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Sandra Oh

  • Birthplace: Nepean, Ontario, Canada
  • Birthday: July 20, 1971

Sandra Oh secured leading parts in her native Canada, but found that for a woman of Korean heritage, such roles were harder to come by outside of that nation's insular independent film world, and instead advanced her US career with a series of scene-stealing supporting roles in film and television. Possessing a likable combination of realized self-assurance and a childlike vulnerability, Oh brought added dimension to all of her roles. She began acting at age ten, working on stage, and later was featured in Marc Voizard's 1989 short film "The Jo…more

Career Milestones

  • 2006

    Co-starred in "3 Needles," one of three short stories about the global HIV pandemic, directed by Thom Fitzgerald

  • 2006

    Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for "Grey's Anatomy"

  • 2006

    Starred in the Off Broadway play "Satellites"

  • 2005 to 0000

    Cast as surgical intern, Cristina Yang on ABC's medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"; earned Emmy (2005, 2006, 2007) nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2004

    Co-starred with Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church in Alexander Payne's "Sideways"

Awards

  • 2007

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • 2006

    Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2006

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

  • 2005

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

  • 2004

    Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Ensemble Cast

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