Sandra Oh Net Worth

Sandra Oh's Quotes

• You just don't care about what people think. But it's hard to do because people tell you what they think all the time. It's sort of nuts. We actors, we're a fragile bunch, and yet we need to be strong because 90% of our lives is rejection. You have to figure out what really is important.
• 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 did not start acting until I was 10. I started dancing when I was four, though. My parents were not the ones who brought me to acting. I brought myself, and when I found it, I could never go back. I was very fortunate because although I loved dance [ballet] with all my heart, I knew I was not good enough to be a professional dancer. I knew I loved performing. Still, nothing beats being on stage for me; I prefer the stage
• 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.

Interesting Facts about Sandra Oh

1. Was a member of a National Champion Canadian Improv Team at The Canadian Improv Games in the late nineties.
2. When asked who her favorite rock-star is, she answered Wayne Coyne (lead singer of The Flaming Lips), the reason being he looks enough like her husband, Alexander Payne, for her to pretend her fantasy about being married to a rock-star is true!
3. Attended Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario.
4. She has played a pregnant woman in three films: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) with Diane Lane, Cake (2005) with Heather Graham and Last Night (1998) with Don McKellar.
5. 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!.
6. In Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) her girlfriend was played by Kate Walsh, who went on to co-star with her in Grey's Anatomy (2005). Coincidentally, Kate also played a doctor in the film.
7. She has the distinction of playing two characters that co-exist in Armistead Maupin's fictional universe. In Further Tales of the City (2001), she played a bitchy newswoman who complicated "DeDe Day"'s mission to protect her twins, Anna and Edgar. In The Night Listener (2006), she portrays an adult "Anna Day".
8. Attended the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec.
9. In Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) her character came from Seattle, Washington, to work in Southern California. In Grey's Anatomy (2005) her character came from Southern California to work in Seattle.
10. She loves Spain and especially the city of Barcelona.
11. Has a sister named Grace and a brother named Ray.
12. Speaks fluent Korean, English, French and Spanish.
13. Has co-starred with Callum Keith Rennie in three films: Double Happiness (1994), Last Night (1998) and Wilby Wonderful (2004).
14. Often eats at Los Feliz restaurant Little Doms. Katherine Heigl, Hannah Telle, Michael Cera, Drew Barrymore, and Giovanni Ribisi also frequent this local hot spot.
15. (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).
16. 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).
17. 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).
18. First Asian lead to win a Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama" in 39 years. Oh won for Killing Eve (2018) in 2019, making her the first Asian actress since Yôko Shimada for Shogun (1980) in 1980 to win the award..
19. First woman of Asian descent to win multiple Golden Globes.
20. First person of Asian descent to host the Golden Globes. She hosted the awards in 2019.