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SANDRA OH moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to begin the first of seven seasons as "Rita Wu", Arliss' smart and sassy assistant, for which she won the final Cable Ace award for Best Actress in a Comedy.
In television, along with her regular starring role on Arli$$, Oh has been lauded for her work on HBO's Six Feet Under, Showtime's Further Tales of the City, and her recurring role on Judging Amy. In theatre, Sandra recently starred in the world premieres of Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters at the La Jolla Playhouse and Diana Son's Stop Kiss at Joseph Papp's Public Theatre in New York (Theatre World Award for Best NY Debut). In fall 2001, Sandra performed The Vagina Monologues in New York and, in summer 2002, will appear in Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba at Los Angeles Mark Taper Forum.
Born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, Sandra began to study ballet at the age of four and starred in her first play, The Canada Goose at the age of ten. At 16, Sandra started working professionally in television, theatre, and commercials. After three years at the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada, she was chosen for the coveted title role in the CBC film The Diary of Evelyn Lau based on the true story of the tortured poet who left home at 14 and ended up a drug addict and prostitute on the streets of Vancouver. Her performance brought her a Gemini (Canada's Emmy) nomination for Best Actress and the 1994 Cannes FIPA d'Or for Best Actress.
Sandra won her first Genie (Canada's Oscar) a year later for her leading role in Double Happiness, a bittersweet coming-of-age story, a performance that brought her much acclaim and secured her place as one of Canada's rising young film stars.
Sandra remains busy working in both comedic and dramatic roles in motion pictures, television and theatre. Her film work includes Bean, Guinevere, The Red Violin, Waking the Dead, The Princess Diaries, and Pay or Play. She recently starred in Michael Radford's (Il Postino) improvised Dancing at the Blue Iguana, a bleak and raw view of life in an LA strip club. Her performance in Last Night, a 1999 Canadian film about the end of the world, led to her second Genie Award for Best Actress.
Sandra currently resides in Los Angeles.
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