20 actors who rejected typecasting and reinvented themselves

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4. Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh avoided being stereotyped as the protagonist’s best friend, and opened the avenue for herself and other Asian actors. As Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra Oh won hearts playing a smart and supportive friend to Meredith Grey on the show. Oh, however, yearned for more and went on to stun audiences and critics with her role of Eve Polastri in Killing Eve, who has a dark side to her.

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20 actors who rejected typecasting and reinvented themselves

4. Sandra Oh

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