Cristina Yang
Played by: Sandra OhBio
She's abrasive, afraid of commitment, doesn't "do" emotion and is extremely competitive about getting the "cool" surgeries. She is of Korean descent and is a native of Beverly Hills, Calif. Cristina graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine and maintains a love-hate relationship with her mother.
Despite being his polar opposite in many respects, she began dating Dr. Preston Burke during Season One. She became pregnant, only to have him break off their relationship for professional reasons.
Cristina planned to have an abortion without telling Burke, but changed her mind after talking to a pregnant patient. She later collapsed during a surgery with Dr. Burke, and was quickly diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy, which was surgically terminated.
Despite his emotional and physical trauma, she and Burke got back together soon after. The evolution of Cristina's relationship with Dr. Burke is a focal point of the first three seasons Grey's Anatomy.
Cristina, who is particularly close to Meredith, although she is also friends with George and Izzie, only told Burke she loved him while he was asleep, and didn't give up her apartment for months after moving in with him.
In Season Three, she helped Preston cover up a hand tremor (resulting from his being shot at the end of Season Two) that should have kept the surgeon on the shelf, but which he attempted to simply work in spite of.
While this caused strife between them, they later patched things up, and became engaged. However, Burke left Cristina at the altar after realizing she was only marrying him because he wanted to - not because she wanted to.
Now she's free - damn it - and Cristina picking up the pieces of her life will be one of the most interesting things to watch in Grey's Anatomy's fourth year.
Rating: 9.3 / 10
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Meredith: I don't have daddy issues. He's teaching me.
Karev: You're his bitch.
Meredith: Well, in that case you're Teddy's bitch.
Karev: Maybe that's my problem - I'm nobody's bitch.
Cristina: You're Izzie's bitch.
Karev: YOU'RE a bitch.
September 28th, 2008 2:25 PM
i love christina!!! she is my favorite character! i hope she a the army dude fall in ♥
October 23rd, 2008 12:42 AM
i love Dr yang,she,s strong and focus.anytime i see her, i see strengh,she gives me a reason to fight harder for the things i desire in life.
November 2nd, 2008 4:05 PM
I LOVE CRISTINA YANG TO PIECES! She is my favorite character on the show, her attitude, her beauty, her intelligence. I feel like i can relate to her the most. Awesome job, Sandra Oh.
November 15th, 2008 4:00 AM
I am a huge fan of her!!I thought she was Chinese,like me.What a pity she is not.All my friends love her!Frankly,she is not a traditional kind of beauty in our mind,but she is so amazing and shinning!I will follow GA just for her!
Mckidd is a manly man!Now,I'm watching ROME to know more about him!
I'm looking forward to the relationship between C and Hunt!
November 18th, 2008 2:36 PM
she is just cool has a very unusual way of expressing her true feelings
November 23rd, 2008 5:37 PM
I love cristina to death and its funny how she falls for the awkward surgeons but hunt has looks i say watch out shepherd but sometimes she annoys me how she interferes with meredith and dereks relationship
November 27th, 2008 8:09 AM
I LOVE christina! She's awesome! I like a woman who is unapologetically ambitious! I do NOT think she should be penalized for striving to be the best at her job. I mean, everybody wants to have the "best" doctor. Nobody wants the "nicest but not so great" doctor.
I really hope grey's anatomy will start to make better storylines for christina. it almost feels like she's their "whippingboy".
ps
Sandra oh is an awesome actress. She has talent, unlike SOME people who can only look pretty (i think sandra has an unconventional sort of beauty which I like)
January 6th, 2009 8:56 AM
Yang is definitely the person to watch. extremely gifted, sharp, smart. a fave.
January 6th, 2009 2:31 PM
wwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaawwwwww I LOVE CHRSTINA ..SHE IS ACUALLY AMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIIN
January 11th, 2009 7:30 AM
i took the personality test and im a cristina! i loved her more! she's one independent woman..