Biography
Possessing a likable combination of realized self-assurance and a childlike vulnerability, Oh was able to persevere, landing a scene-stealing and award-winning supporting role as an overworked and underpaid assistant to a sports agent on "Arli$$" (HBO, 1996-2002). Oh was able to parlay her critical acclaim into ever-increasingly higher profile roles, including "Dancing at the Blue Iguana" (2000) and "Under the Tuscan Sun" (2003). But in 2004, …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Co-starred with Selena Gomez and Joey King in "Ramona and Beezus," based on Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series | |
2008 | Appeared opposite Julianne Moore in director Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness" | |
2006 | Co-starred in the psychological thriller, "The Night Listener" | |
2006 | Cast in the Off Broadway play "Satellites"; nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play | |
2005 | Featured in the film "Sorry, Haters" with Robin Wright Penn | |
2005 | Cast as Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"; received five consecutive Emmy nominations (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | |
2004 | Co-starred with Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen and Thomas Haden Church in "Sideways"; helmed by then husband Alexander Payne | |
2003 | Cast in a supporting role, opposite Diane Lane in the romantic feature "Under the Tuscan Sun" | |
2000 | Received high praise for her role as a poetry-writing stripper in "Dancing at the Blue Iguana"; performed several nude dance routines | |
1999 | Had a recurring role on the WB's high school set series "Popular" | |
1999 | Featured in the ensemble of Francois Girard's acclaimed film "The Red Violin" (co-scripted by McKellar) | |
1999 | Appeared in the Canadian feature "The Five Senses" | |
1998 | Starred on the New York stage in the Off-Broadway production of "Stop Kiss" | |
1998 | Starred in Don McKellar's thoughtful look at the world's end in "Last Night" (released in the USA in 1999) | |
1997 | Played a LA publicist with a comedic turn in the feature, "Bean" | |
1996 | Was a regular on the HBO sports-themed comedy "Arli$$" | |
1996 | Starred on stage as a police officer in the Toronto production "Inquest" | |
1995 | Had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom "If Not for You"; series was cancelled after four episodes | |
1995 | Appeared in the CBS TV-movie "Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling" | |
1995 | Starred in a London, Ontario stage production of David Mamet's "Oleanna" | |
1995 | Cast in the lead role in the Canadian film "Double Happiness"; won the Genie Award for Best Actress | |
1993 | Starred as Canadian broadcaster Adrienne Clarkson in the biographical TV film "Adrienne Clarkson Presents" | |
1993 | Cast as Vancouver author Evelyn Lau in the biographical TV film "The Diary of Evelyn Lau" | |
| Was cast as a chubby young boy in Peter Hinton's play "The Witch of Edmonton" | ||
1991 | Left home to attend Montreal's National Theatre School of Canada | |
1989 | Featured in Marc Voizard's short film "The Journey Home" | |
1981 | First role was at age of 10 was in her school musical, "The Canada Goose" | |
| Began acting and studing ballet at an early age | ||
Awards
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Grey's Anatomy |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Sideways |
1998 | Vancouver International Film Festival for Women in Film & Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award in Last Night |