Is Sandra Oh Married? All About Her Notoriously Private Love Life

Sandra OhSince 2005, when she starred as Cristina Yang on television, has been a TV favorite. Grey’s Anatomy. Seventeen years later, with two Golden Globe Awards, four SAG Awards, and twelve Emmy Award nominations under her belt, she’s still going strong as British intelligence agent Eve Polastri on the BBC hit Killing Eve. But as ubiquitous as she’s been on television, the 50-year-old actress has always worked hard to keep her personal life out of the spotlight. So who is Sandra Oh dating right now? Here’s a look at her carefully guarded love life.

Sandra Oh Was Once Married To Alexander Payne

Before landing her star-making gig Grey’s Anatomy, Oh appeared in a number of supporting roles in early ‘00s films such asThe Princess Diaries, Big Fat Liar, Under the Tuscan sun. Alexander Payne was her dating director/writer during this time. The couple were married in 2003.

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In his 2004 movie, Oh was played by Payne. Sideways,This film received critical acclaim, earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Payne was nominated with Jim Taylor as writing partner.

Unfortunately, the success of Oh and Payne’s film collaboration did not rub off on their marriage—the couple announced their separation in 2005 and divorced in 2006. Oh has not spoken publicly about the split. the couple’s rep did tell People magazine at the time that they had “mutually decided to separate” and planned to remain friends.

In a 2007 interview with Marie ClaireThe publication was made public shortly after her divorce was finalized. Double HappinessStar said that she made it a point to not read tabloid stories about herself, including the one about the divorce decree that was made public by TMZ.

“I don’t listen to this stuff. I don’t see it,” Oh told the magazine. “I tell my people I don’t want to know about it, because while rationally you might know it’s ridiculous, it can hurt your feelings. It can knock me off from being my authentic self.”

Who Is Sandra Oh Dating Currently?

Oh’s current beau is a Russian photographer named Lev Rukhin. While we don’t know exactly when they started dating, we do know they’ve been together since at least 2016, when they were photographed together attending a White House dinner for Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Sandra Oh and her boyfriend Lev Rukhin at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016
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The couple has tried their best to keep their relationship private over the years. They rarely attend public events together, although they do sometimes get together. spotted smooching in publicOr romantically reuniting after spending time apart. Based on what?, it appears that the couple live together. Rukhin says in the bio on his official website: “I now live with my 15-year-old daughter and a lady friend in Los Angeles.”

We wish them all the very best!