Canadian-American actress Sandra Oh, a well-known face in the TV industry is widely popular for playing Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy (2005- 14), which won her a Golden Globe Award out of two. Throughout her career ever since turning professional in 1989, the 4-time Screen Guild Actors Awards winner has worked on a number of films & TV series; with a specialization on TV screens.
As Grey's Anatomy wrapped up Season 10, she left the series and currently stars as the main cast Eve Polastri in the TV series Killing Eve (2018- Present). Without any question, such acting prominence has led her to enjoy the perks of millions of dollars- not to forget that she was among the highest-paid TV actors in the mid-2010s.
Get details on Sandra Oh's net worth & notable career achievements.
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According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sandra Oh has an estimated net worth of $25 million as of early 2023. Mostly, her earnings came through her acting career spanning over 3 decades- notably through a hefty payroll while at Grey's Anatomy for 10 seasons which made her one of the then-highest-paid TV actors.
Since landing as the main cast of Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy in 2005 (Season 1), the Canadian-American actress worked in the medical drama until 2014 (Season 10) totaling 220 episodes. Reportedly, in 2007, she earned $1250,000 per episode which rose up to $ 350,000 an episode (roughly $7.5 million per season) by the time Sandra was on her last season.
Her salary was on par with her co-stars Patrick Dempsey ( portrayed by Derek Shepherd) left in Season 11 and Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey), who is still on the show.
Since Season 14, Pompeo negotiated the payroll & earns $575,00-an-episode (a season-high of $14.4 million) along with 2% backend equity of the show's syndication that grabs her additional $6.7 million every year.
After leaving Grey's Anatomy in 2014, Sandra has made active participation in big screens that include Tammy (2014), Catfight (2016), Meditation Park (2017) & Over the Moon (2020, voice-over). There she shared the screen with the likes of Anne Heche, Alicia Silverstone, Cheng Pei-Pei, and Melissa McCarthy.
Since 2018, the 5 feet 5 inches tall actress portrays the main cast Eve Polastri in the dark-comedy spy thriller series Killing Eve starring Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, Darren Boyd & Owen McDonnell. Moreover, she is also the executive producer of the series.
Sandra Oh voiced Virana in the animated fantasy action-adventure film Raya and the Last Dragon (release date is March 5, 2021) and is set to star in the supernatural horror Umma B (2021, post-production) alongside Fivel Stewart and Dermot Mulroney.
Moreover, the IMDB reports that she would portray Debbie Grayson in the TV series Invincible (2021, 8 episodes) while another series The Chair is under pre-production. Oh, will voice in the 2023 film The Tiger's Apprentice (currently filming).
As per Virtual Globetrotting, the Killing Eve actress lives in her Los Angeles, California house. Reportedly, she purchased the 2,456 sq. ft. property with 4 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms in March 2002 for $834,500.
Despite such a hefty sum, she doesn't prefer a flashy lifestyle & tends to remain simple as possible. Sandra drives a Toyota Prius, which comes with a price range of $24,000- $30,000 for the 2020 & 2021 editions.
Her official Instagram account (@iamsandraohinsta) has over 4.4 million followers but is not a frequent user of the platform. While the actress keeps her relationship status low-key, she is reportedly dating Russian artist Lev Rukhin since early 2019.
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Previously, Sandra was married to her then-husband Alexander Payne; they exchanged vows on January 1, 2003, & divorced after 3 years on December 21, 2006. They didn't share any children.
Born on July 20, 1971, in Nepean, Ontario, Canada, Sandra Miju Oh became a US citizen in 2018, & holds dual nationality. She hails from a middle-class family; one of the 3 children of South Korean immigrants: Jeon Young-Nam, a biochemist, and Oh Junsu (John), a businessman.
She grew up with her Ray, and a sister, Grace in the Christian household. Having practiced ballet and acting from an early age, Sandra found out her passion for acting while attending Sir Robert Borden High School and subsequently took drama classes.
In order to study acting at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, Sandra Oh rejected a four-year journalism scholarship to Carleton University. It was against her parents' advice & had promised to return to the University but couldn't keep it as she got busy with show business.
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After graduating from the theater school in 1993, she got acting recognition after starring in Asian-Canadian films Double Happiness (1994) and The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994). From 1996 to 2002, she played the main cast of Rita Wu in Arliss and then landed in acclaimed movies such as The Princess Diaries (2001) & Sideways (2004).
In 2005, she earned the role of Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy and the rest is history.
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