Biography
Who is Sandra Oh?
Early life and schooling
Sandra Oh Miju Oh was born on July 20, 1971, in Nepean, Ontario. Her parents, Oh Young-nam and Oh Jun-su, were South Korean immigrants. She grew up in a Christian household with her brother, Ray, and her sister, Grace. At age four, she began taking ballet lessons to help with her pigeon-toed stance. She started acting at the age of ten and appeared in a class musical called The Canada Goose. During her time at Sir Robert Borden High School, she founded an environmental club known as BASE and was elected student council president. She also played the flute and participated in school drama clubs.
Beginnings in theatre and film
Shortly after graduating from the National Theatre School in 1993, she performed in a stage production of David Mamet's Oleanna in London, Ontario. She also secured lead roles in biographical television films, including The Diary of Evelyn Lau, where she played the Vancouver author, and a CBC biopic about Adrienne Clarkson. She came to prominence in Canada for her role as Jade Li in the 1994 film Double Happiness, for which she won a Genie Award for Best Actress. Critics praised her performance for its warmth and intelligence.
Television success
She gained significant attention for her seven-season run as Rita Wu on the HBO series Arliss, which aired from 1996 to 2002. This role earned her nominations and awards in the comedy category. In 2005, she joined the cast of the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang. The performance earned her a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She remained on the show for ten seasons before departing in 2014. She also received multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations for this work.
Film and voice roles
Beyond television, she has appeared in several well-known films. She took supporting roles in The Princess Diaries, Under the Tuscan Sun, Sideways, Hard Candy, Rabbit Hole, and Tammy. Her leading film roles include Meditation Park and Quiz Lady. She has also provided voices for animated films such as Mulan II, Over the Moon, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Turning Red. In 2008, she narrated a dramatization of The Maltese Falcon.
Birthday and age
Sandra Oh was born on July 20, 1971, which makes Sandra 55 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Sandra shares the date with 54 other famous people.
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