Cristina Yang
Played by: Sandra OhBio
She's abrasive, afraid of commitment, doesn't "do" emotion and is extremely competitive about getting the "cool" surgeries. She is of Korean descent and is a native of Beverly Hills, Calif. Cristina graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine and maintains a love-hate relationship with her mother.
Despite being his polar opposite in many respects, she began dating Dr. Preston Burke during Season One. She became pregnant, only to have him break off their relationship for professional reasons.
Cristina planned to have an abortion without telling Burke, but changed her mind after talking to a pregnant patient. She later collapsed during a surgery with Dr. Burke, and was quickly diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy, which was surgically terminated.
Despite his emotional and physical trauma, she and Burke got back together soon after. The evolution of Cristina's relationship with Dr. Burke is a focal point of the first three seasons Grey's Anatomy.
Cristina, who is particularly close to Meredith, although she is also friends with George and Izzie, only told Burke she loved him while he was asleep, and didn't give up her apartment for months after moving in with him.
In Season Three, she helped Preston cover up a hand tremor (resulting from his being shot at the end of Season Two) that should have kept the surgeon on the shelf, but which he attempted to simply work in spite of.
While this caused strife between them, they later patched things up, and became engaged. However, Burke left Cristina at the altar after realizing she was only marrying him because he wanted to - not because she wanted to.
Now she's free - damn it - and Cristina picking up the pieces of her life will be one of the most interesting things to watch in Grey's Anatomy's fourth year.
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January 31st, 2012 6:11 PM
I love sandra oh playing as christina.she is realy great.i can think of no one else who cud b fit to play that role
July 23rd, 2011 5:06 PM
NO, NO, NO!!!!!! She can't go back with Jackson!! He is NOTHING compared to OWEN!!!!!! I love me some Owen Hunt!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rank: Extra
February 10th, 2011 11:34 AM
Cristina is awesome- she's my favorite character. She's hilarious and I love her smart comments, plus, she's a beast in the OR. I'm really glad she's back to her old self again, but I really want something to happen between her and Jackson..I just love them together. :)
& Sandra Oh is an amazing actress!
Rank: Recurring Character
January 13th, 2011 10:26 PM
U CAN BE HEARTLESS SOME TIMES BUT THAT IS YOU SO ALL WELL U ARE GOING TO BE CHIEF RESIDENT OR NO ONE AT ALLLLLL. AND I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH ON THE GREY'S ANATOMY VIEDO GAME....
January 9th, 2011 5:00 PM
u just do what u do and u are crazy for cutting callies hgair like that but i like and u and owen r a great couple and just tell callie that she need to get back with arizona.. AND I LOVEEEEE my favorite charater of alll..... oMg i loved u in the first epiosde and i always will love uuuuuuuuuuuu ommmmggggg........
January 7th, 2011 6:01 PM
so happy Christina is BACK!!!!!
January 7th, 2011 4:36 PM
i know christina is very mature and is probably why she's attracted to smart and mature men who happens to be older than her BUT she should give avery a chance! she needs someone who is close to her age who can be funny and cheerful as well as serious who happens to be very good looking and care for her deeply like avery! they're perfect! (opposite attracts) like a battery, magnetism or yin and yang (no pun intended)!!
December 19th, 2010 8:05 PM
for me the lovely George O'Malley is alive. jonh that was not george. the calli recognized by george existe.porque not a sign that the scene where george burke is in the bathroom cutting hair appears both his arms in the mirror and would see that he does not have any signs. much less than an American state. There is much error in the death of george hestoria and only look. jonh me that is not the george. he was alive.
September 14th, 2010 2:24 PM
This is deja again i love u sandra oh my favorite i love u so much and im just 13 years of age and nu r like the best out there...love forever
September 8th, 2010 6:14 AM
I love this gal.She's serious in a funny kinda way.my favourite