Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh: Biography in Details

Who is Sandra Oh?

Sandra Oh is an Award-winning television personality from Canada. She is best known for her work on ABC’s medical drama Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang.

Sandra Oh: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Sandra Oh was born on July 20, 1971, in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Her nationality is Canadian and her ethnicity is Korean.

Her birth name is Sandra Miju Oh. She was born to Korean parents. Her father Oh Junsu is a businessman and her mother Oh Young-Nam is a biochemist.

She grew up in a devout Christian household and has a sister named Grace and a brother named Ray.

In which school did Sandra Oh attend?

Sandra Oh studied at Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario. In childhood, Oh studied ballet which eventually led her to study drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal.

Oh had been provided with a four-year journalism scholarship to Carleton University but she rejected the scholarship and attended National Theatre School.

At the age of 10, she acted as The Wizard of Woe in a musical class, The Canada Goose.

Sandra Oh: Professional Life, Career

After her graduation, Sandra Oh started to pursue her career in acting. She started her journey in 1989 and is still currently active in the field.

Oh debuted in filmography with the short film, The Journey Home and through Denim Blues as Gwen in television series, both in 1989.

She appeared as a lead character in the Canadian film ‘Double Happiness’ as Jade LI on which she won the Genie Award for Best Actress.

In 2005, Sandra Oh got a role in ABC’s medical series Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Yang. She was one of the main casts and appeared from 1 to 10 seasons doing 220 episodes.

While playing her character as Dr. Yang in Grey’s Anatomy she was nominated for various awards and has successfully won Screen Actors Guild Award, People’s Choice Award, and Golden Globe Award.

Sandra Oh has won Screen Actor Guild Award thrice for the role she portrayed in Grey’s Anatomy. She earned $350 thousand per episode from Grey’s Anatomy.

Sandra Oh has spread her wings equally in the world of TV as well as in the film industry equally at ease with both forms of media and actively showing her versatile performance.

She was also a member of a National Champion Canadian Improv Team in the late nineties at the Canadian Improv Games. Oh had also received the key to the city of Ottawa, Ontario by Mayor Jim Watson on July 8, 2013.

How tall is Sandra Oh?

Sandra Oh has a height of 5 feet 6 inches and a body weight is 52kg.

Her body measurements are 32-23-34 inches.

Her bra size is 32A. Besides this, she has black hair and black eyes.

Sandra Oh: Salary, Net Worth

Sandra Oh has a net worth of $25 million as of 2023, but her salary is not revealed yet.

Social Media

Sandra Oh is active on Instagram and Twitter but she is not active on her Facebook account.

She has more than  1.4 million followers on Twitter and 5 million followers on Instagram.

Sandra Oh: Rumors, Controversy

There is an ongoing rumor about Sandra Oh that she will be returning to the medical series Grey’s Anatomy but she told the media that she has no plans to return anytime soon.

Trivia

• Sandra is a Buddhist; she practices meditation.
• In July 2013, Ottawa mayor Jim Watson awarded her with an honorary “Key to the City”.
• She doesn’t have a college degree as she pursue acting skipping academic route.

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