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Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sandra Oh is a Canadian and American actress who began acting as a child and later studied drama in Montreal, graduating in 1993. Born in Nepean, Ontario, she first gained recognition for the Canadian films Double Happiness (1994) and The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994), winning Genie Awards for both. She is best known for playing Rita Wu in Arliss, Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy, and Eve Polastri in Killing Eve. Her film work includes Sideways (2004), The Princess Diaries (2001), Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Hard Candy (2005), Rabbit Hole (2010), Tammy (2014), Catfight (2016), Meditation Park (2017), and Quiz Lady (2023). She voiced roles in Mulan II (2004), Over the Moon (2020), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), and Turning Red (2022). Her awards include a Primetime Emmy, two Golden Globes, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and she led and executive produced the Netflix series The Chair.

55years old

Turns 56 on July 20in 279 days

  • Born Nepean
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Sandra Miju Oh and Oh, Sandra

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
31 years1994 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Sandra Oh won the role of Vancouver author Evelyn Lau in The Diary of Evelyn Lau over more than 1,000 other actors who auditioned for the biographical television film.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    In 2010, during a break from filming Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh played Sarah Chen in the British crime drama Thorne. She had intensive dialect coaching to portray her British character.

  3. A first

    Sandra Oh's only audiobook was a Grammy-nominated dramatization of The Maltese Falcon, released in 2008. In it she played Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and Michael Madsen and Edward Herrmann also appeared.

Sandra Oh movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Turning Red2022 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Ming

    IMDb rating 6.9177K votes

  2. Hard Candy2005 Crime, Drama, Romance, Thrilleras Judy Tokuda

    IMDb rating 7.0175K votes

  3. Sideways2004as Stephanie

    IMDb rating 7.5219K votes

  4. Quiz Lady2023as Jenny Yum

    IMDb rating 6.726K votes

  5. Raya and the Last Dragon2021as Viranavoice

    IMDb rating 7.3190K votes

  6. The Princess Diaries2001as Vice Principal Gupta

    IMDb rating 6.4186K votes

  7. Good Fortune2025as Martha

    IMDb rating 6.456K votes

  8. Under the Tuscan Sun2003as Patti

    IMDb rating 6.866K votes

Most often with

Audrey Wells directed two of these films, Mina Shum two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lucy Liu, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Lucy LiuDon McKellar, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Don McKellarSherry Cola, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sherry ColaJeff Bennett, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jeff BennettPaul Giamatti, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Paul GiamattiToni Collette, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Toni ColletteAudrey WellsDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Audrey WellsMina ShumDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mina Shum

Films together

Box office

What Sandra Oh's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

23 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 23 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Bean1997as Bernice Schimmel$251 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Bean1997as Bernice Schimmel
    $251M22.9% of the total
  2. 2
    The Princess Diaries2001as Vice Principal Gupta
    $165M15.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Raya and the Last Dragon2021as Virana (voice)
    $130M11.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Smurfs2025as Moxie Smurf (voice)
    $124M11.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Sideways2004as Stephanie
    $110M10.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Tammy2014as Susanne
    $100M9.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Under the Tuscan Sun2003as Patti
    $59M5.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Big Fat Liar2002as Mrs. Phyllis Caldwell
    $53M4.8% of the total
Ramona and Beezus (2010), $27.3 millionGood Fortune (2025), $26.1 millionTurning Red (2022), $21.8 millionThe Night Listener (2006), $10.6 millionHard Candy (2005), $7.0 millionRabbit Hole (2010), $5.1 millionUmma (2022), $2.1 millionPermanent Midnight (1998), $1.2 millionThe Tiger's Apprentice (2024), $762,183Double Happiness (1994), $759,393Guinevere (1999), $614,202Last Night (1998), $591,165Waking the Dead (2000), $327,418Cake (2005), $285,406Defendor (2009), $44,462

$105 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1999 to 2022, five of them major.

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Sandra Oh's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2006Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmGrey's AnatomyWon
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Television MovieWon
SAG Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureWon
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesWon
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon
Other honors
2022Officer of the Order of CanadaWon
2019Governor General's Performing Arts AwardWon
2011Canada's Walk of FameHonored
1999Theatre World AwardWon
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best CastWon
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best CastWon
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama ActressWon

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