Sandra Miju Oh\u00a0OC\u00a0(born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in the\u00a0HBO\u00a0comedy series\u00a0Arliss\u00a0(1996\u20132002),\u00a0Dr. Cristina Yang\u00a0in the\u00a0ABC\u00a0medical drama series\u00a0Grey’s Anatomy\u00a0(2005\u20132014), and\u00a0Eve Polastri\u00a0in the\u00a0BBC America\u00a0spy thriller series\u00a0Killing Eve\u00a0(2018\u20132022). She has received one\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0from fourteen nominations, two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards\u00a0and four\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2019,\u00a0Time\u00a0magazine named Oh one of the\u00a0100 most influential people in the world.<\/p>\n
Oh first gained recognition for her roles in the Canadian films\u00a0Double Happiness\u00a0(1994) and\u00a0The Diary of Evelyn Lau\u00a0(1994), where she won\u00a0Genie Awards\u00a0for both films. Her later television credits include\u00a0Judging Amy\u00a0and\u00a0American Crime, as well as voice roles on\u00a0American Dad!,\u00a0American Dragon: Jake Long,\u00a0The Proud Family,\u00a0Phineas and Ferb,\u00a0Chop Socky Chooks,\u00a0She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and\u00a0Invincible. In 2021, she played the lead role in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0comedy-drama series\u00a0The Chair. She was also one of the executive producers of the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She has had notable leading performances in films such as\u00a0Last Night\u00a0(1998),\u00a0Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Wilby Wonderful\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Catfight\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Meditation Park\u00a0(2017), and\u00a0Quiz Lady\u00a0(2023). She has also taken supporting roles in\u00a0Bean\u00a0(1997),\u00a0The Princess Diaries\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Under the Tuscan Sun\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Sideways (2004),\u00a0Hard Candy\u00a0(2005),\u00a0Rabbit Hole\u00a0(2010), and\u00a0Tammy\u00a0(2014). She voiced roles in the animated films\u00a0Mulan II\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Over the Moon\u00a0(2020),\u00a0Raya and the Last Dragon\u00a0(2021) and\u00a0Turning Red\u00a0(2022).<\/p>\n
She hosted the\u00a028th Genie Awards\u00a0in 2008. She became the first woman of Asian descent to host the\u00a0Golden Globe Awards\u00a0at the\u00a076th ceremony in 2019. In March 2019, she became the first Asian-Canadian woman to host\u00a0Saturday Night Live. She was the third actress of Asian descent to do so, after\u00a0Lucy Liu\u00a0in 2000 and\u00a0Awkwafina\u00a0in 2018. She was also the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for the\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series\u00a0and the first woman of Asian descent to win two Golden Globes.<\/p>\n
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Sandra Miju Oh\u00a0OC\u00a0(born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in the\u00a0HBO\u00a0comedy series\u00a0Arliss\u00a0(1996\u20132002),\u00a0Dr. Cristina Yang\u00a0in the\u00a0ABC\u00a0medical drama series\u00a0Grey’s Anatomy\u00a0(2005\u20132014), and\u00a0Eve Polastri\u00a0in the\u00a0BBC America\u00a0spy thriller series\u00a0Killing Eve\u00a0(2018\u20132022). She has received one\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0from fourteen nominations, two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards\u00a0and four\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2019,\u00a0Time\u00a0magazine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-27019","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n