- Born
- Birth nameSandra Miju Oh
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Sandra Oh was born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Oh Junsu, a businessman, and her mother, Oh Young-Nam, a biochemist, were married in Seoul, Korea. They both attended graduate school at the University of Toronto. Sandra began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. She then starred in a London (Ontario) stage production of David Mamet's "Oleanna" and appeared as the title character in the Canadian television production The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994), beating out over 1,000 applicants. Her list of awards includes the FIPA d'Or for Best Actress at the 1994 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels at Cannes, France, two Genie Awards (the Canadian Oscar), a Cable Ace Award, a Theatre World Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2003, she married writer-director Alexander Payne and their first film together was the Oscar-winning Sideways (2004).- IMDb Mini Biography By: subcity
- SpouseAlexander Payne(January 1, 2003 - December 21, 2006) (divorced)
- ParentsJunsu OhYoung-nam Oh
- RelativesGrace Oh(Sibling)Ray Oh(Sibling)
- (July 12, 2018) Made history becoming the first Asian actor ever to receive an Emmy nomination in the best actress category for her role on Killing Eve (2018).
- Speaks fluent Korean, English, French and Spanish.
- Has a sister named Grace, a lawyer, and a brother named Ray, a doctor in genetics.
- First woman of Asian descent to win multiple Golden Globes.
- Is a lifelong fan of Japanese artist Yoko Ono.
- You just don't care about what people think. But it's hard to do because people tell you what they think all the time. It's sort of nuts. We actors, we're a fragile bunch, and yet we need to be strong because 90% of our lives is rejection. You have to figure out what really is important.
- And on a Canadian set, everybody is equal. You get paid the same. You live together in barracks. You have a communal kitchen. You buy and cook your own food.
- [on the importance of stage experience for actors in film and television] Essential, essential, essential, essential. You gotta do plays, you gotta do play, you gotta do plays. Theatre will constantly and always feed me.
- I did not start acting until I was 10. I started dancing when I was four, though. My parents were not the ones who brought me to acting. I brought myself, and when I found it, I could never go back. I was very fortunate because although I loved dance [ballet] with all my heart, I knew I was not good enough to be a professional dancer. I knew I loved performing. Still, nothing beats being on stage for me; I prefer the stage
- I work very hard, sometimes too much, at my job because I love it so much. It is more than wonderful when all your hard work is noticed and honored by your peers and the industry. Winning the Golden Globe was one of the best moments of my life.
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) - $125,000 Per Episode
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) - $350,000 per episode (2012-2013)
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