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Sandra Oh
Born · July 20, 1971 (53 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bio
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.
Good Fortune
0.0
2025
Smurfs
Moxie (voice)
0.0
2025
Can I Get a Witness?
Ellie
6.0
2024
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2022
Over the Moon
Mrs. Zhong (voice)
7.2
2020
Daughter of Shanghai
Herself
10.0
2019
This Changes Everything
Self
6.2
2019
Meditation Park
Ava
6.5
2017
Window Horses
Rosie Ming
7.0
2017
Catfight
Veronica
5.5
2016
The Scarecrow
Evelyn
0.0
2015
Women Who Act
Self
0.0
2015
Tammy
Susanne
5.3
2014
Rabbit Hole
Gabby
6.7
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Gal 2000 (voice)
6.8
2010
Ramona and Beezus
Mrs. Meacham
6.5
2010
The People Speak
Self
6.9
2009
Defendor
Dr. Park
6.4
2009
Blindness
Minister of Health
6.5
2008
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
Doofah (voice)
6.1
2007
For Your Consideration
Marketing Person
5.8
2006
The Night Listener
Anna
5.5
2006
Sorry, Haters
Phyllis
5.7
2005
3 Needles
Mary the Nun
6.3
2005
Cake
Lulu
4.8
2005
Break a Leg
Young Turk
3.1
2005
Hard Candy
Judy Tokuda
6.8
2005
Mulan II
Ting Ting (voice)
6.5
2004
Sideways
Stephanie
7.1
2004
8 Minutes to Love
0.0
2004
Wilby Wonderful
Carol French
5.9
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
5.0
2004
Under the Tuscan Sun
Patti
6.9
2003
Rick
Michelle
5.0
2003
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Kim Ho Lum
6.8
2002
Full Frontal
Fourth Fired Employee
4.6
2002
Barrier Device
Audrey
6.0
2002
Big Fat Liar
Mrs. Caldwell
5.9
2002
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Jasmine
5.5
2001
The Princess Diaries
Vice Principal Gupta
7.0
2001
Waking the Dead
Kim
6.1
2000
Guinevere
Cindy
5.9
1999
The Red Violin
Madame Ming (Montréal)
7.4
1998
Last Night
Sandra
6.6
1998
Permanent Midnight
Friend
6.0
1998
Prey
Il Bae
8.0
1995
Little Criminals
uncredited
7.7
1995
Double Happiness
Jade Li
6.6
1994
Stone Mattress
Grace
0.0
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Officer Angela Lum
6.7
1995
Kind of a Blur
Joe
0.0
The Sympathizer
Sofia Mori · (7 episodes)
7.0
2024
The Tiger's Apprentice
Mistral (voice)
7.3
2024
Quiz Lady
Jenny Yum
6.7
2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Nuwa (voice) · (3 episodes)
8.1
2023
The Same Storm
Grace Park
8.0
2022
The Sandman
The Prophet (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2022
Umma
Amanda
5.4
2022
Turning Red
Ming (voice)
7.3
2022
The Chair
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim · (6 episodes)
6.6
2021
INVINCIBLE
Debbie Grayson (voice) · (24 episodes)
8.6
2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
Virana (voice)
7.8
2021
She Walks with Apes
Narrator · (2 episodes)
0.0
2020
Dear...
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2020
Asian Americans
Self · (5 episodes)
0.0
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
2019
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Castaspella (voice) · (52 episodes)
8.5
2018
Killing Eve
Eve Polastri · (32 episodes)
8.0
2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
6.5
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
5.4
2014
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Judy Song · (1 episode)
4.8
2011
Thorne
(1 episode)
6.2
2010
Phineas and Ferb
Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
American Dad!
Katie (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
American Dad!
Hiko Yoshida (voice) · (4 episodes)
7.0
2005
American Dragon: Jake Long
(3 episodes)
7.7
2005
Further Tales of the City
Bambi Kanetaka · (4 episodes)
6.8
2001
Popular
(2 episodes)
6.7
1999
Judging Amy
Detective Shelly Tran · (3 episodes)
7.5
1999
Bean
Bernice Schimmel
6.5
1997
33 Liberty Lane
0.0
Grey's Anatomy
Cristina Yang · (220 episodes)
8.2
2005
Stationery
Voice
4.0
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(3 episodes)
5.5
2003
The Proud Family
Marsha Mitsubishi (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.8
2001
Six Feet Under
Porn Starlet · (2 episodes)
8.1
2001
Arliss
Rita Wu · (80 episodes)
6.5
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
(1 episode)
6.4
1995
If Not for You
Anna · (2 episodes)
3.0
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Breadcrumb (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1995
The Diary of Evelyn Lau
Evelyn Lau
5.7
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Mai Chi · (1 episode)
6.6
1993
Denim Blues
Gwen · (1 episode)
5.0
1989
Cagney & Lacey
Angela Lum · (1 episode)
6.9
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.8
1944