Although Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital has seen its fair proportion of shocks and surprises, together with character returns, there’s one fan-favorite doctor that isn’t more likely to grace the ABC medical procedural once more.
Throughout a current Tribeca Movie Competition dwell occasion with The New York Occasions‘ Interview, the Emmy-winning Sandra Oh spoke with co-host Lulu Garcia-Navarro (per Folks) about whether or not or not she would return as Dr. Cristina Yang.
“What I’ve seen, that is 10 years out from leaving the present, is the deep appreciation that I’ve for the individuals who recognize Cristina,” the Killing Eve star mentioned. “It’s that love that has made me go, ‘Oh. The followers actually, actually, actually need it,’ and for the primary time, that’s after I began opening up the thought.”
Nevertheless, the actress continued, “For me, I feel to actually be true to the individuals who take pleasure in your work, it’s a must to be true to your self. So at this level, I don’t suppose so.”
Oh’s tenure on Gray’s spanned the present’s inception via 2014, with the actress garnering 5 Emmy nods and a Golden Globe for her function because the pushed cardiothoracic surgeon and expensive pal of Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo). Since her departure, the character has been referenced onscreen, whether or not via cellphone calls or different correspondence. The Quiz Woman actress has been requested about her stance on returning quite a few occasions all through the years, together with her solutions starting from “by no means say by no means” to, in a while, a convincing “no.”
Having lately concluded its twenty first season, Gray’s Anatomy stays the longest-running primetime medical drama in TV historical past, and it’ll quickly gear up for its twenty second installment, releasing this fall.
As for Oh, she’s going to subsequent be seen in Aziz Ansari’s debut function Good Fortune, starring alongside Seth Rogen, Keanu Reeves, Keke Palmer and Ansari. The high-concept comedy will bow in theaters Oct. 17.
