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Sandra Oh reflected on her decade-long role as Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy during Dartmouth's graduation, emphasizing lessons learned about living with discomfort, trusting others, and embracing change, while also sharing her journey of self-trust and growth as an actress and individual.
Sandra Oh discusses her role in HBO's "The Sympathizer," a series that explores Asian American identity and the Vietnamese diaspora's trauma post-Vietnam War. Oh plays Ms. Sofia Mori, a Japanese American who grapples with her cultural identity while involved with The Captain, a double agent. The show challenges Western depictions of the Vietnam War and highlights Oh's commitment to supporting Asian-led projects and her co-stars.
The new HBO drama series "The Sympathizer" challenges the dominant American narrative of the Vietnam War by centering on the experiences of Vietnamese people, rather than American soldiers. The show, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, follows the story of a conflicted Vietnamese spy and features a mostly Vietnamese cast, with a significant amount of dialogue in Vietnamese. The cast members hope the series will prompt conversations and provide validation for the struggles and trauma experienced by the Vietnamese diaspora.
HBO's "The Sympathizer," directed by Park Chan-wook, follows the story of a young half-French, half-Vietnamese protagonist who is a covert communist spy trained by the CIA during the Vietnam War. The series explores themes of identity, moral conflict, and the struggle to survive within broken systems, with a remarkable performance by Hoa Xuande as the lead character. While the show's ambitious and sprawling nature can be overwhelming, it offers a thought-provoking and eye-opening perspective on the war and its aftermath, premiering on April 14th.
The trailer for the upcoming R-rated comedy film "Quiz Lady" introduces Sandra Oh as Jenny, a character with tattoos, purple-streaked hair, and bad gaydar. Jenny and her uptight sister Anne, played by Awkwafina, reunite when their mom goes missing owing $80,000 in gambling debts. They embark on a road trip to make the cash back on a Will Ferrell-hosted game show, encountering chaos and shenanigans along the way. The film, also starring Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor, Tony Hale, and Jon 'Dumbfoundead' Park, will be available on Hulu on November 3.