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Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 20, 1971 (54)
Birthplace Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Good Fortune

Good Fortune

2025

as Martha

Smurfs

Smurfs

2025

as Moxie Smurf (voice)

Can I Get a Witness?

Can I Get a Witness?

2024

as Ellie

The Tiger's Apprentice

The Tiger's Apprentice

2024

as Mistral (voice)

Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

2023

as Jenny Yum

Umma

Umma

2022

as Amanda

The Same Storm

The Same Storm

2022

as Grace Park

Turning Red

Turning Red

2022

as Ming (voice)

Raya and the Last Dragon

Raya and the Last Dragon

2021

as Virana (voice)

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

2020

as Mrs. Zhong (voice)

Meditation Park

Meditation Park

2017

as Ava

Catfight

Catfight

2016

as Veronica

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

2015

as Evelyn

Tammy

Tammy

2014

as Susanne

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

2010

as Gal 2000 (voice)

Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2010

as Gabby

Ramona and Beezus

Ramona and Beezus

2010

as Mrs. Meacham

Defendor

Defendor

2009

as Dr. Park

Blindness

Blindness

2008

as Minister of Health

The Night Listener

The Night Listener

2006

as Anna

For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

2006

as Marketing Person

Hard Candy

Hard Candy

2005

as Judy Tokuda

Break a Leg

Break a Leg

2005

as Young Turk

Sorry, Haters

Sorry, Haters

2005

as Phyllis

3 Needles

3 Needles

2005

as Mary the Nun

Cake

Cake

2005

as Lulu

Stationery

Stationery

2004

as Voice

Sideways

Sideways

2004

as Stephanie

Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful

2004

as Carol French

Mulan II

Mulan II

2004

as Ting Ting (voice)

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

as Patti

Rick

Rick

2003

as Michelle

Barrier Device

Barrier Device

2002

as Audrey

Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar

2002

as Mrs. Caldwell

Full Frontal

Full Frontal

2002

as Fourth Fired Employee

The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries

2001

as Vice Principal Gupta

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

2001

as Jasmine

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2000

as Kim

Guinevere

Guinevere

1999

as Cindy

Last Night

Last Night

1998

as Sandra

Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

1998

as Friend

The Red Violin

The Red Violin

1998

as Madame Ming (Montréal)

Bean

Bean

1997

as Bernice Schimmel

Prey

Prey

1995

as Il Bae

Little Criminals

Little Criminals

1995

as uncredited

The Diary of Evelyn Lau

The Diary of Evelyn Lau

1994

as Evelyn Lau

Double Happiness

Double Happiness

1994

as Jade Li

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Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

2023

Producer

Umma

Umma

2022

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Grey's Anatomy

as Cristina Yang

Episodes: 220

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Arliss

as Rita Wu

Episodes: 80

First Aired: Aug 10, 1996

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

as Castaspella (voice)

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Nov 13, 2018

Killing Eve

as Eve Polastri

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Apr 08, 2018

INVINCIBLE

as Debbie Grayson (voice)

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Mar 25, 2021

The Sympathizer

as Sofia Mori

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 14, 2024

The Chair

as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 20, 2021

Further Tales of the City

as Bambi Kanetaka

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 06, 2001

American Dad!

as Hiko Yoshida (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Judging Amy

as Detective Shelly Tran

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Nuwa (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 23, 2023

Six Feet Under

as Porn Starlet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 03, 2001

If Not for You

as Anna

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1995

She Walks with Apes

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 23, 2020

The Proud Family

as Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 2001

American Dad!

as Katie (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

as Mai Chi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 1993

Denim Blues

as Gwen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1989

Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays

as Dr. Judy Song

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2011

Phineas and Ferb

as Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 17, 2007

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Breadcrumb (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

The Sandman

as The Prophet (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 05, 2022

Cagney & Lacey

as Angela Lum

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

Asian Americans

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 11, 2020

American Dragon: Jake Long

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 21, 2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Popular

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1999

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Thorne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2010

Dear...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2020

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2017

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 40 40 39
2024 6 21 29 14
2024 7 27 38 13
2024 8 24 53 13
2024 9 20 32 11
2024 10 11 19 5
2024 11 12 21 6
2024 12 14 25 9
2025 1 21 38 10
2025 2 12 24 2
2025 3 5 19 0
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 5 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 1 2 1
2025 9 1 1 0
2025 10 1 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 651 252
2024 6 1166 1166
2025 2 547 51
2025 7 516 156
2025 8 569 410
2025 9 342 298
2025 10 496 438

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