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Sandra Oh Tried to Convince Shonda Rhimes to Let Her Play Olivia Pope on 'Scandal'

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Grey's Anatomy, approached Scandal and Grey's creator Shonda Rimes to plead for the lead role."I was on Grey's. We were on stage five.

Someone snuck it to me," Sandra admits to Kerry during a conversation for . "I don’t know who it was, but I got my hands on that pilot and I read it, and I was just like, 'How could I play Olivia Pope?'"She was already busy playing the whip-smart Cristina Yang, but that didn't stop her from wanting the role. "I remember going to Shonda, and it’s like, 'How could I do this?

What is this script? Could I do this too?'" Unfortunately for Sandra, Shonda quickly shot down the idea. "She goes, 'No, you've got to play Cristina Yang!"Honestly, we think Shonda made the right decision.

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