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Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh's biography

Sandra Oh is 51 years old television actor born at Canada. She was born on Tuesday 20th of July 1971. According to year of birth 1971 she belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 20th of July means she is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.

She is citizen of Canada. Her primary profession is to be television actor. You can know her also as film actor, actor, voice actor. She is recently known as executive producer.

Sandra Oh's family

Sandra Oh's ex spouse

Alexander Payne

Sandra Oh and Alexander Payne have been together since 2003 for 3 years. He is known as screenwriter. Her ex spouse was born on Friday 10th of February 1961 in Omaha.

Sandra Oh's schools

We found 4 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: National Theatre, Sir Robert Borden High School, The Royal Conservatory of Music, National Theatre School of Canada.

Detailed informations about her schools

  • Attended Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario.
  • Attended the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec.

Sandra Oh's career

Her main focus is to be television actor. You could see her also in Grey's Anatomy.

Awards and competitions

Sandra Oh's Awards

  • At the 2005 SAG awards she presented the award for actress in a TV comedy, to Teri Hatcher. At the 2006 Golden Globes, Hatcher presented the award for best supporting actress on TV to Oh. Hatcher later said it was good to see her again!.
  • Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her role as Eve Polastri in Killing Eve (2018), but lost to Claire Foy from The Crown (2016).
  • Won the 2019 Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama category for her role as Eve Polastri in Killing Eve (2018).
  • First person of Asian descent to host the Golden Globes. She hosted the awards in 2019.

What Sandra Oh has done for a first time

  • (July 12, 2018) Made history becoming the first Asian actor ever to receive an Emmy nomination in the best actress category for her role on BBC America's Killing Eve (2018).
  • First woman of Asian descent to win multiple Golden Globes.
  • First person of Asian descent to host the Golden Globes. She hosted the awards in 2019.
  • She became an American citizen in 2018. On the first anniversary of her citizenship, she discussed it while hosting Saturday Night Live and referred to herself as an "Asian-Canadian-American".
  • On the first anniversary of her citizenship, she discussed it while hosting Saturday Night Live and referred to herself as an "Asian-Canadian-American".

Sandra Oh's quotes

  • And on a Canadian set, everybody is equal. You get paid the same. You live together in barracks. You have a communal kitchen. You buy and cook your own food.
  • [on the importance of stage experience for actors in film and television] Essential, essential, essential, essential. You gotta do plays, you gotta do play, you gotta do plays. Theatre will constantly and always feed me.
  • I work very hard, sometimes too much, at my job because I love it so much. It is more than wonderful when all your hard work is noticed and honored by your peers and the industry. Winning the Golden Globe was one of the best moments of my life.

Sandra Oh's body shape

Lets describe how Sandra Oh looks. We will focus on her body shape. Body build is average.

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