Sandra Oh

Born:
July 20, 1971 in Nepean, Ontario, Canada

All About Sandra:
Sandra began acting at the age of ten years old.  Her first break in acting was in the 1993 CBC production of Runaway: The Diary of Evelyn Lau.  Her portrayal of the title character, a 14-year-old runaway who endured hard times while living on the street, earned her Best Actress at Cannes.  Oh has also appeared in Double Happiness for which she won the Genie Award for Best Actress, an HBO series comedy Bean (1997), and Don McKellar's Last Night (1998).  Her most recent roles in the movies were in Big Fat Liar, Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways.  Oh is known for her current role in Grey's Anatomy for which she has won both 2006 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 2008, she received her fourth consecutive Emmy nomination for her work on the series.  Sandra was married to Alexander Payne, the Sideways filmmaker.  They got married on January 1, 2003.  Payne and Oh separated in early 2005 and divorced in late 2006.  Oh is currently dating musician Andrew Featherston.  She also has a brother (Ray) and a sister (Grace). 

Cristina Yang's Character

Position:
Resident

Strengths:
Competitive; ambitious; intelligent; has an excellent memory; always speaks her mind.

Weaknesses:
Bossy; aggressive; questionable bedside manner; tactless; messy.

Likes:
Assisting on unusual, hardcore surgeries.

Dislikes:
Hugs; being told what to do; and losing (at anything!).

Family:
Cristina has a love/hate relationship with her mother who, in Cristina's eyes, is caring but annoying. Her father had passed away right in front of her at the age of nine, which is when she knew she wanted to be a doctor.

Notable Relationships:
Cristina is the first to admit she does not really 'do' relationships - never mind do them well! She has trouble sharing and letting anyone get close, but nonetheless, she started a relationship with Dr. Burke. Soon after, Burke proposed to Cristina, who rather reluctantly accepted. Ultimately, Burke realized Cristina was not ready for marriage and left her at the altar.  After about a year of getting over Burke not really looking for a relationship she kind of fell for the new doctor at SGH, Owen Hunt.

Other:
Cristina thrives in the competitive environment of being a surgeon. Despite her incredible medical skills, Cristina is not much of a people person.

Education:
M.D. Stanford University

Other Skills:
Fluent in Korean & French

Area of Expertise:
Cardiologist Surgeon

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