Grace Park (actress)
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| Born | March 14, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Phil Kim (2004–present) |
Grace Park (born March 14, 1974)[1][2] is an American-born Canadian actress. She gained recognition as Sharon Valerii & Sharon Agathon on Battlestar Galactica, as well as Shannon Ng in the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont. Park currently plays Detective Kona "Kono" Kalakaua in CBS' remake of Hawaii Five-0, which debuted September 20, 2010, on CBS.[3]
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[edit] Early life
Born Jee Un Park[4] in Los Angeles, California,[4] to American-Korean parents, Park moved with her family to Canada when she was 22 months old. She was raised in the Vancouver[5] neighbourhood of Kerrisdale. Grace Park graduated from Magee Secondary School[6] in 1992 and holds a degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia.[4]
[edit] Acting career
Park had a role in the 2007 movie West 32nd, a crime drama set in New York City’s Korean neighborhood.[7]
She appeared as Lt. Sandra Telfair in Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, along with her Battlestar Galactica co-star, Tricia Helfer.[8][9]
In 2008, she had co-starring roles in the A&E series The Cleaner until it was canceled on September 25, 2009 and the CBC series The Border until it was canceled in 2010. In 2009, Park had an uncredited cameo role on the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She appeared as a fan in a crowd at a science fiction convention, objecting to a gritty remake of a Star Trek-like series, comparable to the Battlestar Galactica remake in which she starred. In 2009 she reprised her role from Battlestar Galactica in the television movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.[10] In 2010, she appeared in the Fox series Human Target as Eva Kahn and as Kono Kalakaua in the 2010 CBS revival of Hawaii Five-0.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Asian Dancer | Film |
| The Immortal | Mikikio | TV series–Recurring character | |
| 2001 | Dark Angel: "Designate This" | Female Breeding X5 | TV series–Ending Credits |
| Edgemont | Shannon Ng | TV series–Regular character | |
| Stargate SG-1 Season 5 'Proving Ground' | Lt. Satterfield | TV series–Guest appearance | |
| 2003 | Battlestar Galactica | Number Eight | TV series–Regular character |
| Jake 2.0 | Fran Yoshida | TV series–Recurring character | |
| 2004 | Andromeda | Doctor 26-Carol | TV series–Guest appearance |
| 2007 | West 32nd | Lila Lee | Film |
| Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Sandra Telfair | Video game | |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Akani Cuesta | TV series–Regular character |
| The Border | Liz Carver | TV series–Recurring character | |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: "A Space Oddity" | Convention Attendee (uncredited) |
TV series–Guest appearance |
| Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Number Eight | TV film | |
| 2010 | Human Target | Eva Kahn | TV series–Guest appearance |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Kona "Kono" Kalakaua | TV series |
[edit] Personal life
Park understands some Korean and has been studying Spanish.[11] In 2004, Park lived in Vancouver with her husband, Phil Kim.
[edit] Awards
Park was named at 59 in Maxim Online's 2011 Hot 100 List, 93 in the "Maxim" Online's 2006 "Hot 100 List" and at 81 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
[edit] References
- ^ "Sources:Grace Park at BattlestarWiki". Battlestar Wiki. June 15, 2006. http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Sources:Grace_Park. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "The confusion over Grace Park's real birthday". TV.com. April 22, 2007. http://www.tv.com/grace-park-blog/the-confusion-over-grace-parks-real-birthday/topic/83722-645911/show_blog_entry.html&topic_id=645911. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Grace Park joins 'Hawaii Five-O'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 26, 2010. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ifa3e60e2b52e2281285ad6b1400f536d.
- ^ a b c "Grace Park". Gale Biography in Context. Gale, Cengage Learning. May 1, 2011. (Gale document no. GALE|K1650007575, accessed October 17, 2011).
- ^ Petersen, Scott. "Battlestar Galactica: Grace Park". CraveOnline. http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04648074/battlestar_galactica_grace_park.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Glen Schaefer (November 9, 2008). "Battlestar beauty on The Border". The Province. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=7f433560-163b-4d64-b3e2-11acd995bfbf. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Cover Story / December / 2006 / Archives|publisher=KoreAm Journal[dead link]
- ^ Bantick, Mike (March 27, 2007). "EA delivers Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars on PC". iTWire. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/10830/1092/ylu=X3oDMTA0cDJlYmhvBHNlYwM-. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars". Xbox.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070329105128/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/commandandconquer3xbox360/default.htm. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (April 16, 2009). "'CSI' goes frakkin' 'BSG' on us". Entertainment Weekly. http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/04/csi-battlestar.html. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Hulu – Celebrity Interviews: The Cleaner: Grace Park". http://www.hulu.com/watch/28277/celebrity-interviews-the-cleaner-grace-park?c=87.562. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Grace Park |
- Grace Park at the Internet Movie Database
- Grace Park at TV Guide
- Grace Park's profile on The Korea Society's Film Journal
- Grace Park's biography on filmbug
- Grace Park interview on The Scifi World About season 3 & 4 of Galactica
- Grace Park on Battlestar Wiki
