Sandra Oh
by Shonda Rhimes, Emmy Nominated Showrunner, Executive Producer, and Screenwriter



One of the greatest gifts of my creative life has been the opportunity to write words to be spoken by Sandra Oh. The reason is simple: Sandra Oh is a virtuoso. She treats dialogue like notes of music — every word must be played, every syllable correctly toned.

She’s always been an extraordinary actor. Her body of work makes that clear. Ten years of playing Dr. Cristina Yang on "Grey’s Anatomy" made her place in the acting landscape undeniable. Her award-winning turn as Killing Eve’s Eve Polastri makes her legendary.




Her comic timing is priceless. Her dramatic well is endless. Her talent is a song to be heard. With her nuanced characters, Sandra Oh has chosen to fearlessly take up space in a universe that has not always made space for her.

Now, the power of her talented presence makes space for others. And that is a gift to every artist of color who follows in her footsteps.

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Grey's Anatomy fan Taylor Swift geeked out over meeting Sandra Oh at the Time 100 gala (https://pagesix.com/2019/04/24/taylor-swift-fangirls-over-meeting-sandra-oh/)

“I know Sandra Oh is in the room, which shakes me to my very core. That’s my whole life there," Swift said (https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-time-100-gala-performance-1203195539/) in a speech at Tuesday's Time 100 gala, where she and the Killing Eve star were among the 100 honorees. Swift's Grey's Anatomy fandom includes naming her cat after Meredith Grey.