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Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Acting July 20, 1971 (55 years old) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandra Oh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 72

Turning Red 7.3

Turning Red

as Ming (voice)

2022
Raya and the Last Dragon 7.8

Raya and the Last Dragon

as Virana (voice)

2021
The Princess Diaries 7.0

The Princess Diaries

as Vice Principal Gupta

2001
Smurfs 5.7

Smurfs

as Moxie Smurf (voice)

2025
Bean 6.5

Bean

as Bernice Schimmel

1997
Mulan II 6.5

Mulan II

as Ting Ting (voice)

2004
Under the Tuscan Sun 6.9

Under the Tuscan Sun

as Patti

2003
Good Fortune 6.9

Good Fortune

as Martha

2025
Sideways 7.1

Sideways

as Stephanie

2004
The Tiger's Apprentice 7.2

The Tiger's Apprentice

as Mistral (voice)

2024
Hard Candy 6.8

Hard Candy

as Judy Tokuda

2006
Euphoria: A Look Back 4.7

Euphoria: A Look Back

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2026
Over the Moon 7.2

Over the Moon

as Mrs. Zhong (voice)

2020
Blindness 6.5

Blindness

as Minister of Health

2008
Big Fat Liar 5.9

Big Fat Liar

as Mrs. Caldwell

2002
Tammy 5.3

Tammy

as Susanne

2014
The Red Violin 7.3

The Red Violin

as Madame Ming (Montréal)

1998
Quiz Lady 6.7

Quiz Lady

as Jenny Yum

2023
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 6.8

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

as Self

2025
Ramona and Beezus 6.6

Ramona and Beezus

as Mrs. Meacham

2010
Rabbit Hole 6.6

Rabbit Hole

as Gabby

2010
Owning Mahowny 6.8

Owning Mahowny

as Craps Player (uncredited)

2003
Umma 5.3

Umma

as Amanda

2022
Full Frontal 4.6

Full Frontal

as Fourth Fired Employee

2002
Dancing at the Blue Iguana 5.4

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

as Jasmine

2001
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends 6.1

The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends

as Doofah (voice)

2007
Catfight 5.6

Catfight

as Veronica

2017
Untitled Daniels Event Film

Untitled Daniels Event Film

2027
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red 6.8

Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

as Self (archive footage)

2022
For Your Consideration 5.8

For Your Consideration

as Marketing Person

2006
Defendor 6.4

Defendor

as Dr. Park

2009
Permanent Midnight 5.9

Permanent Midnight

as Friend

1998
Cake 4.8

Cake

as Lulu

2005
This Changes Everything 6.2

This Changes Everything

as Self

2019
Waking the Dead 6.0

Waking the Dead

as Kim

2000
Can I Get a Witness?

Can I Get a Witness?

as Ellie

2025
The Night Listener 5.5

The Night Listener

as Anna

2006
Guinevere 5.7

Guinevere

as Cindy

1999
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming 6.7

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

as Rosie Ming (voice)

2017
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope

National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope

as Alice

2026
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas 10.0

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas

as Self

2026
Twelfth Night 7.0

Twelfth Night

as Olivia

2025
The People Speak 7.2

The People Speak

as Self

2009
Last Night 6.6

Last Night

as Sandra

1998
Break a Leg 3.6

Break a Leg

as Young Turk

2005
Sorry, Haters 5.6

Sorry, Haters

as Phyllis

2005
The Big Whoop

The Big Whoop

as Wendy

2025
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche 6.0

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

as Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)

2004
The Same Storm 8.0

The Same Storm

as Grace Park

2022
Meditation Park 6.6

Meditation Park

as Ava

2017
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling 7.5

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

as Officer Angela Lum

1995
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity 6.9

Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity

as Kim Ho Lum

2002
Double Happiness 6.5

Double Happiness

as Jade Li

1994
Wilby Wonderful 5.6

Wilby Wonderful

as Carol French

2004
Fairyheart

Fairyheart

as Iris (voice)

Women Who Act

Women Who Act

as Self

2015
Little Criminals 7.3

Little Criminals

as uncredited

1995
The Diary of Evelyn Lau 4.5

The Diary of Evelyn Lau

as Evelyn Lau

1994
3 Needles 5.9

3 Needles

as Mary the Nun

2005
Rick 5.0

Rick

as Michelle

2003
Daughter of Shanghai 10.0

Daughter of Shanghai

as Self

2019
8 Minutes to Love 10.0

8 Minutes to Love

as Joy

2004
Prey 8.5

Prey

as Il Bae

1995
Barrier Device 5.8

Barrier Device

as Audrey

2002
Child's Play

Child's Play

as Marlene Lee

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

as Evelyn

2015
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

as Narrator(voice)

2022
Stationery 4.0

Stationery

as Voice

2004
There's Someone There

There's Someone There

as Self (archival footage)

2024
Searching for Anna May Wong

Searching for Anna May Wong

as Self

2020
Kind of a Blur

Kind of a Blur

as Joe

2005
Sandra Oh, Inspiration

Sandra Oh, Inspiration

as Self

2019

TV Shows 48

Phineas and Ferb 7.9

Phineas and Ferb

as Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)

2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Cristina Yang

2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Katie (voice)

2005
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Hiko Yoshida (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self

1975
Sesame Street 7.1

Sesame Street

as The Fairy Cookie Person

1969
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Olivia

1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
INVINCIBLE 8.6

INVINCIBLE

as Debbie Grayson (voice)

2021
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host

1944
Six Feet Under 8.1

Six Feet Under

as Porn Starlet

2001
Judging Amy 7.5

Judging Amy

as Detective Shelly Tran

1999
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
The Sandman 7.8

The Sandman

as The Prophet (voice)

2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Arli$$ 6.9

Arli$$

as Rita Wu

1996
Killing Eve 7.9

Killing Eve

as Eve Polastri

2018
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 6.6

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

as Mai Chi

1993
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Carpool Karaoke: The Series 6.1

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

2017
American Dragon: Jake Long 7.8

American Dragon: Jake Long

2005
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 8.5

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

as Castaspella (voice)

2018
The Proud Family 7.7

The Proud Family

as Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)

2001
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai 8.4

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Nuwa (voice)

2023
Popular 6.7

Popular

as Humanities Teacher

1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Breadcrumb (voice)

1995
The Sympathizer 6.9

The Sympathizer

as Sofia Mori

2024
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years 6.1

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

1995
Dear... 5.0

Dear...

as Self

2020
Thorne 6.2

Thorne

as DS Sarah Chen

2010
The Chair 6.6

The Chair

as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim

2021
Betas 6.6

Betas

as Sharron

2013
Asian Americans 10.0

Asian Americans

as Self

2020
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4.8

Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays

as Dr. Judy Song

2011
Further Tales of the City 6.7

Further Tales of the City

as Bambi Kanetaka

2001
If Not for You 6.5

If Not for You

as Anna

1995
She Walks with Apes

She Walks with Apes

as Narrator

2020
Denim Blues 7.0

Denim Blues

as Gwen

1989

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