Sandra Oh
Acting

Sandra Oh

July 20, 1971 (54 years old) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Also known as: 산드라 오, Sandra Miju Oh , 산드라오, 오미주, Oh Mi-ju

Biography

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

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • TV

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

Good Fortune

Good Fortune

2025 • Movie

Smurfs

Smurfs

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (53)

Acting

2025

Good Fortune

as Martha

2025

Smurfs

as Moxie Smurf (voice)

2001

The Princess Diaries

as Vice Principal Gupta

2005

Cake

as Lulu

2019

Daughter of Shanghai

as Self

1994

Double Happiness

as Jade Li

2008

Blindness

as Minister of Health

2016

Catfight

as Veronica

2006

The Night Listener

as Anna

2002

Full Frontal

as Fourth Fired Employee

2005

Break a Leg

as Young Turk

2004

Mulan II

as Ting Ting (voice)

2009

The People Speak

as Self

2006

For Your Consideration

as Marketing Person

2004

Wilby Wonderful

as Carol French

2003

Rick

as Michelle

2004

Sideways

as Stephanie

2003

Under the Tuscan Sun

as Patti

1998

Permanent Midnight

as Friend

2002

Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity

as Kim Ho Lum

Crew

2017

Window Horses

Producer

2022

Umma

Executive Producer

2023

Quiz Lady

Producer

TV Credits (47)

Acting

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Cristina Yang

220 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Katie (voice)

1 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Hiko Yoshida (voice)

4 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

3 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2007

Phineas and Ferb

as Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Invincible

as Debbie Grayson (voice)

25 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

2022

The Sandman

as The Prophet (voice)

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Olivia

1 episodes

2001

Six Feet Under

as Porn Starlet

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

3 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2018

Killing Eve

as Eve Polastri

32 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

Crew

2021

The Chair

Executive Producer

2018

Killing Eve

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 20, 1971 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Popularity
2.1

Career Stats

53
Movies
47
TV Shows