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"Of course I maintain my identity as Korean acting in the U.S. Look at my face, that's what people see... It has been both a blessing and a challenge." - Award-winning Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh

In the ABC hit series Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh brilliantly portrays Dr. Cristina Yang, a doctor who does her best to save lives while getting over a miscarriage and struggling to balance her tremendous love for Dr. Preston Burke and her lofty career aspirations.

Sandra Oh won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a series in 2006 and the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series in 2007.

It seems as if she is just hitting her stride after also making a strong impression in Sideways, a film directed by her now ex-husband, Alexander Payne.

Sandra Oh may be the first case of a Korean succeeding in Hollywood, where Asians are rarely part of the mainstream. In an exclusive e-mail interview with the Chosun Ilbo, she opens up about her life and work...

Q: You are one of a few Asian actresses who have been recognized for talent and risen to stardom in Hollywood. What do you think of your position or status?

Sandra Oh: I recognize that there are not many of us, so I take my position very seriously. It is a circumstance that I continually find challenging, both personally and professionally, but overall, I am extremely grateful and honored.

Q: Grey's Anatomy is a great show that brought you the 2006 Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. Why do you think your role attracted such considerable attention? Can you explain your feelings when you won the awards?

Sandra Oh: I would hope that my role attracted all that attention because my work was good and deserved it. I work very hard, sometimes too much, at my job because I love it so much. It is more than wonderful when all your hard work is noticed and honored by your peers and the industry. Winning the Golden Globe was one of the best moments of my life.

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We've brought you some of the pictures already, but here's the feature on Sandra Oh from the newest Marie Claire. This article by Allison Glock and photos by James White give us a terrific look at this dynamic actress.

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She's not the button-nose blonde, and she won't be ending up with McDreamy. But she's the one we all love.

"Well, at first I wanted to be Cindy? Because I loved her hair?"

Sandra Oh, channeling a Valley girl, is bouncing on her heels, trying to keep warm between takes; for some reason the Grey's Anatomy studio is the temperature of a meat locker.

To kill time, she and a few of the crew members are indulging in a game of "Marcia, Jan, or Cindy?" â€" because, as we all know, the child you identify with from The Brady Bunch reveals everything about your personality.

"But then as I got older, I wanted to be Jan," Oh continues.

Artistic? Emotional? A little insecure?

She nods, adding: "And the classic middle child."

Oh scampers back to the set for another take.

Grey's Anatomy is an unusually meticulous show, and Oh had worried I'd be bored with the multiple do-overs. On the contrary.

As a fan, I'm pathetically thrilled by everything. I'm thrilled that Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev manages to nail the word "platysmaplasty," like, 20 times in a row; that Katherine Heigl, when the camera is off, emits a belch any frat boy would be proud of.

But mostly I'm thrilled by Sandra Oh in close-up.

She has one of the most expressive faces on television â€" at one moment hard and impassive, the next yearning, wry, tender, all while barely moving a muscle. That face, combined with Grey's Anatomy's stellar writing, has made what could have been a stock medical-soap-opera surgeon into a woman we love and root for, even as we roll our eyes at her emotional cluelessness.

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The always-entertaining People magazine "couples watch" contains three mentions of Grey's Anatomy stars - two of whom are in happy, long-term relationships, and another who may be dating another ABC actor. Also, a fourth Grey's star dishes on her desire to start a family...

Ellen Pompeo and her fiancé, Chris Ivery, were spotted partying along with Ellen's pal and Grey's co-star, Sandra Oh, at L.A. hotspot Hyde.

The lovely Kate Walsh and Brothers & Sisters star Dave Annable (pictured), 27, were reportedly taking in the ocean view together at L.A. restaurant Duke's Malibu.

After ordering margaritas, the star we've come to love as Addison Montgomery and her companion headed to the window to watch the sunset.

Also this weekend, Patrick Dempsey and his wife, Jillian Fink Dempsey, were seen holding hands and looking into each other's eyes at the Japanese eatery Katsuya in Brentwood, Calif. The parents of newborn twin sons and five-year old daughter Talula still have the spark. "They looked so sweet together," a restaurant patron tells People.

Meanwhile, Katherine Heigl, who recently announced her engagement to singer Josh Kelley, says they're even more excited about starting a family than they are about their upcoming nuptials.

"Sometimes I get so carried away planning my future, I forget that I have a wedding plan. I end up daydreaming about Josh and me spoiling a little girl or boy," Heigl told Life & Style Weekly.

To prepare, the star of the forthcoming comedy Knocked Up has been practicing with her friend's children, babysitting in her free time. Josh thinks he's found the perfect woman to have children with.

"She'll make a terrific mother," he said.

Sandra Oh celebrates her appearance on the cover of the new issue of Marie Claire at a party with the help of some of her Grey's Anatomy pals.

Sandra, Ellen Pompeo (who brought along fiancé Chris Ivery) and McSteamy himself, Eric Dane, partied it up in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Congrats to Sandra. We hope to have the Marie Claire interview with the compelling Grey's Anatomy star up for you to read in the very near future!

A fan sent us in a pair of Sandra Oh pictures from an unknown photo shoot. Since this unique, acclaimed actress doesn't get the amount of press that some of her peers do, we thought we'd post them. Here's the woman behind Cristina Yang in all her fabulous glory.

Her character may be working out her relationship, but Sandra Oh is officially single.

The Grey's Anatomy actress' marriage to Sideways writer-director Alexander Payne was terminated on Decesmber. However, the couple's divorce is not finalized, they still have to settle financial issues, according to legal documents obtained by People magazine.

In March 2005, a spokeswoman confirmed that Oh and Payne had "mutually decided to separate." Added the rep: "They have been together for five years and were married in (January) 2003. The couple will remain friends."

Oh filed for divorce the following April in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to her filing, she was seeking spousal support.

In opposing news, Ellen Pompeo recently got engaged to long-time boyfriend, Chris Ivery.

The terrificly talented Sandra Oh was chosen by AskMen.com, the popular online men's journal boasting 5 million monthly readers, as its Actress of the Week. The Canadian actress is profiled on the website looking terrific and being recognized for her craft. Here's what AskMen.com has to say:

WHY WE LIKE HER:
Sandra Oh's obvious talent is matched by her penchant for choosing complicated roles, and it's certainly easy enough to forget that Cristina Yang -- her Grey's Anatomy alter ego -- is merely one of the hundreds of parts she has tackled over the years.

WHY SHE'S FAMOUS:
Although she stepped into the spotlight thanks to her gig on Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh is actually a veteran of the entertainment industry having appeared in over 45 movies and television shows since the late 1980s.

Unlike some of her co-stars on Grey's Anatomy, Sandra has been working within the entertainment industry long enough to ensure that this sudden burst of fame has little chance of going to her head. The actress has, slowly but surely, built an impressive filmography, effectively ensuring that she'll never be thought of as a flash in the pan.

IN HER OWN WORDS:
"In this line of work, you can't expect that if you get something -- some kind of recognition for your work -- that you'll work again. That's the insanity of being an actor; who knows when you're going to work again?"

The planet recently observed World AIDS Day, with people lighting candles around the world, remembering those lost to this ongoing struggle, while raising awareness of the fight humanity must win by uniting as one.

The world of television certainly does its part in terms of promoting the visibility of the cause. One of the more vocal entertainment industry personalities is Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh.

The Canadian actress, known for her work promoting AIDS awareness, stars along with Stockard Channing, Olympia Dukakis, Lucy Liu, and Shawn Ashmore in 3 Needles, which looks at the struggle that three different people in three different countries have had to endure because of AIDS.

You can watch 3 Needles on Showtime at 9 pm tonight. We commend Sandra for her dedication to this monumentally important cause.

Or maybe you have. After all, the photos below, taken from a spread by Isabel Snyder, have appeared in a number of publications. But it's still neat to see the artsy side of Sandra Oh, the woman behind our favorite snarky intern, even if you have before:

Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh, who endears and frustrates on a weekly basis as Dr. Cristina Yang, was featured recently in In Style magazine.

The 35-year-old Canadian actress, who received an Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy nomination this year, and who is of Korean descent, shows off her different fashionable sides in a terrifc photo spread.

Here are some scans (click to enlarge):