Canadian-born actress Sandra Oh earned her an invitation to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral last June when the Kill Eve star was appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.
In June 2022, the Emmy-nominated actress was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, the late Queen’s representative to Canada, which is part of the Commonwealth.
Then, on September 15, Oh was named to the official Canadian delegation by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and was due to take part in a procession of other recipients of national honors, including former Olympian Mark Tewksbury, musician Gregory Charles and Cross of Valor recipient Leslie Arthur Palmer.
Oh, who is a dual Canadian and American citizen with residences in Ottawa, the country’s capital, and Los Angeles, has been recognized for “her artistic career filled with memorable roles on stage, television and film in Canada and abroad”, according to the Governor General. from the Canadian office. The Order of Canada, the national version of the British honors system, recognizes Canadians who make “extraordinary contributions to the nation”.
Oh is best known for her roles in television series like Kill Eve and Grey’s Anatomy, and performances in independent films like Next to and Under the Tuscan sun. She also recently lent her voice to the Disney-Pixar animated film turn red. And the actress found time to return to Canada to, among other credits, lend her voice to the animated feature. window horses and appear in Mina Shum’s Meditation park.
Oh had a decisive role in the independent success of Shum in 1994 Double happiness.
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