Sandra Oh - wikipedia Sandra Oh This is a Korean name ; the family name is Oh. Sandra Oh Oh in 2016 Sandra Miju Oh ( 1971 - 07 - 20 ) July 20, 1971 ( age 46 ) Nepean, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Occupation Actress Years active 1989 -- present Spouse ( s ) Alexander Payne ( m. 2003 -- 06 ) Sandra Miju Oh ( born July 20, 1971 ) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Cristina Yang on the ABC medical drama series Grey 's Anatomy, set in the United States. For her role, she earned a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She also had a supporting role on the HBO original drama series Arliss. She has played notable roles in the feature American films Bean ( 1997 ), Last Night ( 1998 ), The Princess Diaries ( 2001 ), Under the Tuscan Sun ( 2003 ), Sideways ( 2004 ), Wilby Wonderful ( 2004 ), Sorry, Haters ( 2005 ), Hard Candy ( 2005 ), The Night Listener ( 2006 ), Blindness ( 2008 ), Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ), Tammy ( 2014 ), and Catfight ( 2016 ). She has also starred in the Asian Canadian films Double Happiness ( 1994 ), The Diary of Evelyn Lau ( 1994 ), and Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity ( 2002 ). She won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, for the first two films, respectively. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1994 -- 2004 : Early work 2.2 2005 -- 14 : Grey 's Anatomy 2.3 2013 -- present : Further film projects 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early Life Oh was born on July 20, 1971, in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, to middle - class Korean immigrant parents Oh Junsu ( John ) and Oh Young - nam, who had moved to Canada in the early 1960s. ( By Korean custom, the surname is listed first. ) Her father is a businessman and her mother a biochemist. Oh has a brother, Ray, and a sister, Grace. She grew up in a devout Christian household, living on Camwood Crescent in Nepean, where she began acting and ballet at an early age. Growing up, Oh was one of the few youths of Asian descent in Nepean. At the age of 10, she played The Wizard of Woe in a class musical, The Canada Goose. Later, at Sir Robert Borden High School, she founded the Environmental club BASE ( Borden Active Students for the Environment ), leading a campaign against the use of styrofoam cups. While at Sir Robert Borden High School, she was elected as Student Council President. She also played the flute and continued both her ballet training and acting studies ; however, she knew that she `` was not good enough to be a professional dancer '' and eventually focused on acting. She took drama classes, acted in school plays, and joined the drama club, where she took part in the Canadian Improv Games and Skit Row High, a comedy group. Against her parents ' advice, she rejected a four - year journalism scholarship to Carleton University to study drama at the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, paying her own way. Oh told her parents that she would try acting for a few years, and if that failed, return to university. Reflecting on forgoing university, Oh said : `` I 'm the only person in my family who does n't have a master 's in something. '' Soon after graduating from the National Theatre School in 1993, Oh starred in a London, Ontario stage production of David Mamet 's Oleanna. Around the same time, she won roles in biographical TV films of two significant female Chinese - Canadians : as Vancouver author Evelyn Lau in The Diary of Evelyn Lau ( Oh won the role over more than 1,000 others who auditioned ) ; and as Adrienne Clarkson in a CBC biopic of Clarkson 's life. Career 1994 -- 2004 : early work Oh came to prominence in Canada for her lead performance in the Canadian film Double Happiness ( 1994 ), playing Jade Li, a twenty - something Chinese - Canadian woman negotiating her wishes and those of her parents. The film received critical acclaim, with Roger Ebert praising Oh 's `` warm performance. '' Janet Maslin of The New York Times also praised her performance, saying : `` Ms. Oh 's performance makes Jade a smart, spiky heroine you wo n't soon forget. '' Oh won the Genie Award for Best Actress for the role. In 1997 she appeared in the film Bean, playing the supporting role of Bernice, the art gallery PR manager. Her other Canadian films include Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity and Last Night ( 1998 ), for which she again won a Best Actress Genie. Oh was cast in the drama Dancing at the Blue Iguana ( 2000 ), playing a stripper at an adult dance club opposite Daryl Hannah. The film received middling reviews from critics, though Oh was praised for her performance. The New York Times saying `` Oh make ( s ) the most of ( her ) opportunity to explore the vulnerability below ( her ) characters ' hard - edged surface. '' The same year, she appeared in the drama Waking the Dead. In 2002, Oh appeared in the family comedy Big Fat Liar, followed by a minor role in Steven Soderbergh 's Full Frontal ( 2002 ). Oh received critical acclaim for her six seasons as Rita Wu, the assistant to the president of a major sports agency, on the HBO series Arliss. She received an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Cable Ace award for Best Actress in a Comedy for her work on Arliss. In theatre, Oh has also starred in the world premieres of Jessica Hagedorn 's Dogeaters at the La Jolla Playhouse and Diana Son 's Stop Kiss at Joseph Papp 's Public Theater in New York City. She made several guest appearances on the series Popular ( 1999 ) playing a humanities teacher. She also guest starred in the television series Kung Fu : The Legend Continues, Judging Amy, Six Feet Under and Odd Job Jack. Oh at the Independent Spirit Awards, 2011 In 2003, she was cast in a supporting role opposite Diane Lane in Under the Tuscan Sun, followed by a supporting role in Alexander Payne 's drama Sideways ( 2004 ). She considers Sideways to be one of the two best movies she has made, along with Evelyn Lau. 2005 -- 14 : Grey 's Anatomy In 2005, Oh appeared in several films, including David Slade 's controversial thriller Hard Candy ; and the independent anthology drama 3 Needles ( 2005 ), opposite Chloë Sevigny and Olympia Dukakis, in which she plays a Catholic nun in an AIDS - stricken African village. The same year, Oh was cast as Cristina Yang in the first season of what became the hit ABC medical series Grey 's Anatomy. Oh 's long - running role on the show earned her both a 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series and a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. In July 2009, she received her fifth consecutive Emmy nomination for her work on the series. In August 2013, Oh announced that the program 's tenth season would be her final season. Oh at the presentation of her star on Canada 's Walk of Fame in 2011 In addition to her work on Grey 's Anatomy, Oh continued to appear in films. She costarred in the thriller The Night Listener ( 2006 ), alongside Robin Williams and Toni Collette ; in the superhero comedy Defendor ( 2009 ) ; Ramona and Beezus ( 2010 ) ; and the critically acclaimed drama Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ), opposite Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. In her only audiobook, she played Brigid O'Shaughnessy in a Grammy - nominated dramatization of The Maltese Falcon ( 2008 ), which also featured Michael Madsen and Edward Herrmann. She also has done a few voice roles in animation, including a few guest appearances in American Dragon : Jake Long, the voice of Princess Ting - Ting in Mulan II, and the voice of Doofah in The Land Before Time XIII : The Wisdom of Friends. Oh was host of the 28th Genie Awards on March 3, 2008. In 2009, Oh performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn 's A People 's History of the United States. During the off - season hiatus from filming Grey 's Anatomy in 2010, Sandra Oh took the part of Sarah Chen in the British crime drama Thorne. She took intensive dialect coaching in order to play her British character. On June 28, 2011, it was announced that Oh would receive a star on Canada 's Walk of Fame ; she was inducted on October 1 at Elgin Theatre in Toronto. In 2013, Oh formally announced that she would be leaving Grey 's Anatomy at the end of the tenth season. Oh exited the series with the season 10 finale. 2013 -- present : further film projects In October 2014, Oh announced that she would be teaming up with Canadian director Ann Marie Fleming to collaborate on an animated feature film titled Window Horses. She also appeared in a supporting role in the comedy film Tammy ( 2014 ), playing the wife of Kathy Bates. In 2015, she starred on the Refinery29 comedy web series Shitty Boyfriends. Oh began filming the comedy film, Catfight ( 2016 ), in New York City in December 2015. Personal Life Oh was in a relationship with filmmaker Alexander Payne for five years. They married on January 1, 2003, separated in early 2005, and divorced in late 2006. On July 8, 2013, Sandra Oh received the key to the city of Ottawa, Ontario, from Mayor Jim Watson. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 The Journey Home Short film 1994 Double Happiness Jade Li 1995 Prey Il Bae Short film Cowgirl Sarah Hwang Short film 1997 Bean Bernice Schimmel 1997 Bad Day on the Block 1998 Last Night Sandra 1998 The Red Violin Madame Ming 1998 Permanent Midnight Friend 1999 Guinevere Cindy 2000 Waking the Dead Kim 2000 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Jasmine Bulut 2000 Three Lives of Kate Narrator Short film 2001 The Princess Diaries Vice Principal Gupta 2001 Date Squad Alpha Baby Short film 2001 The Frank Truth Herself Documentary 2002 Big Fat Liar Mrs. Phyllis Caldwell 2002 Full Frontal Fourth Fired Employee 2002 Rick Michelle 2002 Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity Kin Ho Lum 2002 Barrier Device Audrey Short film 2003 Under the Tuscan Sun Patti 2003 Owning Mahowny Craps Player Uncredited Sideways Stephanie Wilby Wonderful Carol French Mulan II Ting Ting Voice role 8 Minutes to Love Joy Short film 2005 Hard Candy Judy Tokuda 2005 Break a Leg Young Turk 2005 Cake Lulu 2005 3 Needles Mary 2005 Sorry, Haters Phyllis MacIntyre 2005 Kind of a Blur Joe 2006 The Night Listener Anna 2006 For Your Consideration Marketing Person 2007 The Land Before Time XIII : The Wisdom of Friends Doofah Voice role 2007 Falling Melanie Short film 2008 Blindness Minister of Health 2009 Defendor Dr. Park 2009 The People Speak Herself Documentary Quantum Quest : A Cassini Space Odyssey Gal 2000 Ramona and Beezus Mrs. Meacham Rabbit Hole Gabby 2015 The Scarecrow Evelyn Short film 2014 Tammy Susanne 2016 Window Horses Rosie Ming Voice role, producer 2017 Catfight Veronica Salt 2017 Meditation Park Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Denim Blues Gwen Television series Degrassi High : School 's Out Waitress Uncredited 1994 The Diary of Evelyn Lau Evelyn Lau Television film 1995 If Not for You Episodes : `` Taking a Shower with My Two True Loves '', `` The Kiss '' 1995 Lonesome Dove : The Outlaw Years Ming Li Episode : `` Badlands '' 1995 Cagney & Lacey : The View Through the Glass Ceiling Officer Angela Lum Television film Kung Fu : The Legend Continues Mai Chi Episode : `` The First Temple '' 1996 -- 2002 Arliss Rita Wu Main role 53 episodes 1999 Happily Ever After : Fairy Tales for Every Child Breadcrumb Voice role Episode : `` The Three Little Pigs '' 2000 Popular Humanities Teacher Episodes : `` Mo ' Menace, Mo ' Problems '', `` Under Siege '' 2001 Further Tales of the City Bambi Kanetaka Television miniseries 2001 Six Feet Under Porn Starlet Episode : `` An Open Book '' 2001 Judging Amy Detective Shelly Tran 3 episodes 2001 -- 02 The Proud Family Marsha Mitsubishi 5 episodes 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013 American Dad ! Katie / Hiko Yoshida Voice role 5 episodes 2005 -- 14 Grey 's Anatomy Dr. Cristina Yang Main cast ( Season 1 -- 10 ) : 220 episodes 2006 Odd Job Jack Vanessa Episodes : `` Jack Ryder Gets Hitched '', `` My Big Miserable African Honeymoon '' 2006 -- 07 American Dragon : Jake Long Sun Park Voice role 6 episodes 2008, 2012 Phineas and Ferb Dr. Doofenshmirtz 's Girlfriend Voice role 3 episodes 2009 Robot Chicken Kate Winslet / Sarah Connor Voice role Episode : `` Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry '' Thorne DS Sarah Chen 2011 Sesame Street Fairy Cookie Person 2011 Michael : Every Day Dr. Judy Song Episode : `` Ridicule '' 2014 Betas Sharron Episode : `` Steppin ' Out '' 2015 Shitty Boyfriends Kathy 6 episodes 2016 Peg + Cat President Voice role Episode : `` The Package Problem / The Train Problem '' 2017 American Crime Abby Tanaka 2018 Killing Eve Detective Eve BBC American series Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Result 1994 Double Happiness Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Won 1998 Last Night Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Won Sideways Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cast Won Sideways Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Cast Won Sideways Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Cast Won Sideways Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won 2005 Grey 's Anatomy Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Won 2005 Grey 's Anatomy Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Won 2005 Grey 's Anatomy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress -- Drama Series Nominated 2005 Grey 's Anatomy Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated 2006 Grey 's Anatomy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress -- Drama Series Nominated 2006 Grey 's Anatomy Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2007 Grey 's Anatomy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress -- Drama Series Nominated 2007 Grey 's Anatomy Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won 2008 Grey 's Anatomy Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2008 Grey 's Anatomy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress -- Drama Series Nominated 2009 Grey 's Anatomy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress -- Drama Series Nominated 2015 Grey 's Anatomy People 's Choice Awards People 's Choice Awards for Favorite TV Character We Miss Most Won References Jump up ^ Posner, Michael ( May 12, 2007 ). `` Sandra Oh 's doing just fine ''. 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External links Canada portal Biography portal Film portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandra Oh. Official website Sandra Oh on IMDb Sandra Oh at People.com Awards for Sandra Oh Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble ( 2001 -- 2009 ) Gosford Park ( 2001 ) : Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby Chicago ( 2002 ) : Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) : Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways ( 2004 ) : Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Crash ( 2005 ) : Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) : Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear Hairspray ( 2007 ) : Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken Milk ( 2008 ) : Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn, Alison Pill Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) : Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke ( 2010 -- present ) The Fighter ( 2010 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg The Help ( 2011 ) : Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) : Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver American Hustle ( 2013 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) : Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Spotlight ( 2015 ) : Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci Moonlight ( 2016 ) : Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Alex R. Hibbert, Naomie Harris, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television award winners for Best Actress Canadian Film Award 1968 -- 1978 Geneviève Bujold ( 1968 ) Jackie Burroughs ( 1969 ) Geneviève Bujold ( 1970 ) Ann Knox ( 1971 ) Micheline Lanctôt ( 1972 ) Geneviève Bujold ( 1973 ) no award ( 1974 ) Margot Kidder ( 1975 ) Marilyn Lightstone ( 1976 ) Monique Mercure ( 1977 ) Helen Shaver ( 1978 ) Genie Award 1980 -- 2011 Kate Lynch ( 1980 ) Marie Tifo ( 1981 ) Margot Kidder ( 1982 ) Rae Dawn Chong ( 1983 ) Martha Henry ( 1984 ) Louise Marleau ( 1985 ) Margaret Langrick ( 1986 ) Martha Henry ( 1987 ) Sheila McCarthy ( 1988 ) Jackie Burroughs ( 1989 ) Rebecca Jenkins ( 1990 ) Pascale Montpetit ( 1991 ) Janet Wright ( 1992 ) Sheila McCarthy ( 1993 ) Sandra Oh ( 1994 ) Helena Bonham Carter ( 1995 ) Martha Henry ( 1996 ) Molly Parker ( 1997 ) Sandra Oh ( 1998 ) Sylvie Moreau ( 1999 ) Marie - Josée Croze ( 2000 ) Élise Guilbault ( 2001 ) Arsinée Khanjian ( 2002 ) Sarah Polley ( 2003 ) Pascale Bussières ( 2004 ) Seema Biswas ( 2005 ) Julie Le Breton ( 2006 ) Julie Christie ( 2007 ) Ellen Burstyn ( 2008 ) Karine Vanasse ( 2009 ) Lubna Azabal ( 2010 ) Vanessa Paradis ( 2011 ) Canadian Screen Award 2012 -- present Rachel Mwanza ( 2012 ) Gabrielle Marion - Rivard ( 2013 ) Anne Dorval ( 2014 ) Brie Larson ( 2015 ) Tatiana Maslany ( 2016 ) Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Gail Fisher ( 1970 ) Sue Ane Langdon ( 1971 ) Ruth Buzzi ( 1972 ) Ellen Corby ( 1973 ) Betty Garrett ( 1974 ) Hermione Baddeley ( 1975 ) Josette Banzet ( 1976 ) Polly Holliday ( 1978 ) Polly Holliday ( 1979 ) Valerie Bertinelli / Diane Ladd ( 1980 ) Valerie Bertinelli ( 1981 ) Shelley Long ( 1982 ) Barbara Stanwyck ( 1983 ) Faye Dunaway ( 1984 ) Sylvia Sidney ( 1985 ) Olivia de Havilland ( 1986 ) Claudette Colbert ( 1987 ) Katherine Helmond ( 1988 ) Amy Madigan ( 1989 ) Piper Laurie ( 1990 ) Amanda Donohoe ( 1991 ) Joan Plowright ( 1992 ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus ( 1993 ) Miranda Richardson ( 1994 ) Shirley Knight ( 1995 ) Kathy Bates ( 1996 ) Angelina Jolie ( 1997 ) Faye Dunaway / Camryn Manheim ( 1998 ) Nancy Marchand ( 1999 ) Vanessa Redgrave ( 2000 ) Rachel Griffiths ( 2001 ) Kim Cattrall ( 2002 ) Mary - Louise Parker ( 2003 ) Anjelica Huston ( 2004 ) Sandra Oh ( 2005 ) Emily Blunt ( 2006 ) Samantha Morton ( 2007 ) Laura Dern ( 2008 ) Chloë Sevigny ( 2009 ) Jane Lynch ( 2010 ) Jessica Lange ( 2011 ) Maggie Smith ( 2012 ) Jacqueline Bisset ( 2013 ) Joanne Froggatt ( 2014 ) Maura Tierney ( 2015 ) Olivia Colman ( 2016 ) Satellite Award for Best Cast -- Motion Picture Sideways Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh 2005 Crash Chris Bridges Sandra Bullock Don Cheadle Matt Dillon Jennifer Esposito William Fichtner Brendan Fraser Terrence Howard Thandie Newton Ryan Phillippe Larenz Tate 2006 The Departed Anthony Anderson Alec Baldwin Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Vera Farmiga Jack Nicholson Martin Sheen Mark Wahlberg Ray Winstone 2007 Before the Devil Knows You 're Dead Albert Finney Rosemary Harris Ethan Hawke Philip Seymour Hoffman Brían F. O'Byrne Amy Ryan Michael Shannon Marisa Tomei 2009 Nine Marion Cotillard Penélope Cruz Daniel Day - Lewis Judi Dench Fergie Kate Hudson Nicole Kidman Sophia Loren 2011 The Help Anna Camp Jessica Chastain Viola Davis Nelsan Ellis Aunjanue Ellis Bryce Dallas Howard Dana Ivey Allison Janney Leslie Jordan Brian Kerwin Chris Lowell Ahna O'Reilly David Oyelowo Sissy Spacek Octavia Spencer Mary Steenburgen Emma Stone Cicely Tyson Mike Vogel 2012 Les Misérables Samantha Barks Sacha Baron Cohen Helena Bonham Carter Russell Crowe Anne Hathaway Hugh Jackman Eddie Redmayne Amanda Seyfried Aaron Tveit 2013 Nebraska Bruce Dern Missy Doty Will Forte Rance Howard Stacy Keach Angela McEwan Bob Odenkirk Devin Ratray Melinda Simonsen June Squibb Roger Stuckwisch Mary Louise Wilson 2014 Into the Woods Christine Baranski Tammy Blanchard Emily Blunt James Corden Lilla Crawford Frances de la Tour Johnny Depp Daniel Huttlestone Anna Kendrick Billy Magnussen MacKenzie Mauzy Chris Pine Lucy Punch Meryl Streep Tracey Ullman 2015 Spotlight Brian d'Arcy James Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Mark Ruffalo Liev Schreiber John Slattery Stanley Tucci 2016 Hidden Figures Mahershala Ali Kevin Costner Kirsten Dunst Taraji P. 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Knight Sandra Oh James Pickens Jr. Ellen Pompeo Sara Ramirez Kate Walsh Isaiah Washington Chandra Wilson 2007 Mad Men Bryan Batt Anne Dudek Michael Gladis Jon Hamm Christina Hendricks January Jones Vincent Kartheiser Robert Morse Elisabeth Moss Kiernan Shipka Maggie Siff John Slattery Rich Sommer Aaron Staton 2009 True Blood Chris Bauer Mehcad Brooks Anna Camp Nelsan Ellis Michelle Forbes Mariana Klaveno Ryan Kwanten Todd Lowe Michael McMillian Stephen Moyer Anna Paquin Jim Parrack Carrie Preston William Sanderson Alexander Skarsgård Sam Trammell Rutina Wesley Deborah Ann Woll 2012 The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln Sarah Wayne Callies Laurie Holden Norman Reedus Steven Yeun Lauren Cohan Chandler Riggs Melissa McBride Scott Wilson Danai Gurira Michael Rooker David Morrissey 2013 Orange Is the New Black Taylor Schilling Laura Prepon Michael J. 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Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby 2002 Chicago Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh 2005 Crash Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate 2006 Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear 2007 No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto 2009 Inglourious Basterds Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke The King 's Speech Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall Complete list ( 1995 -- 2000 ) ( 2001 -- 2010 ) ( 2011 -- 2020 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Kathy Baker ( 1994 ) Gillian Anderson ( 1995 ) Gillian Anderson ( 1996 ) Julianna Margulies ( 1997 ) Julianna Margulies ( 1998 ) Edie Falco ( 1999 ) Allison Janney ( 2000 ) Allison Janney ( 2001 ) Edie Falco ( 2002 ) Frances Conroy ( 2003 ) Jennifer Garner ( 2004 ) Sandra Oh ( 2005 ) Chandra Wilson ( 2006 ) Edie Falco ( 2007 ) Sally Field ( 2008 ) Julianna Margulies ( 2009 ) Julianna Margulies ( 2010 ) Jessica Lange ( 2011 ) Claire Danes ( 2012 ) Maggie Smith ( 2013 ) Viola Davis ( 2014 ) Viola Davis ( 2015 ) Claire Foy ( 2016 ) VIAF : 9767175 LCCN : nr99027111 ISNI : 0000 0000 7840 0494 GND : 1071341995 SUDOC : 126005567 BNF : cb14212274v ( data ) BNE : XX1696176 IATH : w6x67bbj Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandra_Oh&oldid=818183093 '' Categories : 1971 births Living people 20th - century Canadian actresses 21st - century Canadian actresses Actresses from Ottawa Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe ( television ) winners Canadian actresses of Korean descent Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian people of Korean descent Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners National Theatre School of Canada alumni Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Čeština Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Magyar Македонски Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 January 2018, at 02 : 37. 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Answer: Sandra Miju Oh