Sandra Oh discusses her experience with depression and anxiety
Killing Eve and Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh has opened up about her experiences with depression and anxiety as a child, following her appearance in a film that deals with emotions.
The star got candid while promoting her newest project, playing the voice of Ming Lee, the mother of 13-year-old Mei in Disney/Pixar's Turning Red.
Mei turns into a giant red panda when her emotions are triggered, and Oh admitted she could see similarities with her character's daughter. "Honestly, I relate to Mei quite deeply because I feel like I've spent my entire life trying to manage my inner panda," she told Entertainment Tonight.
Going further into how her emotions and mental health affected her growing up, she explained: "I think as an adult when I realise, 'Oh, I had a lot of depression, I had a lot of anxiety', I don't think that necessarily I had that type of language. At that point, I would say I was a very emotional kid and obviously I made a career out of it."
That she certainly did, as the star is also in the headlines right now for another huge show.
Killing Eve season 4 kicked off on last Sunday (February 27), and Oh recently visited The One Show, where she spoke about how she'd change her character Eve and teased the events of the final season.
"I really, really wanted to change Eve up, particularly for this finale. There is absolutely that push and pull that they always have," she said.
"But because it is the finale, you'll see them in circumstances that I think you've always hoped to see them in."
She also revealed what it was like to film the series' climatic moment with co-star Jodie Comer: "I think I can say both for Jodie and I... It was very, very emotional – it was not easy, but it was emotional."
Killing Eve season 4 airs BBC America in the US and on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, organisations who can offer support include Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org) or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk).
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