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Sandra Oh as Christina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy"
Sandra Oh as Christina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy" - © ABC
Sandra Oh stars as Christina Yang on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."

Born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, Sandra Oh started ballet lessons at the age of four and performed in her first play at the age of ten. She started working professionally at age sixteen in television, theatre and commercials.

After three years at the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada, Sandra Oh beat out more than 1000 other hopefuls and landed the coveted title role in the CBC telefilm, "The Diary of Evelyn Lau," based on the true story of a tortured poet who ran away from home and ended up a drug addict and prostitute in Vancouver. Her performance brought her a Gemini (Canada's Emmy) nomination for Best Actress and the 1994 Cannes FIPA d'Or for Best Actress.

Sandra Oh won her first Genie (Canada's Oscar) for her leading role in "Double Happiness," a bittersweet coming-of-age story about a young Chinese-Canadian woman. She moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to begin the first of six seasons as Rita Wu, the smart and sassy assistant on the HBO comedy series, "Arli$$," for which she won a Cable Ace Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. Her additional television credits include HBO's "Six Feet Under," Showtime's "Further Tales of the City" and a recurring role on "Judging Amy."

Sandra Oh's films include "Under the Tuscan Sun," with Diane Lane, and "Rick," with Bill Pullman and Agnes Buckner. Other film credits include "Bean," "Guinevere," "The Red Violin," "Waking the Dead," "The Princess Diaries" and "Pay or Play." She also starred in Michael Radford's improvised "Dancing at the Blue Iguana," a bleak and raw view of life in a strip club in L.A, and in the independent "Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity." Her performance in "Last Night," a Canadian film about the end of the world, led to her winning a second Genie Award for Best Actress in 1999.

Most recently, Sandra Oh starred in "Sideways" for director Alexander Payne, and in the independent films "Cake," "Wilby Wonderful" and "3 Needles."

Never straying far from her theatre roots, Sandra Oh has also starred in the world premieres of Jessica Hagedorn's "Dogeaters" at the La Jolla Playhouse and Diana Son's "Stop Kiss" at Joseph Papp's Public Theatre in New York, a role for which she received a Theatre World Award. She was also recently seen in the "Vagina Monologues" in New York.

Sandra Oh resides in Los Angeles.






SANDRA OH: FACTS

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Age: 38 years old
Birthday: July 20, 1971
Height: 5' 6"
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Husband: Alexander Payne (1/1/2003 - 12/21/2006, divorced)



SANDRA OH: NEWS


Sandra Oh as Christina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy" 2009 Emmy Award Nominations Announced"30 Rock" and "Mad Men" come out on top again this year for comedy and drama series with 22 and 16 nominations respectively, while "Grey Gardens" cultivates 17, "Into the West" rides into the sunset with 14, "Saturday Night Live" yucks it up for 13, and "Dancing with the Stars" waltzes away with 10. Read more...
"Mad Men" Cast The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees Are..."John Adams" leads all nominations with 23, followed by "30 Rock" (17), "Mad Men" (16) and "Pushing Daisies" (12). Read more...

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Jada Pinkett Smith on "Hawthorne" 'NAACP Image Awards 2010' WinnersThe list of winners include Jada Pinkett Smith, Keri Hilson, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Mary J. Blige, Black Eyed Peas, Mo'Nique, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," "Lincoln Heights" and "Precious." Read more...
"Lost" Cast 'Lost' Season 6 Shows Big DVR GainsThe premiere of the new season was its biggest ever and experienced a huge jump of 2.2 million viewers once seven day DVR playback was factored in. Read more...
"Grey's Anatomy" Cast 'People's Choice Awards 2010' Nominations Announced"CSI," "Grey's Anatomy," "House," "Lost" and "NCIS" are up for best drama while "Desperate Housewives," "How I Met Your Mother," "The Big Bang Theory," "The Office" and "Two and a Half Men" are nominated for best comedy. Read more...
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SANDRA OH: TWITTER

March 19, 2010
@sandraohnews All the news about Sandra Oh #FF
7 hours ago
@radioactivcheez just saw private practice scene w/violet. She totally did a mini sandra oh-deep-cry voice!! LOL but not as bad haha
9 hours ago
going on record saying that Sandra Oh is my favorite asian.
11 hours ago
aw yay "Ramona and Beezus" with @selenagomez & Sandra Oh!
13 hours ago
How could Jesse James do this to Sandra! Oh that's right, the devil needs his payment for Oscar gold. #blindsided
14 hours ago
RAMONA AND BEEZUS LOOKS SO CUTE. AND SANDRA OH IS IN IT! AND JOSH DUMHEL! And Joey King is adorable. And so is Selena.
14 hours ago
Ramona and Beezus is so cute. + selena gomez + josh duhamel + sandra oh + joey king. Yey :)
14 hours ago
Sandra Oh nude, now that's hot!
15 hours ago
I would totally go see Ramona and Beezus if not just for Sandra Oh because she's awesome. Good casting though, nicely done.
15 hours ago
Omg Sandra Oh and Isiah Washington loving each other on Greys! Wow! Turning me on right now!
15 hours ago
@SteveSparshott I love Sandra Oh (specifically in Sidways) but this movie is ruining the memory of excellent children's books.
15 hours ago
@stikkinixx I have no idea what's going on here but Sandra Oh's in it so, you know, I'm happy.
16 hours ago
I have a rather immense girl crush on Sandra Oh
17 hours ago
#RamonaAndBeezus = Josh Duhamel, John Corbett, Sandra Oh, Ginnifer Goodwin, Joey King & of course @selenagomez... could it be any better?
17 hours ago
No waaaaay. Sandra Oh is in Ramona and Beezus. YESSSS <3 I love her.
17 hours ago
@tashahahaha Yeah The teacher or whatever is 4rm Grey's Anatomy (Sandra Oh, not Karen Oh), then there's Bridget( Tom Brady's Ex)...etc.
19 hours ago
 
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