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Sara Ramírez
The Heart Truth Fashion Show, 2008
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Websitehttp://www.sararamirez.com/

Sara Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaɾa raˈmiɾeθ]; born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy (2006–present) and as the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Early life

Ramírez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, a beach resort on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Her father was Mexican and her mother was half Mexican and half Irish-American.[citation needed] Ramírez moved with her mother at age eight to Tierrasanta, in San Diego, California. After graduating from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts in San Diego, California, she graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City, where she refined her skills as an actress.[1] Ramírez speaks both Spanish and English fluently.

Career

She debuted on Broadway playing Wahzinak in Paul Simon's The Capeman (1998). In 1999, she appeared in The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm (1999) and received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her role. She has also appeared in A Class Act (2001) and Dreamgirls (2001), and she performed in The Vagina Monologues with Tovah Feldshuh and Suzanne Bertish.

In 1998, she played the voice of Lammy in the video game UmJammer Lammy, a spin-off of PaRappa the Rapper, both on Sony's PlayStation console. She later reprised her role as Lammy in the PlayStation 2 video game sequel PaRappa the Rapper 2, and has a smaller role, unlike the game that preceded it.

In 2004, Ramírez was cast as the Lady of the Lake in the Eric Idle/John Du Prez musical Spamalot, based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The musical opened on Broadway in 2005 to widespread acclaim, and Ramírez in particular was singled out for her performance, winning several awards including the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Following her success on Broadway, Ramírez joined the cast of Grey's Anatomy in a recurring role as Dr. Calliope 'Callie' Torres in the show's second season. For the third season she became a series regular. On a special Grey's Anatomy-themed episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she revealed that top executives from ABC loved her performance in Spamalot so much that they offered her a role in any ABC show she wanted. She picked Grey's, of which she was a fan.[2] Ramírez provided a cappella vocals in the song "Silent Night" for the soundtrack of the show's sixth season episode "Holidaze," airing November 19, 2009. On December 21, 2009, this version of the song was released as a single on iTunes. Her first solo release is an extended play scheduled for a March 27, 2011 release through the iTunes Store. It will reportedly include three original songs, as well as a recording of a song scheduled to be performed on Grey's Anatomy.[3]

Ramirez's voice was showcased in the musical episode of Grey's Anatomy, Ep. 718 "Song Beneath the Song", which aired 31 March 2011.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 You've Got Mail Rose
1999 UmJammer Lammy Lammy voice
2000 Spin City Carol 1 episode
Third Watch Gwen Girard 1 episode
Welcome to New York Linda 1 episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mrs. Barrera 1 episode
2001 PaRappa the Rapper 2 Lammy voice
2002 Spider-Man Police officer at carjacking
Washington Heights Belkis
Baseball Wives Gabriella Martinez
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lisa Perez 1 episode
Chicago Female ensemble
2003 As the World Turns Hannah 1 episode
When Ocean Meets Sky Peggy Fears voice
2004 NYPD Blue Irma Pacheco 1 episode
2006–present Grey's Anatomy Dr. Callie Torres 88 episodes

Stage productions

Year Title Role Theatre
1998 The Capeman Wahzinak Marquis Theatre
1999 The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm Longacre Theatre
The Vagina Monologues Westside Theatre
2001 A Class Act Felicia Ambassador Theatre
Dreamgirls Ford Center for the Performing Arts
2005 Spamalot The Lady of the Lake Shubert Theatre

Discography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film or series Result
2005 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Monty Python's Spamalot Won
2005 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding featured Actress in a Musical Monty Python's Spamalot Won
2007 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actress - Television Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2007 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy Won
2007 ALMA Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2008 ALMA Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2011 Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Alumni News Reflections: Sara Ramírez". The Juilliard School. May 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  2. ^ "Sara Ramirez Chandra Wilson Kate Walsh OP". YouTube. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew (March 25, 2011). "Tony Winner Sara Ramirez's EP Will Be Available on ITunes March 27". Playbill. Philip S Birsh. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/silent-night-r1723562
  5. ^ http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/march/ts25Greys_Anatomy_Star_Launching_Music_Career.shtml
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