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She took drama courses and appeared in school plays through high school, and did her first professional work in commercials at 16. Her parents, very traditional Koreans who married in Seoul, strongly disapproved, but Oh persevered. She was a regular on the late 1980s Canadian TV drama <I>Denim Blues</I>, and appeared in a handful of Canadian films and TV movies. She landed a role in an American sit-com, <I>If Not For You</I>, and moved to Los Angeles, but the show was canceled before she had finished unpacking.<P> She played <a href="/people/674/000023605/">Robert Wuhl</a>'s no-nonsense secretary on <I>Arli$$</I> for several years. She has also been seen in the tender Armageddon drama <I>Last Night</I>, the girl-gone wild <I>Diary of Evelyn Lau</I>, the stripper melodrama <I>Dancing at the Blue Iguana</I>, and the wine country road trip <I>Sideways</I>. <I>Sideways</I> was directed by Oh's then-husband, <a href="/people/305/000031212/">Alexander Payne</a>. She now plays the repressed Dr. Cristina Yang on <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>.<P> <p><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/305/000031212/">Alexander Payne</a> (film director, dated 2001-03, m. 1-Jan-2003, sep. Mar-2005, div. Oct-2007)<br><p> High School: Sir Robert Borden High School, Nepean, Ontario, Canada<br> University: National Theatre School, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br><p> <a href="/org/934/000116586/">NARAL</a> <br> <a href="/lists/349/000044217/">Korean Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/784/000049637/">Arli$$</a> Rita Wu (1996-2002)<br> <a href="/tv/877/000096589/">Grey's Anatomy</a> Dr. Cristina Yang (2005-)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/457/000383305/">Tammy (2-Jul-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/406/000385248/">Thorne: Scaredycat (31-Oct-2010)</a> <br> <a href="/films/622/000262833/">Rabbit Hole (13-Sep-2010)</a> · Gabby<br> <a href="/films/043/000243311/">Ramona and Beezus (23-Jul-2010)</a> · Mrs. Meacham<br> <a href="/films/228/000213586/">Defendor (12-Sep-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/080/000178543/">Blindness (14-May-2008)</a> <br> <a href="/films/522/000129135/">For Your Consideration (10-Sep-2006)</a> · Marketing Person<br> <a href="/films/043/000118686/">The Night Listener (21-Jan-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/944/000131551/">Sorry, Haters (10-Sep-2005)</a> · Phyllis MacIntyre<br> <a href="/films/520/000129133/">3 Needles (9-Sep-2005)</a> <br> <a href="/films/670/000121307/">Cake (12-May-2005)</a> · Lulu<br> <a href="/films/671/000121308/">Break a Leg (14-Apr-2005)</a> <br> <a href="/films/775/000129388/">Hard Candy (2005)</a> <br> <a href="/films/507/000107186/">Mulan II (3-Nov-2004)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/473/000132077/">Wilby Wonderful (13-Sep-2004)</a> · Carol French<br> <a href="/films/061/000068854/">Sideways (13-Sep-2004)</a> · Stephanie<br> <a href="/films/556/000036448/">Under the Tuscan Sun (20-Sep-2003)</a> · Patti<br> <a href="/films/097/000129707/">Rick (6-Sep-2003)</a> <br> <a href="/films/897/000134495/">Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (7-Sep-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/923/000041800/">Full Frontal (2-Aug-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/847/000035742/">Big Fat Liar (2-Feb-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/906/000034804/">The Princess Diaries (29-Jul-2001)</a> <br> <a href="/films/522/000112186/">Further Tales of the City (6-May-2001)</a> <br> <a href="/films/612/000063423/">Dancing at the Blue Iguana (14-Sep-2000)</a> · Jasmine<br> <a href="/films/601/000035496/">Waking the Dead (22-Jan-2000)</a> · Kim<br> <a href="/films/572/000063383/">Guinevere (4-Sep-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/423/000039306/">Permanent Midnight (12-Sep-1998)</a> · Friend<br> <a href="/films/800/000040680/">The Red Violin (10-Sep-1998)</a> · Mme. Ming<br> <a href="/films/006/000040883/">Last Night (May-1998)</a> · Sandra<br> <a href="/films/667/000043538/">Bean (3-Jul-1997)</a> · Bernice Schimmel<br> <a href="/films/213/000040093/">Bad Day on the Block (1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/695/000357621/">Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (25-Oct-1995)</a> · Officer Lum<br> <a href="/films/098/000078861/">Double Happiness (7-Sep-1994)</a> <br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.sandraoh.com/" target=_blank>http://www.sandraoh.com/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26815"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26815">Sandra Oh</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=26815" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>