
Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Date :
July 20, 1971Birth Place :
Nepean, Ontario, CanadaClaim to fame :
As Rita Wu in TV series "Arli$$" (1996-2002)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2004
Won BSFC Awardcategory Best Ensemble Cast for Sideways (2004)
shared with Thomas Haden Church; Paul Giamatti; Virginia Madsen
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2005
Won BFCA Awardcategory Best Acting Ensemble for Sideways (2004)
shared with Thomas Haden Church; Paul Giamatti; Virginia Madsen
CableACE Awards
1997
Won CableACEcategory Actress in a Comedy Series for Arli$$ (1996) (TV)
Drama Desk Awards
2007
Got nomination for Drama Desk Awardcategory Outstanding Actress in a Play for "Satellites"
Emmy Awards
2009
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2008
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2007
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2006
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2005
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
Gemini Awards
1995
Got nomination for Geminicategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1993) (TV)
Genie Awards
1999
Won Genie Awardcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Last Night (1998)
1994
Won Genie Awardcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Double Happiness (1994)
Golden Globes, USA
2006
Won Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
Grammy Awards
2010
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) for "The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)"
shared with Michael Madsen, Edward Herrmann
Milan International Film Festival
2001
Won Milan Best Actingfor Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
NAACP Image Awards
2012
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2011
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2010
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2001
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Arli$$ (1996) (TV)
People's Choice Awards, USA
2011
Got nomination for People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite TV Drama Actress
2011
Got nomination for People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite TV Doctor for As Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2004
Won PFCS Awardcategory Best Ensemble Acting for Sideways (2004)
shared with Thomas Haden Church; Paul Giamatti; Virginia Madsen
PRISM Awards
2011
Got nomination for PRISM Awardcategory Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
Satellite Awards
2005
Got nomination for Satellite Awardcategory Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2008
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
shared with Ellen Pompeo; Katherine Heigl; Justin Chambers; Isaiah Washington
2007
Won Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
shared with Patrick Dempsey; Katherine Heigl; Ellen Pompeo
2006
Won Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
2006
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Grey's Anatomy (2005) (TV)
shared with Justin Chambers; Patrick Dempsey; Katherine Heigl
2005
Won Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Sideways (2004)
shared with Thomas Haden Church; Paul Giamatti; Virginia Madsen
Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
1994
Won Torino Special Mentioncategory International Feature Film Competition (For the acting performance) for Double Happiness (1994)
Vancouver International Film Festival
1998
Won Vancouver Women in Film Awardfor Last Night (1998)














