- Was a member of a National Champion Canadian Improv Team at The
Canadian Improv Games in the late nineties.
- 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!
- Attended Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario.
- She has played a pregnant woman in two films: in Under the Tuscan
Sun (2003) with Diane Lane, and in Cake (2005/I) with Heather Graham.
- At the 2005 SAG awards, Sandra Oh presented the Actor for actress
in a TV comedy - Teri Hatcher won the award. A year later at the 2006
Golden Globes, Hatcher presented the award for best supporting actress
on TV - Oh won that award and later said it was good to see her again!
- In Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), her girlfriend was portrayed by
Kate Walsh, who went on to costar with her in "Grey's Anatomy"
(2005). Coincidentally, Kate also played a doctor in the film.
- She has the distinction of playing two characters that co-exist
in Armistead Maupin's fictional universe. In "Further Tales of
the City" (2001) (mini), she portrayed a bitchy newswoman who
complicated "DeDe Day"'s mission to protect her twins, Anna
and Edgar. In The Night Listener (2006), Oh portrays an adult "Anna
Day".
- Attended the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec.
- In "Dancing at the Blue Iguana", Sandra's character came
from Seattle, Washington to work in Southern California. In "Grey's
Anatomy", her character came from Southern California to work
in Seattle.
- She loves Spain and specially the city of Barcelona.
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