Sara Ramirez
Sara Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaɾa raˈmiɾes]; born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress. 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.
Sara Ramirez singing "The Story" at The Grove in Los Angeles
Sara Ramirez singing "The Story"
Sara Ramirez on Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 1
Sara Ramirez singing on GMA!
Sara Ramirez - The Story - Good Morning America - Grey's Anatomy
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. Ramírez speaks both Spanish and English fluently.
Personal life
On June 23, 2011, Sara announced via her spokesperson that she and long time partner, Ryan Debolt, got engaged on June 17, 2011, in Paris, France.
[edit]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.[3] 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. Ramirez's voice was also showcased in the musical episode of Grey's Anatomy, Ep. 718 "Song Beneath the Song", which aired 31 March 2011. Her solo music debut was an extended play released on March 27, 2011 through the iTunes Store. It included three original songs, as well as a recording of "The Story", performed on the musical episode of Grey's Anatomy.[4]
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Discography
[edit]Extended plays
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5] US
Indie
[6] CAN
[7]
Sara Ramirez
Released: March 27, 2011
Label: Atrevida
Format: digital download
37 7 38
[edit]Singles
"Silent Night" (2009)[8]
[edit]Other charted songs
List of songs, with selected chart positions
Song Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[5] CAN
[9] IRL
[10]
"The Story" 2011 69 72 34 Sara Ramirez
[edit]Soundtracks
Year Title Chart positions
US US
Indie
2005 Monty Python's Spamalot [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Released: May 3, 2005
Label: Decca Records
Format: Compact disc, digital download
69 -
2011 Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event
Released: March 31, 2011
Label: ABC Studios
Format: digital download
24 5
[edit]Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Film or series Result
2005 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Monty Python's Spamalot Won
Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding featured Actress in a Musical Won
2007 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actress - Television Grey's Anatomy Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
ALMA Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
ALMA Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series Nominated
2011 Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
References from Wikipedia.com