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Sandra Oh to exit Grey’s Anatomy

Sandra Oh will depart Grey's Anatomy, having played doctor Cristina Yang since 2005.

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2013-08-14_1124Paging Doctor Yang to the exit door…

Sandra Oh will depart Grey’s Anatomy in its upcoming 10th season, having played doctor Cristina Yang since 2005.

“Creatively, I really feel like I gave it my all, and I feel ready to let her go,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter.

“It’s such an interesting thing to play a character for so long and to actually get the sense that she wants to be let go as well. [Cristina] wants to be let go, and I am ready to let her go. We have to start the process, story-wise, for the Grey‘s writers to think of why she’s going to go.”

Oh says she first began thinking about her future in May 2012 when what she called the “original six” signed new two-year deals to take them through the 10th season.

“I’ve gone through a lot of therapy over this,” she says. “I started thinking about it because I had to prepare myself. I gave myself two years to emotionally let go. At the end of last season, Shonda (Rhimes) took me aside and said, ‘What are your thoughts?’ I said, ‘I’m ready.’

“For the first time, at least for my character, you actually have an endpoint, which in series television you never or very rarely have.”

Series creator/showrunner Shonda Rhimes says. “Over the past 10 seasons, I have been made better by Sandra’s trust, faith and friendship, and I can’t quantify how grateful I am for her collaboration on a character we both love so deeply. This year is going to be bittersweet for us — we’re both going to savor every moment of Cristina Yang, and then we’re going to give her the exit she deserves. And when Sandra walks out of my door, Grey’s Anatomy will once again be forever changed.”

Grey’s Anatomy still ranks as ABC’s No. 1 drama among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic. In total viewers among original scripted dramas, it trails only Castle at the network.

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  1. @ Mr J. I agree she is ambitious, however she was able to pursue other interests in the filming schedule breaks.
    @Carol and Rachel: I always found her character one of the most complex and well written and acted. I’ll miss her too. But as she says her character is ready to go.
    @ others yes it is still going and

  4. With Sandra leaving and Patrick on more than one occasion saying he will also leave at the end of this season, I’d rather they end the show then go on without the two character’s most central to Meredith. And let’s face it, the show is called Grey’s Anatomy so it really is all about Meredith.

  6. I have watched very episode of Grey’s since it started and Sandra’s character will definitely be missed. I wonder if this will be the final season?

  7. surprised she is still there, Sandra always seemed much like her character, very ambitious, I would have expected her to be one of the first to go searching for greener pastures.

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