny (2003)
as Craps Player (uncredited)
For Your Consideration (2006)
as Marketing Person
Permanent Midnight (1998)
as Friend
Twelfth Night (2025)
as Olivia
3 Needles (2005)
as Mary the Nun
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
as Rosie Ming (voice)
Waking the Dead (2000)
as Kim
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Guinevere (1999)
as Cindy
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2001)
as Jasmine
Sorry, Haters (2005)
as Phyllis
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas (2026)
as Self
This Changes Everything (2019)
as Self
Cake (2005)
as Lulu
Break a Leg (2005)
as Young Turk
The Big Whoop (2025)
as Wendy
The Same Storm (2022)
as Grace Park
The Night Listener (2006)
as Anna
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
as Gal 2000 (voice)
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Meditation Park (2017)
as Ava
Double Happiness (1994)
as Jade Li
Can I Get a Witness? (2025)
as Ellie
The Scarecrow (2015)
as Evelyn
Fairyheart (—)
as Iris (voice)
Barrier Device (2002)
as Audrey
Wilby Wonderful (2004)
as Carol French
Little Criminals (1995)
as uncredited
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity (2002)
as Kim Ho Lum
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)
as Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
Women Who Act (2015)
as Self
The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994)
as Evelyn Lau
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope (2026)
as Alice
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (1995)
as Officer Angela Lum
Kind of a Blur (2005)
as Joe
Rick (2003)
as Michelle
Searching for Anna May Wong (2020)
as Self
Prey (1995)
as Il Bae
Daughter of Shanghai (2019)
as Self
Child's Play (—)
as Marlene Lee
There's Someone There (2024)
as Self (archival footage)
8 Minutes to Love (2004)
Actor
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March (2022)
as Narrator(voice)
Stationery (2004)
as Voice
Sandra Oh, Inspiration (2019)
as Self