Sandra Oh

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Sandra Miju Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian-American actress of South Korean descent born in Nepean, Ontario. She is best known for her starring roles as Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy and Eve Polastri in the spy thriller series Killing Eve.

Oh first gained recognition for her roles in the 1994 Canadian films Double Happiness and The Diary of Evelyn Lau. On television, she was noted for her role as Rita Wu on the HBO sitcom Arliss, and her later television credits include Judging Amy and American Crime. She is also an executive producer and the lead in the Netflix comedy drama series The Chair.

Oh is known for her standout supporting and leading performances in various films, with numerous accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards and twelve Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Oh won two Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Last Night and Double Happiness and won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Diary of Evelyn Lau.

Oh hosted the 28th Genie Awards in 2008, and became the first woman of Asian descent to host the Golden Globe Awards at the 76th ceremony in 2019. In March 2019, she became the first Asian-Canadian woman to host Saturday Night Live, and was just the third actress of Asian descent to do so, after Lucy Liu in 2000 and Awkwafina in 2018. She was also the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and the first woman of Asian descent to win two Golden Globes. In 2019, Time magazine named Oh one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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