Acting · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Born July 20, 1971
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.
Untitled Daniels Event Film
2027
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
2026
as Alice
MovieThe A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
as Self
MovieThe Big Whoop
2025
as Wendy
MovieTwelfth Night
2025
as Olivia
MovieGood Fortune
2025
as Martha
MovieCan I Get a Witness?
2025
as Ellie
MovieSmurfs
2025
as Moxie Smurf (voice)
MovieThere's Someone There
2024
as Self (archival footage)
TVThe Sympathizer
2024
as Sofia Mori
MovieThe Tiger's Apprentice
2024
as Mistral (voice)
MovieQuiz Lady
2023
as Jenny Yum
TVGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
as Nuwa (voice)
MovieThe Same Storm
2022
as Grace Park
TVThe Sandman
2022
as The Prophet (voice)
MovieRising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
2022
as Narrator(voice)
MovieUmma
2022
as Amanda
MovieEmbrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTurning Red
2022
as Ming (voice)
TVThe Chair
2021
as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
TVINVINCIBLE
2021
as Debbie Grayson (voice)
MovieRaya and the Last Dragon
2021
as Virana (voice)
MovieSearching for Anna May Wong
2020
as Self
TVShe Walks with Apes
2020
as Narrator
MovieOver the Moon
2020
as Mrs. Zhong (voice)
TVDear...
2020
as Self
TVAsian Americans
2020
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieThis Changes Everything
2019
as Self
MovieDaughter of Shanghai
2019
as Self
MovieSandra Oh, Inspiration
2019
as Self
TVShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power
2018
as Castaspella (voice)
TVKilling Eve
2018
as Eve Polastri
MovieMeditation Park
2017
as Ava
TVCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
MovieWindow Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
as Rosie Ming (voice)
MovieCatfight
2017
as Veronica
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Scarecrow
2015
as Evelyn
MovieWomen Who Act
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieTammy
2014
as Susanne
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVBetas
2013
as Sharron
TVMichael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
2011
as Dr. Judy Song
MovieRabbit Hole
2010
as Gabby
TVThorne
2010
as DS Sarah Chen
MovieQuantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Gal 2000 (voice)
MovieRamona and Beezus
2010
as Mrs. Meacham
MovieThe People Speak
2009
as Self
MovieDefendor
2009
as Dr. Park
MovieBlindness
2008
as Minister of Health
MovieThe Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
2007
as Doofah (voice)
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Girlfriend (voice)
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieFor Your Consideration
2006
as Marketing Person
MovieThe Night Listener
2006
as Anna
Kind of a Blur
2005
as Joe
MovieSorry, Haters
2005
as Phyllis
Movie3 Needles
2005
as Mary the Nun
MovieCake
2005
as Lulu
MovieBreak a Leg
2005
as Young Turk
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Cristina Yang
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Katie (voice)
TVAmerican Dragon: Jake Long
2005
MovieHard Candy
2005
as Judy Tokuda
MovieMulan II
2004
as Ting Ting (voice)
MovieSideways
2004
as Stephanie
8 Minutes to Love
2004
MovieWilby Wonderful
2004
as Carol French
MovieStationery
2004
as Voice
MovieWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Jade Li / Sandra (archive footage)
MovieUnder the Tuscan Sun
2003
as Patti
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieRick
2003
as Michelle
MovieOwning Mahowny
2003
as Craps Player (uncredited)
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieLong Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2002
as Kim Ho Lum
MovieFull Frontal
2002
as Fourth Fired Employee
MovieBarrier Device
2002
as Audrey
MovieBig Fat Liar
2002
as Mrs. Caldwell
MovieDancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Jasmine
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Marsha Mitsubishi (voice)
MovieThe Princess Diaries
2001
as Vice Principal Gupta
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Porn Starlet
TVFurther Tales of the City
2001
as Bambi Kanetaka
MovieWaking the Dead
2000
as Kim
TVPopular
1999
as Humanities Teacher
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Detective Shelly Tran
MovieGuinevere
1999
as Cindy
MovieThe Red Violin
1998
as Madame Ming (Montréal)
MovieLast Night
1998
as Sandra
MoviePermanent Midnight
1998
as Friend
MovieBean
1997
as Bernice Schimmel
TVArli$$
1996
as Rita Wu
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieCagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
as Officer Angela Lum
MoviePrey
1995
as Il Bae
TVLonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
If Not for You
1995
as Anna
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Breadcrumb (voice)
MovieLittle Criminals
1995
as uncredited
MovieDouble Happiness
1994
as Jade Li
MovieThe Diary of Evelyn Lau
1994
as Evelyn Lau
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Mai Chi
Denim Blues
1989
as Gwen
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Olivia
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Host
Child's Play
as Marlene Lee
MovieFairyheart
as Iris (voice)
