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