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How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’s’ Sandra Oh Inspired Sarah Drew by Taking a Stance
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Sarah Drew said former costar Sandra Oh inspired her by standing up to head writers over her character arc
The actress, who portrayed April Kepner for nine seasons on the long-running medical drama, said watching Oh go head-to-head with the show’s writers over her character, Christina Yang, was a sight to behold. “So, I would watch her and go, ‘Oh, you can have a beautiful collaborative relationship with the writer team, and you can be involved in the crafting of your character instead of just being a meat puppet, and like, ‘Go stand in your mark and say the things I told you to say.’ And I really took that to heart and they allowed me in to participate in the journey.” Back in 2009, Drew joined the Grey’s cast during the sixth season and stayed with the show until producers unceremoniously decided to let her go, along with Capshaw, in March 2018.
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