Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh ( born July 20, 1971 in Nepean, Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian actress with Korean roots.

Life

She stood for the first time on the stage when she was involved in school plays, its former school of Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario. After school, she studied performing arts.

After completing her studies, Oh appeared in various series and TV movies such as the new editions of Cagney & Lacey, and Kung Fu. In 1997 she received in Bean - her first film role The ultimate disaster movie. In the Oscar-winning film drama The Red Violin by François Girard with Samuel L. Jackson, she appeared in a small supporting role in 1998. In 2001, she was cast in the hit miniseries adaptation of Armistead Maupin's second volume of Tales of the City cycle and entered the television series Six Feet Under - Died is always and Judging Amy on. The Films Lies have short legs and Princess Diaries enabled her to larger roles in full- frontal and Under the Tuscan Sun.

Besides various awards Oh received two Genie Awards for Best Actress, in 1994 for Double Happiness and 1999 for Last Night. In 2005 she began her role as Cristina Yang in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy. For this role she won the 2006 Golden Globe Award and received between 2005 and 2009 five Emmy nominations in a row. In 2011 she received a star on the Canada 's Walk of Fame. You will leave the series at the end of the tenth season.

Oh since 1 January 2003, was married to the director and producer Alexander Payne, who cast her in his Oscar-winning film Sideways. Meanwhile, the couple has separated.

Filmography

Awards

  • 2009: ACTRA Award
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