Sandra Oh secured leading parts in her native Canada, but found that for a woman of Korean heritage, such roles were harder to come by outside of that nation's insular independent film world, and instead advanced her US career with a series of scene-stealing supporting roles in film and television. Possessing a likable combination of realized self-assurance and a childlike vulnerability, Oh brought added dimension to all of her roles. She began acting at age ten, working on stage, and later was featured in Marc Voizard's 1989 short film "The Journey Home.” Her breakthrough role came in 1993,