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Sandra Oh says Grey's Anatomy had 'dedicated Sandra whisperer' to deal with her script demands: 'I would fight'

Sandra Oh gave the 2025 commencement address at Dartmouth College, recalling how her fight for 'what was right' during her 'Grey's Anatomy' tenure caused 'grief' for the writers.

So if you can train yourself not to turn away but to learn how to be with your discomfort and trust that it might be telling you something you don't yet know, it can help you develop an inner strength that will enable you to face the challenges life presents you without losing your values or your sense of self along the way." Oh told graduates that the Shondaland production had a "dedicated Sandra whisperer on staff" who was tasked with coming to the Grey's set to "deal with me." Oh's Cristina Yang rode into the Grey's Anatomy pilot on her motorcycle and stuck around for a decade before leaving Ellen Pompeo's Meredith(and the show) with a reminder that she was the sun in 2014.

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