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| last = "[[Fear (of the Unknown) (Grey's Anatomy)|Fear (of the Unknown)]]" (10.24) <br/> May 15, 2014 <br/> (''as series regular'') <br/> "[[She's Leaving Home (Grey's Anatomy)|She's Leaving Home]]" (11.22) <br/> April 30, 2015 <br/> (''body double'')
| occupation = Chief Medical Officer <br> Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery <br> [[Attending]] [[Cardiothoracic Surgery|Cardiothoracic Surgeon]] <br> Board Director at Grey Sloan (9-10) <br> [[Cardiothoracic surgery|Cardiothoracic Surgical]] [[fellow (medicine)|Fellow]] at Grey Sloan (9-10) <br> [[Cardiothoracic Surgery|Cardiothoracic Surgical]] [[fellow (medicine)|Fellow]] at Mayo Clinic (9) <br> [[Surgery|Surgical]] [[Residency (medicine)|resident]] (4–8) <br> [[Internship (medicine)|Surgical intern]] (1–3)
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| family = Mr Yang (father, deceased) <br />Helen Rubenstein (mother)<br/>Saul Rubenstein (step-father) <br> [[Zola Shepherd]] (goddaughter) <br /> Sofia Robbin Sloan Torres (goddaughter)
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Owen Hunt]]|2010|
| significant_other = [[Preston Burke]] (ex-fiancé) <br/> Colin Marlow (ex-boyfriend) <br/> [[
| religion = [[Jewish]]
| image_upright = https://goo.gl/images/Y73pa6
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'''Cristina Yang''', [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]], [[F.A.C.S.]] is a fictional character from the [[medical drama]] television series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', which has aired for
Oh originally auditioned for the role of [[Miranda Bailey]], although [[Chandra Wilson]] was ultimately cast in the part. Oh
== Storylines and character ==
Cristina Yang is introduced as a graduate from [[Stanford University]] and a fellow [[surgery|surgical]] [[Internship (medicine)|intern]] to [[Meredith Grey]] ([[Ellen Pompeo]]), [[Izzie Stevens]] ([[Katherine Heigl]]), [[Alex Karev]] ([[Justin Chambers]]) and [[George O'Malley]] ([[T.R. Knight]]); the five of them working under [[Miranda Bailey]] ([[Chandra Wilson]]). An [[atheism|atheistic]] competitive intern of Korean-American ancestry, she first desired to become a doctor after a childhood car accident which killed her biological father. Yang also had [[dyslexia]], and was raised in [[Beverly Hills]], [[California]] by her mother and supportive [[Jewish]] stepfather. She has a B.S. in biochemistry from [[Smith College]], an
During her internship, Cristina has an on and off relationship with the chief of [[cardiothoracic surgery]] [[Preston Burke]] ([[Isaiah Washington]]) that leads to an accidental pregnancy. Yang schedules an abortion without telling him about the pregnancy due to Burke's behavior towards their lack of relationship status. However, Yang experiences an [[ectopic pregnancy]] and Burke discovers the pregnancy after Yang collapses from a burst [[fallopian tube]] while in the O.R. Burke and Yang resume their relationship in the aftermath of her miscarriage. Burke gets shot after a "shooting" at the hospital and needs surgery. After Burke is shot in the arm and develops a hand tremor, Yang helps him cover it up by forming a covert partnership wherein she performs most of his surgeries. Yang initially denies involvement during a confrontation, but then confesses everything to [[Richard Webber]] ([[James Pickens Jr.]]), the chief of surgery. Yang's actions jeopardize Burke's chances of becoming chief, which he views as a huge betrayal. After a short breakup, Yang breaks the silence and Burke proposes marriage, which Yang accepts after eight days of hesitation. When the wedding day comes, Yang has a moment of panic before she is about to walk down the aisle but Burke leaves her because he was not sure if she was ready to commit. Burke then disappears and is not seen again until later in the series. Yang then proceeds to go on her honeymoon to [[Hawaii]] with Meredith to recover, returning to discover that Burke has disappeared from her life and transferred to a different hospital.
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==Development==
===Casting &
[[File:Sandra Oh 2016.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Sandra Oh]]'s character was not supposed to be of Asian descent.]]
On the creation of Yang, [[Shonda Rhimes]] said the character contained "a little bit of [her] personality".<ref name=OhAud>{{cite web|last=Oakley|first=Colleen|title=Interview with Shonda Rhimes|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/greys-anatomy|work=[[Marie Claire]]|access-date=May 26, 2012|date=2007-04-09}}</ref> Speaking with talk show host [[Oprah Winfrey]], Rhimes said: "Cristina was second, simply because she's the kind of woman I know really well, and I like her. There's something interesting about a person who is that driven, a little bit emotionally disconnected, but still a caring, sweet, and smart individual you could be friends with."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Oprah-Interviews-Greys-Anatomy-Creator-Shonda-Rhimes/4 |last=Winfrey |first=Oprah |title=Oprah Interviews Grey's Anatomy Creator Shonda Rhimes |work=[[O, The Oprah Magazine]] |date=December 2006 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> [[Sandra Oh]], initially auditioned for the character of Bailey, adding: "Thank God I did not get that part", explaining the show would not be the same without fellow cast member, Wilson.<ref>{{cite video|people=Sandra Oh|year=2007|title=Grey's Anatomy- Sandra Oh Audition|publisher=Paley Center|access-date=May 26, 2012|time=0:05-0:15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ8avIEuD9I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/pJ8avIEuD9I |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Discussing casting Oh as Yang, Rhimes said: "She brought this energy that felt very fresh. From the beginning, I've been shaping Cristina around Sandra a little bit. One of my favorite things to do is take as much of her dialogue out of a scene as possible because she does so much nonverbally. Then I just watch what she manages to do without having a word to say."<ref name=OhAud/>
The character of Yang was not originally supposed to be of Asian descent. Oh said her character was "a pert little blonde and the thing is the woman who runs the show, Shonda Rhimes, is a black woman, which makes a big fucking difference."<ref name="New York Times">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/movies/17devr.html |last=De Vries |first=Hilary |title=All That Korean Rage, Unbottled |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 17, 2004 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> In 2009, when asked why Oh signed on for ''Grey's Anatomy'', Oh said:
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===Characterization===
The [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) characterized Yang as "competitive", "ambitious", and "intelligent", while also noting her weaknesses: "bossy", "aggressive", and "tactless".<ref name="abc char">{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/bio/cristina-yang/94909 |title=Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) Bio |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company]] |work=[[Grey's Anatomy]] |access-date=September 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023175254/http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/bio/cristina-yang/94909 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 }}</ref> Oh said of her character: "I've always tried to play Cristina with a tremendous amount of focus and ambition—which is the reality for a female surgeon. I mean, in real life there aren't many of them. But the ones you encounter are at the very top of their game. You have to have a kind of ascetic personality to survive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/sandra-oh |last=Newman |first=Judith |title=Marie Claire Sandra Oh Interview |work=Marie Claire |date=March 7, 2007 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> [[James Pickens Jr.]] who portrays Dr. Webber said: "That character itself set a bar in terms of how we look at millennial women: independent yet vulnerable, seriously competitive yet caring."<ref>{{cite web|title=Grey's Anatomy: The Cast Says Farewell to Sandra Oh |url=https://www.tvguide.com/special/finale-preview/PhotoGallery/Greys-Anatomy-Cast-1081066/1081073 |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=May 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032531/http://www.tvguide.com/special/finale-preview/PhotoGallery/Greys-Anatomy-Cast-1081066/1081073 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 }}</ref> Rhimes referred to Yang's relationship with Burke by the [[portmanteau]] "Burktina", citing "[[Losing My Religion (Grey's Anatomy)|Losing My Religion]]" as one of her favorite episodes featuring them because it shows their evolution from the beginning of the [[Grey's Anatomy (season 2)|second season]] to its end.<ref name="grey matter">{{cite web|last=Rhimes |first=Shonda |title=From Shonda Rhimes (FINALLY)... |url=http://www.greyswriters.com/2006/05/from_shonda_rhi.html |work=Grey Matter |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company]] |access-date=July 14, 2012 |date=May 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319141934/http://www.greyswriters.com/2006/05/from_shonda_rhi.html |archive-date=March 19, 2013 }}</ref>
[[File:Kevin McKidd1.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Kevin McKidd]]'s character was introduced as a love-interest for Yang in season 5.]]
Rhimes commented, "[We see] her struggle to suppress all of her humanity in pursuit of perfection. And in my mind, what we realize is that she is not cold. She is terrified. Scared that if she lets her emotions out, they will overtake her and she will be hurt. And you can't hate her. Because it's so incredibly human and understandable."<ref name="grey matter"/> Yang's friendship with Meredith has been looked upon as "sisterhood", and Yang has repeatedly referred to the former as "her person". This led to the two being dubbed "the twisted sisters". At the conclusion of [[Grey's Anatomy (season 3)|season
''[[New York (magazine)|New York magazine]]'' wrote of the character: "There's probably no woman on TV right now more single-mindedly dedicated to her career than Cristina. It has long been her defining characteristic. If it occasionally makes her into a caricature, it has also unquestionably established that she would have an abortion in this circumstance."<ref name="NYmag1">{{cite web|last=Paskin|first=Willa|title=A Character on Grey's Anatomy Actually Had an Abortion on Prime-Time Television Last Night|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/someone_actually_had_an_aborti.html|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York magazine]]|access-date=September 10, 2012|date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> Talking about Yang's abortion in the [[Grey's Anatomy (season 8)|eighth season]], Rhimes explained she intended Yang to have an abortion already in the second season but changed it with an ectopic pregnancy at the suggestion of one of her writers because "that was so much more interesting, story-wise". As for the abortion in the eighth season, Rhimes commented: "I really wanted Cristina Yang to stay true to who Cristina Yang is. And I feel like that is a character who has never really wanted to be a mother. The idea that this woman would have a child that she did not want and resented for ruining her career and resented Owen for making her have [it] would have been hideous. [The abortion] made sense for the character."<ref>{{cite web|last=Paskin|first=Willa Paskin|title=Shonda Rhimes on Grey's Anatomy's Recent Abortion Story Line|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/shonda_rhimes_talks_about_grey.html|work=New York magazine|access-date=September 10, 2012|date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
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===Reviews===
[[File:Isaiah Washington.JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Isaiah Washington]]'s character's relationship with Yang was highly acclaimed.]]
The character received positive reviews from critics at the time of its inception and as the series went on, the reviews turned to
Yang's relationship with Burke was highly acclaimed; it was considered "one of the most interesting relationships on
[[Jennifer Armstrong]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' also praised the pairing, especially in "Elevator Love Letter", saying: "As good as they've been at amping up the romance crackling between Cristina and Owen, Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd brought the Emmy consideration tonight from scene 1."<ref name="Forward Motion">{{cite magazine|url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/greys-anatomy-recap-season5-episode18/ |last=Armstrong |first=Jennifer |title=Grey's Anatomy recap: Forward Motion |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 27, 2009 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> She also added: "I loved seeing Cristina at least try to stand by her man."<ref name="Forward Motion" /> Of Yang and Hunt's wedding, Armstrong said: "Glad we made a clean disposal of the Cristina-Owen-Teddy love-triangle, though, when he quipped to Teddy, "I heard there's a guy," and she said she was happy for him."<ref name="Aftermath Test">{{cite magazine|url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/greys-anatomy-recap-season-7-premiere/2/ |last=Armstrong |first=Jennifer |title=Grey's Anatomy season premiere recap: Aftermath Test |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> She also praised Owen's proposal scene, giving it an "A".<ref name="Aftermath Test" /> Later, she praised their marriage, saying: "I am absolutely loving the stronger-than-ever lady-bond between these two this season. Is it because they're both married now? Just growing up? Whatever, it's the opposite of [[Blair Waldorf|Blair]] and [[Serena van der Woodsen|Serena]]'s annoyingly fickle frenemy status on ''[[Gossip Girl]]'', and I can't get enough."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/greys-anatomy-superfreak-season-7-episode-3/ |last=Armstrong |first=Jennifer |title=Grey's Anatomy recap: Sex Ed |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
''[[New York (magazine)|''New York'' Magazine]]'' praised the abortion storyline, saying that the show "was brave enough to do what almost no other series will: show this one particular, totally legal medical procedure on TV" and that the abortion was "the only plausible resolution" for Yang's pregnancy.<ref name="NYmag1"/> Tanner Stransky, also of ''Entertainment Weekly'', said of Yang's actions after Owen's affair: "It alternately seems silly and not silly, when you really think about it."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/greys-anatomy-season-8-episode-19/ |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |title='Grey's Anatomy' recap: 'Support System' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' praised Yang's storylines in the eighth season, saying: "Their stories are effectively tied into that of a patient whose ability to move forward is complicated by a complex response to a hideous past."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/story/2012-04-19/Greys-Anatomy-Shonda-Rhimes/54399416/1 |last=Bianco |first=Robert |title=Since 'Grey's', Shonda Rhimes' work has taken a turn for the worse |work=[[USA Today]] |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> ''[[HitFix]]'' writer Liane Bonin Starr applauded Yang's brief departure from Seattle Grace to Mayo Clinic in
The relationship between Meredith and Cristina has been highly acclaimed and been a highlight of the show. Mark Perigard of the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' considered the friendship to be "the secret-core of ''Grey's''". Aisha Harris of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' called their relation ''The Best Female Friendship on TV'' adding that "With those two characters, showrunner Shonda Rhimes and her team of writers created one of the most nuanced and realistic portrayals of female friendship on television."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/05/14/grey_s_anatomy_season_finale_ends_meredith_and_cristina_s_friendship_the.html|title=The Best Female Friendship on TV Is About to End|journal=Slate|first=Aisha|last=Harris|date=14 May 2014|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> Samantha Highfill of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called Meredith and Cristina the best female friends on TV because "
''[[E!]]'' at the time of [[Sandra Oh]]'s exit wrote, "In ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''{{'}}s 10-year history, the doctor-duo has been through a lot together: weddings, deaths, bomb-threats, drownings, shootings, plane-crashes,
===Awards===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Grey's Anatomy}}
[[File:Sandra Oh 2011.jpg|180px|thumb|Oh received 5
Oh has received numerous awards and nominations for her portrayal of Yang. In 2005, she was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]], which she was nominated for every year until 2009.<ref name="emmys">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/sandra-oh |title=Sandra Oh |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |work=[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] |access-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> Also in 2005, she was nominated for [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] at the [[10th Satellite Awards]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The [[11th Satellite Awards|next year]], the cast won the [[Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2006/ |title=2006 Satellite Awards |publisher=Alt Film Guide |access-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, Oh won
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