Sandra Oh
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Phineas and Ferb
Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)
2007
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Cristina Yang
2005
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
American Dad!
Katie (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Hiko Yoshida (voice)
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Sesame Street
The Fairy Cookie Person
1969
Series
Great Performances
Olivia
1971
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
INVINCIBLE
Debbie Grayson (voice)
2021
Series
Six Feet Under
Porn Starlet
2001
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host
1944
Series
Judging Amy
Detective Shelly Tran
1999
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Arli$$
Rita Wu
1996
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Killing Eve
Eve Polastri
2018
Series
The Sandman
The Prophet (voice)
2022
Series
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Mai Chi
1993
Series
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Castaspella (voice)
2018
Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Series
American Dragon: Jake Long
2005
Series
The Proud Family
Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)
2001
Series
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Nuwa (voice)
2023
Series
Popular
Humanities Teacher
1999
Film
Turning Red
Ming (voice)
2022
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Breadcrumb (voice)
1995
Film
Raya and the Last Dragon
Virana (voice)
2021
Film
The Princess Diaries
Vice Principal Gupta
2001
Series
The Sympathizer
Sofia Mori
2024
Film
Smurfs
Moxie Smurf (voice)
2025
Film
Mulan II
Ting Ting (voice)
2004
Film
Bean
Bernice Schimmel
1997
Film
Good Fortune
Martha
2025
Series
Dear...
Self
2020
Series
Thorne
DS Sarah Chen
2010
Series
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
Film
Under the Tuscan Sun
Patti
2003
Series
Betas
Sharron
2013
Series
The Chair
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
2021
Film
Sideways
Stephanie
2004
Film
The Tiger's Apprentice
Mistral (voice)
2024
Series
Asian Americans
Self
2020
Film
Blindness
Minister of Health
2008
Film
Hard Candy
Judy Tokuda
2006
Film
Big Fat Liar
Mrs. Caldwell
2002
Film
Euphoria: A Look Back
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
Film
Over the Moon
Mrs. Zhong (voice)
2020
Series
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Judy Song
2011
Series
Further Tales of the City
Bambi Kanetaka
2001
If Not for You
Anna
1995
Film
Tammy
Susanne
2014
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Ramona and Beezus
Mrs. Meacham
2010
Film
Full Frontal
Fourth Fired Employee
2002
Film
Rabbit Hole
Gabby
2010
Film
Catfight
Veronica
2017
Film
Defendor
Dr. Park
2009
Film
The Red Violin
Madame Ming (Montréal)
1998
Film
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
For Your Consideration
Marketing Person
2006
Film
Umma
Amanda
2022
Film
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
Doofah (voice)
2007
Film
Quiz Lady
Jenny Yum
2023
Film
Twelfth Night
Olivia
2025
Film
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Jasmine
2001
Film
Cake
Lulu
2005
Film
Owning Mahowny
Craps Player (uncredited)
2003
Film
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
Alice
2026
Film
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
Film
Permanent Midnight
Friend
1998
Film
The Night Listener
Anna
2006
Film
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Rosie Ming (voice)
2017
Film
Waking the Dead
Kim
2000
Film
Guinevere
Cindy
1999
Series
She Walks with Apes
Narrator
2020
Film
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Gal 2000 (voice)
2010
Untitled Daniels Event Film
2027
Film
Sorry, Haters
Phyllis
2005
Film
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
Self
2026
Film
The People Speak
Self
2009
Film
Break a Leg
Young Turk
2005
Film
Fairyheart
Iris (voice)
Film
Last Night
Sandra
1998
Film
Can I Get a Witness?
Ellie
2025
Film
Double Happiness
Jade Li
1994
Film
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Officer Angela Lum
1995
Film
The Same Storm
Grace Park
2022
Film
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
2004
Film
Meditation Park
Ava
2017
Film
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Kim Ho Lum
2002
Film
The Diary of Evelyn Lau
Evelyn Lau
1994
Film
Barrier Device
Audrey
2002
Film
Wilby Wonderful
Carol French
2004
Film
The Big Whoop
Wendy
2025
Film
8 Minutes to Love
Joy
2004
Film
Daughter of Shanghai
Self
2019
Film
Little Criminals
uncredited
1995
Film
Prey
Il Bae
1995
Film
3 Needles
Mary the Nun
2005
Film
Rick
Michelle
2003
Film
Women Who Act
Self
2015
Film
There's Someone There
Self (archival footage)
2024
Child's Play
Marlene Lee
Denim Blues
Gwen
1989
Film
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
Narrator(voice)
2022
Film
Stationery
Voice
2004
Film
Searching for Anna May Wong
Self
2020
The Scarecrow
Evelyn
2015
Film
Sandra Oh, Inspiration
Self
2019
Kind of a Blur
Joe
2005