Cristina Yang - Sandra Oh - Bio

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Biografia di Sandra Oh

Data di nascita: 20 luglio 1971
Luogo di Nascita: Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Altezza: 1,68 m
Curiosità:
- La sua rock-star preferita è Wayne Coyne (leader dei Flaming Lips), perchè assomiglia a suo marito Alexander Payne.
- Ha interpretato una donna incinta in ben 3 film: Under the Tuscan Sun con Diane Lane, in Raising Helen con Kate Hudson, e in Cake con Heather Graham.
- Ai SAG awards del 2005, Sandra Oh ha premiato Teri Hatcher (Susan in Desperate Housewives) come migliore attrice in una serie TV comica. Un anno dopo ai Golden Globes del 2006, la Hatcher ha premiato Sandra Oh come vincitrice nella categoria Miglior attrice non protagonista in una serie TV.
- In Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), la sua fidanzata era Kate Walsh, che interpreta Addison in Grey's Anatomy.
-Sandra vive a Los Angeles.

Sandra è nata da genitori coreani a Nepean un sobborgo di Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Il padre e la madre sposatisi a Seoul, Korea, si sono entrambi laureati all'University of Toronto. Sandra ha iniziato la sua carriera come ballerina e infine ha deciso di studiare dramma al National Theatre School a Montreal. Ha partecipato ad numerose rappresentazioni teatrali e a molti film importanti. La lista di premi vinti è piuttosto lunga e include il FIPA d'Or per Miglior Attrice al Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels at Cannes nel 1994, due Genie Awards (gli Oscar Canadesi), un Cable Ace Award, un Theatre World Award, un Screen Actors Guild Award e un Golden Globe Awards.
Nel 2003, ha sposato l'autore-regista Alexander Payne e il loro primo film insieme è stato il vincitore del premio oscar Sideways (2004).

Actress - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

1. "Grey's Anatomy" .... Dr. Cristina Yang
2. The Night Listener (The Night Listener )(2006) .... Anna
3. "American Dad!"
   - Not Particularly Desperate Housewives (2005) TV Episode .... Katie
4. Sorry, Haters (Sorry, Haters)(2005) .... Phyllis MacIntyre
5. 3 Needles (2005) .... Mary
6. Cake (Un matrimonio in copertina)(2005) .... Lulu
7. Break a Leg (2005) .... Young Turk
8. Hard Candy (Hard candy)(2005) .... Judy Tokuda
9. Mulan II (2004) (V) (voice) .... Ting Ting
10. Rising Ellen (Quando meno te lo aspetti) 2004
11. 8 Minutes to Love (2004) .... Joy
12. Sideways (In Viaggio Con Jack)(2004) .... Stephanie
13. Wilby Wonderful (2004) .... Carol French
14. Under the Tuscan Sun (Sotto il sole della Toscana)(2003) .... Patti
15. Rick (2003) .... Michelle
16. "The Proud Family" (voice) .... Marsha Mitsubishi (2001-)
    - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thingy, Baby (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Marsha Mitsubishi
    - I Love You Penny Proud (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Marsha Mitsubishi
    - She's Got Game (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Marsha Mitsubishi
    - EZ Jackster (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Marsha Mitsubishi
    - Strike (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Marsha Mitsubishi
17. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002) .... Kin Ho Lum
18. "Arli$$" .... Rita Wu
    - Profiles in Agenting (2002) TV Episode .... Rita Wu
    - Standards and Practices (2002) TV Episode .... Rita Wu
    - It's All in the Game (2002) TV Episode .... Rita Wu
    - Moments to Remember (2002) TV Episode .... Rita Wu
    - Playing It Safe (2002) TV Episode .... Rita Wu
    (3 more)
19. Full Frontal (Full Frontal)(2002) .... Fourth Fired Employee
20. Barrier Device (2002) .... Audrey
21. Big Fat Liar (2002) .... Mrs. Phyllis Caldwell
22. "Giudice Amy"
    - 3x09 Surprised by Gravity (Silenzi e segreti)(2001) TV Episode .... Detective Shelly Tran
    - 2x19 Between the Wanting and the Getting ()(2001) TV Episode .... Detective Shelly Tran
    - 2x12 8 1/2 Narrow (Il coraggio di parlare)(2001) TV Episode .... Detective Shelly Tran
23. The Princess Diaries (Pretty Princess)(2001) .... Vice Principal Gupta
24. "Six Feet Under"
    1x05 An Open Book (Un funerale a luci rosse)(2001) TV Episode .... Porn Starlet
25. "Further Tales of the City" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Bambi Kanetaka
26. Date Squad (2001) (TV) .... Alpha Baby
27. Dancing at the Blue Iguana (Dancing at the blue Iguana)(2000) .... Jasmine
28. Waking the Dead (Waking the dead)(2000) .... Kim
29. Three Lives of Kate (2000) .... Narrator
30. "Popular"
    - 1x03 Under Siege (La rana della discordia)(1999) TV Episode .... Humanities Teacher
    - 1x02 Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems (Festa a sorpresa)(1999) TV Episode .... Humanities Teacher
31. Guinevere (1999) .... Cindy
32. Permanent Midnight (1998) .... Friend
33. Violon rouge, Le (Il Violino rosso)(1998) .... Madame Ming (Montréal)
34. Last Night (Last Night)(1998/I) .... Sandra
35. Bean (1997) (Mr. Bean - l'Ultima Catastrofe) .... Bernice Schimmel
36. Bad Day on the Block (Follia omicida)(1997)
37. Cowgirl (1996) .... Sara Hwang
38. "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues"
    - The First Temple (1996) TV Episode .... Mai Chi
39. Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (1995) (TV) .... Officer Angela Lum
40. "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years"
    - Badlands (1995) TV Episode .... Ming Li
41. "If Not for You"
    - The Kiss (1995) TV Episode
    - Taking a Shower with My Two True Loves (1995) TV Episode
42. Prey (1995) .... Il Bae
43. Double Happiness (1994) .... Jade Li
44. The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1993) (TV) .... Evelyn Lau
45. School's Out (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Waitress
    ... aka Degrassi High: School's Out (Canada: English title: video title)
46. "Denim Blues" (1989) TV Series .... Gwen
47. The Journey Home (1989)

Filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage
Herself - filmography

1. "ABC News Nightline"
   ... aka Nightline
   - Episode dated 20 March 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
2. 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
3. 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006) (TV) .... Nominee
4. 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
5. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2006 Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
6. The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
7. Girls Don't Fight (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
8. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
   - Episode dated 21 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
   - Episode dated 8 April 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
   - Episode dated 18 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
9. The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005) (TV) .... Presenter Tribute Stephen Sondheim 75th Anniversary
10. The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
11. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
12. The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - winner
13. "The Wayne Brady Show"
    - Episode dated 17 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
14. The Frank Truth (2001) .... Herself (actress)