Canadian-born actress Sandra Oh has an estimated net worth of $25 million, earning a $350 thousand per episode salary for Grey’s Anatomy. Born Sandra Miju Oh on July 20, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, she grew up in Camwood Crescent in Nepean and began acting and ballet at a young age. She attended Sir Robert Borden High School where she learned to play flute and later graduated from the National Theater School in 1993 after turning down a journalism scholarship to Carleton University.

Right after graduation, Miss Oh started working with a high-profile production of Oleanna by David Mamet in Ontario. She then won the role of the author Evelyn Lau in The Diary of Evelyn Lau. She also played the role of Adrienne Clarkson in a CBC biopic of Clarkson’s life.

Sandra Oh became a household name when she played the lead role in the Canadian film Double Happiness, for which she earned her first Genie Award. She received her second Genie Award with Last Night. Other notable performances include roles in the films Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways. She won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards, as well as received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, for her work on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang.