Sandra Oh's Italian TV Commercial For Sky TV - Video

Parli Italiano? Then take a look at Sandra Oh in an Italian commercial for Sky TV shot a few weeks ago:

Sandra Oh To Guest On 'Live! With Kelly & Michael'

Sandra Oh will make a rare talk show appearance on Live! with Kelly & Michael on Thursday, October 10.

Check your local listings for air times.

Interview With Sandra Oh To Air On February 6-8 On YTN [Update]

UPDATE | Feb 4: The interview with Sandra Oh is part of a documentary series called Hollywood Koreans which will be broadcast in three parts on February 6, 7 and 8 at 11.30 AM (Korean time) on YTN. 

Korean peeps, you should be able to watch it online here. 

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In early December, Sandra Oh was interviewed by the South Korean news channel, YTN, in Los Angeles and we posted some behind the scenes pics from that interview. It has now been confirmed that the interview will be broadcast in three parts, which will air on three different nights on February 9th-11th . So Korean peeps, keep an eye out for that.

In the meantime, here are a few more behind the scenes pics courtesy of @cinemAgora.

Huge thanks to Hero15p for the updates.

Death of a Porn Star

Randomness of the week:

It doesn't get more un-Cristina Yang-like than this. Here's a clip of Sandra Oh as a guest star on the great HBO series Six Feet Under in which she played a porn star who's mourning the death of her friend:

America In Primetime: Independent Women - Video

We've told you earlier about the PBS documentary series "America In Primetime" in which Sandra Oh  discusses independent women in television with Cristina Yang being one of them.

Thanks to PBS, you can now check out the documentary in its entirety in the video below. Grey's Anatomy is discussed at the 40 minute mark:

Sandra Oh Talks Independent Women On PBS "America In Primetime"

This Sunday is the premiere for the new PBS documentary series America In Primetime, which explores the biggest television hits of today by focusing on the key character archetypes.

Sandra Oh and Grey's Anatomy boss Shonda Rhimes will be interviewed and featured in Sunday's episode called "Independent Women" and here is the synopsis:

“Independent Woman” reveals how women have transformed from model housewives to complex, and sometimes controversial, characters.

Interviews include Roseanne Barr (“Roseanne”); Candice Bergen (“Murphy Brown”); Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives"), Robert and Michelle King and Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”); James L. Brooks and Mary Tyler Moore (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”); and Shonda Rhimes and Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy”), among others.

UPDATE: Here is the trailer for all four episodes in the series:

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Sandra Oh On "Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays" - Sneak Peek

As you may know, Sandra Oh will be a guest star on the Canadian comedy Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays where she plays a well-being coach called Judy Song. You can watch a trailer for the show with a little sneak peek of Sandra and her character here.

Sandra's episode is titled Ridicule and will air on November 8 on CBC. The (brief) episode description says this:

The new therapist (Sandra Oh) insists on seeing David and Michael together.

What do you think, peeps?

Sandra Oh's Super-Secret Guest Role

We told you earlier that Sandra Oh will guest star on the Canadian comedy series Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays later in the fall.

Matt Watts, who is one of the stars on the show, couldn't reveal anything about Sandra's role yet, but he did say this on the tweety bird:

The show premieres next week on CBC and you can check out the promo here

Sandra Oh To Guest Star On "Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays"

Earlier this month Sandra Oh was spotted in Ottawa on the set of the Canadian television series Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, a comedy directed by her long-time friend and Last Night co-star Don McKellar. Sandra will have a guest role in an episode on the show which will air later this fall.  

UPDATE: Sandra Oh will be in episode 9 and she revealed in CBC's radio talk show Q that she will play a character called Judy Song who is a well-being coach and "a foil to David's character".

The show premieres on Wednesday, September 14th at 9pm on CBC.

The synopsis:

Michael and David have been seeing each other twice a week for 15 years. They‘re making progress. David is a psychiatrist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 

Michael is David's most difficult patient. He has been burdened by a litany of fears and anxieties since his early teens. No one knows Michael better than David. David is, in a sense, Michael's best friend.

In another, more accurate sense, David is the medical professional who leads Michael through a series of carefully constructed therapeutic exercises every week.

Michael believes David is his Saviour. David believes there is a book in Michael.

A Preview Of Sandra Oh's Interview On "People Inside"

Earlier this week we told you about Sandra's upcoming interview this Sunday on Korean tvN. We got the word that the interview will be about 40-45 minutes long and will be available online later on so everyone will be able to watch.

Allkpop has a preview of the interview, so check it out below:

On the upcoming July 17th episode of Baek Ji Yeon’s “People Inside”, an exclusive interview with “Grey’s Anatomy”s heroine, Sandra Oh, will air for the first time in Korean broadcasting history.

The interview took place in Los Angeles, at CGV LA, where the staff later reported that Sandra approached the interview with a very enthusiastic manner without hiding her honest and lively personality.

As well as being the winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006, she has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for 5 years straight since 2005, living up to her reputation as the top East Asian actress in Hollywood.

During the interview, Sandra spoke of her love for Korea as a Korean-Canadian and her hopes to one day star in a Korean movie. She also talked about the inside stories behind “Grey’s Anatomy” and how she was cast into the show.

She stated, “If I am to be cast in a Korean movie, I will be happy to take any role. I will study Korean, and if I don’t have any lines, I can act with just my facial expressions. I’ve always wanted to attend the Busan Film Festival, but I was always caught up with work. I want to attend the festival with a piece I star in”.

She also picked “Thirst” as her favorite Korean film and revealed that she has always been a fan of the actor, Song Kang Ho.

Adding on, she revealed the hardships of working as an Asian actress in Hollywood. “It’s exactly as people imagine. Working as an East Asian actress in Hollywood is hard and frustrating, and I do simply get tired of it from time to time. But you must overcome these hardships and be able to look at the bigger picture”, sharing her sentiments.

She also commented, “I’ve been friends with people like Sung Kang, Yunjin Kim even before they were famous. I like both actors very much and their success makes me really happy”, revealing her friendships with other Korean actors and actresses working in Hollywood.

Did you now that in 2005 Sandra Oh was set to star in a Korean filmcalled "Smells Like Butter"? The production was eventually put on hold never to resume again, but this was the news about it back then from writer/director Grace Lee:

Lee first appeared at the San Diego Asian Film Festival with her short film “Barrier Device,” starring Sandra Oh. Lee and Oh will rejoin in “Smells Like Butter” - a sort of “Sex and the City” in reverse.

In the comedy, Oh plays a desperate single woman who travels across the world to find and arrange her own marriage. Lee was so taken with working with Oh in “Barrier Device” that she wrote “Smells Like Butter” with the actress in mind. 

“I love Sandra,” Lee said. “She's so compelling to watch and just as dynamic, intelligent and complex in person.”

And more info here on Sandra's official site.

PBS Looks At Independent Women In "America In Primetime"

PBS announced today that they'll be broadcasting a four-part series titled America In Primetime, where they'll be "exploring the roots of today's biggest television hits" by focusing on the characters. The four-part series will air 8-9 p.m. Sundays starting October 30.

Sandra Oh and Grey's Anatomy boss Shonda Rhimes will be interviewed and featured in episode three called "Independent Women".

More info in the press release below:

The women of Grey's Anatomy.

Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today’s heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors.

AMERICA IN PRIMETIME presents some of the most compelling shows on television today, as well as those of the past, by focusing on key character archetypes — the man of the house, the independent woman, the misfit and the crusader — that have remained a staple of primetime through the generations, capturing both the continuity of the character and the evolution. Each episode of the series focuses on one of the key archetypes:

Episode 3: “Independent Woman” reveals how women have transformed from model housewives to complex, and sometimes controversial, characters. Interviews include Roseanne Barr (“Roseanne”); Candice Bergen (“Murphy Brown”); Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives"), Robert and Michelle King and Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”); James L. Brooks and Mary Tyler Moore (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”); and Shonda Rhimes and Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy”), among others.

UPDATE: The episode will air on October 30, at 8.00-9.00 PM on PBS.

The Cookie Touch

A few years ago Sandra Oh guest starred on Sesame Street as a the Cookie Fairy, and if you've missed it before you can check out her appearance in the videos below:

Sandra Oh To Guest On Jimmy Kimmel Live

Sandra Oh will be a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 12 (Wednesday) to promote Rabbit Hole which opens wide in the US next week.

It's Sandra's first talk show appearance in a while, so don't forget to watch.

Sandra Oh and Jimmy Kimmel in 2007.

Free tickets for the taping of the show are available here

Sandra Oh To Guest Star on "American Dad"

Sandra Oh will guest star in a Halloween episode of American Dad which airs on FOX on Saturday, November 7th. If you're a fan of the show, the episode description is below:

Stan and Francine have had the scariest haunted house on the block for eight years running, but when one of their neighbors provides some stiff competition, Stan ups the ante with a “killer” set-up. Meanwhile, Steve falls head over heels for his overprotective friend’s younger sister and competes to win her heart in a Halloween showdown.

This episode makes Sandra's third appearance on the show.

Sandra Oh Goes British All The Way

Those of you who've been hoping to see Sandra Oh in something other than Grey's Anatomy, her latest gig in a British production as English copper Sarah Chen is it. Mark Billingham, the author of Scaredy Cat, has the scoop on Sandra's performance and accent in the series:

She's playing it English, and from the rushes I've seen, it's a remarkable performance.

Mark

Very cool.

Meet Detective Sergeant Sarah Chen

As we reported earlier, Sandra Oh has been cast as a detective in a British crime series based on the book Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham which is currently being filmed in London.

According to the author there are a lot of changes from the book, but he is happy with the adaptation. He also provided this important piece of information about Sandra's character for those who are reading the book:

Sandra Oh (best known for Grey's Anatomy) is playing Sarah Chen - a renamed Sarah McEvoy in Scaredy Cat. And very wonderful she is too!

A Danish review describes Sarah as "promiscuous, passionate in bed and a gypsy in her choice of bedfellows"* . The author described the character like this:

McEvoy is a copper who has problems, and its amazing that we often forget the people in professions such as the Police or Medicine are human. I remember when I was researching 'Sleepy Head' - I was surprised to find that there where re-hab clinics just for Doctors, to treat them for Alcohol, Drugs and Stress issues. So many people in these front-line professions have such problems, and McEvoy is no different to many coppers working out on the edge.

- Mark Billingham, Shots

And finally, here is an excerpt from the book where Sarah McEvoy/Sarah Chen makes her first appereance:

“Fucker...”
Thorne glanced to his left. Detective Sergeant Sarah McEvoy stared down the file in front of her. Thorne waited, but for the moment it seemed that she’d said everything that was on her mind. Of all of them, she was the officer who Thorne had known for the shortest time. And he still didn’t know her at all. Tough, no question and more than capable. But there was something about her that made Thorne a little wary. There was something hidden.

- Scaredy Cat, Mark Billingham

Intrigued? You can download the first chapter here.

So who's reading Scaredy Cat this summer? Or maybe you've already read it? Discuss below.

* Translation by Google Translate

A Note From The Author Of 'Scaredy Cat'

Here are some news from author Mark Billingham on Scaredy Cat which Sandra is currently filming in the UK:

Here is the latest news on the TV adaptations, which are now over halfway through shooting...

thorne: sleepyhead has now wrapped and we're into thorne: scaredycat. The regular cast (David Morrissey, Aiden Gillan, Eddie Marsan, Lorraine Ashbourne) has been joined for Scaredy Cat by the wonderful Sandra Oh, who you may know from Grey's Anatomy. All very exciting. I myself have filmed a quite breathtaking cameo as "gormless detective in back of shot" which I fully expect to feature on many awards shortlists to come. There's no definite news on when the films will be shown yet, but I'm guessing October/November...

Sandra Oh To Star In A British Crime Drama

Some of you may be familiar with the British crime novelist Mark Billingham and his Tom Thorne-series. His books are now being adopted into a six-episode series with actor David Morrissey who plays the lead, and Sandra Oh who has been cast as Detective Sergeant Sarah Chen:

Sandra Oh has signed up for a role in a new Sky1 crime drama.

The Grey's Anatomy star will team up with David Morrissey for an adaptation of a Mark Billingham novel.

Oh will play DS Sarah Chen in Thorne: Scaredy Cat, which follows the Metropolitan police as they investigate a number of murders in London.

The drama is part of a six-episode series which begins with Thorne: Sleepyhead. Other cast members include Sherlock Holmes star Eddie Marsan and Queer As Folk's Aidan Gillen.

Sky1's commissioning editor for drama Huw Kennair-Jones said: "We're thrilled to have an actress of Sandra Oh's calibre join David Morrissey, Aidan Gillen, Eddie Marsan and the rest of the amazing cast for the Thorne adaptations as they bring Mark Billingham's iconic characters to life on Sky1 HD.

"Thorne: Scaredy Cat promises to be a gripping, multi-faceted drama that'll complement Thorne: Sleepyhead perfectly, promising to make the Thorne series an unmissable addition to Sky1 HD's ambitious drama lineup."

Thorne: Scaredy Cat is expected to air on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in the autumn.

And here is the book synopsis of Scaredy Cat on which Sandra's episode has been based on:

The killer selected his victim at Euston station, followed her home on the tube, strangled her to death in front of her child. At the same time, killed in the same way, a second body is discovered. DI Thorne soon finds out that the police are up against not one, but two serial killers. One is ruthless and in control, while his partner in crime is submissive, compliant, terrified. Thorne must catch a man who will show him that the ability to inspire terror is the deadliest weapon of all...

Scaredy Cat is the second book in the series.