Montag, 26. März 2007

famous people


Sandra Oh's face has been on our screens a lot recently. Perhaps you saw her in the comedy Sideways, in which she played a single mother working in a Californian winery.

Or maybe you enjoy watching the television series Grey's Anatomy, where Oh has a main role as Dr Cristina Yang.

Sandra Oh is a daugther of Korean immigrants and was born in Ottawa. She began acting at the age of 10. By the age of 15 she was working on television, in the theatre and advertising. Oh has received a number of awards over the years for her acting. In 1993, she was nominated for a Gemini (if you wish to find out more about Canada's Emmy, visit http://www.geminiawards.ca/)
for her performance in the TV movie The Diary of Evelyn Lau. One year later, Oh received a Genie ( if you wish to know more about Canada's Oscar, look at http://www.academy.ca/)
for playing the role of a young Chinese-Canadian in Double Happiness.

Since 1996 she has been living in Los Angeles, so as to boost her career. She said about her move:

" I wish I could stay in Canada, [but] there is just not enough for me to do.... I'm not going to sit there, waiting around, being rejected and frustrated that there are no stories for me to tell."

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