About

Known credits:
82
Birthday:
1971-07-20
Place of birth:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Sandra Oh

Overview

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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Known for

Acting

2025 Good Fortune Actor Martha N/A
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2025 Smurfs Actor Moxie Smurf (voice) 59
Average
2024 Can I Get a Witness? Actor Ellie 58
Average
2024 There's Someone There Actor Self (archival footage) N/A
N/A
2024 The Sympathizer Actor Sofia Mori 69
Fair
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Actor Mistral (voice) 61
Fair
2023 Quiz Lady Actor Jenny Yum 61
Fair
2022 The Same Storm Actor Grace Park 58
Average
2022 Umma Actor Amanda 57
Average
2022 Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2022 Turning Red Actor Ming (voice) 72
Good
2021 The Chair Actor Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim 66
Fair
2021 INVINCIBLE Actor Debbie Grayson (voice) 85
Very good
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Actor Virana (voice) 76
Good
2020 She Walks with Apes Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2020 Over the Moon Actor Mrs. Zhong (voice) 68
Fair
2020 Asian Americans Actor Self N/A
N/A
2019 Daughter of Shanghai Actor Self 58
Average
2019 This Changes Everything Actor Self 58
Average
2019 Sandra Oh, Inspiration Actor Self N/A
N/A
2018 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Actor Castaspella (voice) 83
Very good
2018 Killing Eve Actor Eve Polastri 79
Good
2017 Meditation Park Actor Ava 59
Average
2017 Window Horses Actor Rosie Ming (voice) 58
Average
2016 Catfight Actor Veronica 57
Average
2015 The Scarecrow Actor Evelyn N/A
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2015 Women Who Act Actor Self N/A
N/A
2014 Tammy Actor Susanne 54
Average
2010 Rabbit Hole Actor Gabby 63
Fair
2010 Thorne: Sleepyhead Actor Sarah Chen 59
Average
2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Actor Gal 2000 (voice) 58
Average
2010 Ramona and Beezus Actor Mrs. Meacham 62
Fair
2009 The People Speak Actor Self 59
Average
2009 Defendor Actor Dr. Park 61
Fair
2008 Blindness Actor Minister of Health 63
Fair
2007 The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends Actor Doofah (voice) 59
Average
2006 For Your Consideration Actor Marketing Person 58
Average
2006 The Night Listener Actor Anna 57
Average
2005 Sorry, Haters Actor Phyllis 58
Average
2005 3 Needles Actor Mary the Nun 59
Average
2005 Cake Actor Lulu 56
Average
2005 Break a Leg Actor Young Turk 58
Average
2005 Hard Candy Actor Judy Tokuda 66
Fair
2004 Mulan II Actor Ting Ting (voice) 64
Fair
2004 Sideways Actor Stephanie 68
Fair
2004 8 Minutes to Love Actor N/A
N/A
2004 Wilby Wonderful Actor Carol French 58
Average
2004 Stationery Actor Voice 59
Average
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche Actor Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage) 59
Average
2003 Under the Tuscan Sun Actor Patti 65
Fair
2003 Rick Actor Michelle 58
Average
2003 Owning Mahowny Actor Craps Player (uncredited) 60
Fair
2002 Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity Actor Kim Ho Lum 59
Average
2002 Full Frontal Actor Fourth Fired Employee 56
Average
2002 Barrier Device Actor Audrey 58
Average
2002 Big Fat Liar Actor Mrs. Caldwell 58
Average
2001 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Actor Jasmine 58
Average
2001 The Princess Diaries Actor Vice Principal Gupta 68
Fair
2001 Further Tales of the City Actor Bambi Kanetaka 69
Fair
2000 Waking the Dead Actor Kim 59
Average
1999 Guinevere Actor Cindy 58
Average
1998 The Red Violin Actor Madame Ming (Montréal) 65
Fair
1998 Last Night Actor Sandra 60
Fair
1998 Permanent Midnight Actor Friend 58
Average
1997 Bean Actor Bernice Schimmel 63
Fair
1996 Arli$$ Actor Rita Wu 69
Fair
1995 Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Actor Officer Angela Lum 58
Average
1995 Prey Actor Il Bae 58
Average
1995 Little Criminals Actor uncredited 59
Average
1994 Double Happiness Actor Jade Li 59
Average
1994 The Diary of Evelyn Lau Actor Evelyn Lau 58
Average
1989 Denim Blues Actor Gwen 69
Fair
33 Liberty Lane Actor N/A
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Stone Mattress Actor Grace N/A
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Child's Play Actor Marlene Lee N/A
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Kind of a Blur Actor Joe N/A
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Production

2023 Quiz Lady Production Producer 61
Fair
2022 Umma Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2021 The Chair Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2018 Killing Eve Production Executive Producer 79
Good
2018 Killing Eve Production Associate Producer 79
Good
2017 Window Horses Production Producer 58
Average