Sandra Oh
- Teen actor
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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Acted in
Good Fortune
2025
Smurfs
2025
as Moxie (voice)
Can I Get a Witness?
2024
as Ellie
The Sympathizer
2024
as Sofia Mori
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024
as Mistral (voice)
Quiz Lady
2023
as Jenny Yum
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
as Nuwa (voice)
The Same Storm
2022
as Grace Park
The Sandman
2022
as The Prophet (voice)
Umma
2022
as Amanda
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Turning Red
2022
as Ming (voice)
The Chair
2021
as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Debbie Grayson (voice)
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
as Virana (voice)
She Walks with Apes
2020
as Narrator
Over the Moon
2020
as Mrs. Zhong (voice)
Dear...
2020
as Self
Asian Americans
2020
as Self
Daughter of Shanghai
2019
as Herself
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
2018
as Castaspella (voice)
Killing Eve
2018
as Eve Polastri
Meditation Park
2017
as Ava
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Window Horses
2017
as Rosie Ming
Catfight
2016
as Veronica
The Scarecrow
2015
as Evelyn
Women Who Act
2015
as Self
Tammy
2014
as Susanne
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
2011
as Dr. Judy Song
Rabbit Hole
2010
as Gabby
Thorne
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Gal 2000 (voice)
Ramona and Beezus
2010
as Mrs. Meacham
The People Speak
2009
as Self
Defendor
2009
as Dr. Park
Blindness
2008
as Minister of Health
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
2007
as Doofah (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)
For Your Consideration
2006
as Marketing Person
The Night Listener
2006
as Anna
Sorry, Haters
2005
as Phyllis
3 Needles
2005
as Mary the Nun
Cake
2005
as Lulu
Break a Leg
2005
as Young Turk
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Cristina Yang
American Dad!
2005
as Katie (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Hiko Yoshida (voice)
American Dragon: Jake Long
2005
Hard Candy
2005
as Judy Tokuda
Mulan II
2004
as Ting Ting (voice)
Sideways
2004
as Stephanie
8 Minutes to Love
2004
Wilby Wonderful
2004
as Carol French
Stationery
2004
as Voice
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
as Patti
Rick
2003
as Michelle
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2002
as Kim Ho Lum
Full Frontal
2002
as Fourth Fired Employee
Barrier Device
2002
as Audrey
Big Fat Liar
2002
as Mrs. Caldwell
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Jasmine
The Proud Family
2001
as Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)
The Princess Diaries
2001
as Vice Principal Gupta
Six Feet Under
2001
as Porn Starlet
Further Tales of the City
2001
as Bambi Kanetaka
Waking the Dead
2000
as Kim
Popular
1999
Judging Amy
1999
as Detective Shelly Tran
Guinevere
1999
as Cindy
The Red Violin
1998
as Madame Ming (Montréal)
Last Night
1998
as Sandra
Permanent Midnight
1998
as Friend
Bean
1997
as Bernice Schimmel
Arliss
1996
as Rita Wu
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
as Officer Angela Lum
Prey
1995
as Il Bae
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
If Not for You
1995
as Anna
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Breadcrumb (voice)
Little Criminals
1995
as uncredited
Double Happiness
1994
as Jade Li
The Diary of Evelyn Lau
1994
as Evelyn Lau
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Mai Chi
Denim Blues
1989
as Gwen
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Angela Lum
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Stone Mattress
as Grace
Kind of a Blur
as Joe
