Sandra Oh Biography (1971-)

Born July, 1971, in Nepean (some sources cite Ottawa), Ontario, Canada; daughter of John (an entrepreneur) and Young-Nam (a biochemist) Oh; married Alexander Payne (a director, producer, and writer), 2003. Addresses: Agent:Billy Lazarus, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Dominique Appel, Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire, Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: 1971; Nepean, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
The Journey Home (short film), 1989
Jade Li, Double Happiness (also known as Bonheur aigre-doux), National Film Board of Canada, 1994
Il Bae, Prey (also known as Automatic), Canadian Film Centre, 1995
Sara Hwang, Cowgirl, 1996
Bernice Schimmel, Bean (also known as Bean: The Movie and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie), Gramercy, 1997
Bad Day on the Block (also known as Under Pressure), New City Releasing, 1997
Friend, Permanent Midnight, Artisan Entertainment/Live Film &Mediaworks, 1998
Cindy, Guinevere, Miramax, 1999
Madame Ming (some sources cite Mrs. Jones), Le violon rouge (alsoknown as The Red Violin and Il violino rosso), Lions Gate Films, 1999
Sandra, Last Night, Lions Gate Films, 1999
The Five Senses, 1999
Kim, Waking the Dead, USA Films, 2000
Narrator, Three Lives of Kate, Hypnotic.com, 2000
Jasmine, Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Lions Gate Films, 2001
Herself, The Frank Truth, Persistence of Vision, 2001
Vice Principal Gupta, The Princess Diaries, Buena Vista, 2001
Audrey, Barrier Device, 2002
Kin, Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity, Massey Films/Shaftesbury Films, 2002
Mrs. Phyllis Caldwell, Big Fat Liar, Universal, 2002
Roberta, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002
Patti, Under the Tuscan Sun, 2003

Michelle, Rick, Big Boss LLC, 2003
Young Turk, Break a Leg, Catchlight Films, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Gwen, Denim Blues, beginning c. 1989
Rita Wu, Arli$$, HBO, 1996-2002
Miniseries
Bambi Kanetaka, Further Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City), Showtime, 2001
Movies
Adrienne Clarkson, Adrienne Clarkson Presents, CBC, 1993
Officer Angela Lum, Cagney & Lacey: The View through the Glass Ceiling, CBS, 1995
Specials
Evelyn Lau, The Diary of Evelyn Lau (also known as Runaway: TheDiary of Evelyn Lau), CBC, 1993
Alpha Baby, Date Squad, Cinemax, 2002
Episodic
Ming Li, "Badlands," Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, syndicated,1995
If Not for You (two episodes), CBS, 1995
Mai Chi, "The First Temple," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1996
Teacher, "Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems," Popular, The WB, 1999
Teacher, "Under Siege," Popular, The WB, 1999
Voice of Breadcrumb, The Three Little Pigs: From the Series "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child," HBO, 1999
Detective Shelly Tran, "Between the Wanting and the Getting," JudgingAmy, CBS, 2001
Detective Shelly Tran, "8 ½ Narrow," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001
Detective Shelly Tran, "Surprised by Gravity," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001
Porn starlet, "An Open Book," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001
Stage Appearances
Goose, The Canada Goose, Canada, c. 1981
Carol, Oleanna, Grand Theatre, London, Ontario, Canada, 1995
Police officer, Inquest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1996
Rio Gonzaga, Dogeaters, Mandel Weiss Forum, La Jolla Playhouse, LaJolla, CA, 1998
Sara, Stop Kiss, New York Shakespeare Festival, Susan Stein ShivaTheatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1998
The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City,2001
Adela, The House of Bernarda Alba, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 2002
Appeared in other productions, including Skit Row High and TheWitch of Edmonton.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Maclean's, July 31, 1995, pp. 42-44; December 18, 1995, p. 66
Toronto Sun, January 29, 1996; October 23, 1997

Electronic

Canoe (interview site), http://www.canoe.ca, October 19, 1998

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