Sandra Oh is one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood.

Here is the untold truth of Sandra Oh.

She later started landing television commercials at age 15.

Sandra Oh

Oh left Gunnarsson shocked that someone so young could pull off such a risky move at an audition.

I’m going to lie down.'"

She went on, “That person took her time and was unapologetic about it.”

Sandra Oh

Oh’s ability to stay true to herself is something she has maintained throughout her career.

Oh said the agent told her to “go back home and get famous.”

She explained the only direction she was given was to “go out and make funny.”

Sandra Oh and her mother

The star revealed that people in their late adult life still come up to her to repeat the line.

It’s a good comedic written scene."

Oh’s private nature was the reason she decided to keep her relationship with the director under wraps.

Sandra Oh

She continued to maintain her privacy throughouttheir divorce.

She found her connection with Cristina Yang and wanted to try out for that role instead.

But in an interview withInStyle, Oh revealed she left before auditioning after getting a call from her manager.

Sandra Oh

“She said, ‘They won’t sign your deal.

Walk out,'” Oh recalled.

Fortunately, the stars aligned and the producers of the show went after her and offered her the role.

Sandra Oh and Alexander Payne

Oh explained, “I left, and then they called me.”

You’ve got to bother her."

Ultimately, the two were able to work out their creative differences.

Sandra Oh

Oh credits the pair being able to come together because Rhimes was “equally as strong.”

But in 2013, Oh announced that she was leaving the long-runningGrey’s Anatomyin order to pursue other projects.

“I’ve gone through a lot of therapy over this,” she shared.

Sandra Oh and Shonda Rhimes

I didn’t understand what was going on."

Vanity Fairsat down with Oh, and she detailed the moment leading up to her landing herKilling Everole.

She expressed how her shock was a product of years of nonwhite actors being constantly overlooked for leading roles.

Sandra Oh

But in the case of Eve Polastri, producers adapted the show with Sandra Oh in mind.

“It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s so easy!

They just called you!'”

Sandra Oh

Oh said in regards to landing the lead.

In a way, yes, that’s true.

But in another way, it took 30 years to get this call."

Sandra Oh

Oh shared, “But what was interesting to me was the exploration of the psyche.

What is Eve’s killer?

How is Eve a killer?

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And I ask myself that, in my own psyche.”

“you might’t just write this character without having the background of who she is.”

Sandra Oh made history at the Golden Globes

Sandra Oh has made history throughout her career.

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh