Sara Ramirez

Sara Elena Ramirez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaɾa raˈmiɾes]; born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Callie Torres in the medical drama 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

Ramirez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, in the northwestern coast of the Pacific coast of Mexico. Her father was Mexican and her mother was of Mexican and Irish-American descent. When Ramirez was eight years old, her mother took her to Tierrasanta, in San Diego, California, where they settled. After completing the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts in San Diego, California, Ramirez attended and graduated from the Juilliard School (B.F.A. '97, drama) in New York City, where she refined her skills as an actress. Ramirez 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 in 2002 she performed in The Vagina Monologues with Tovah Feldshuh and Suzanne Bertish.

Sara Ramirez (EP)

Sara Ramirez is the debut extended play (EP) by the Mexican-American recording artist and actress of the same name, released on March 27, 2011. Released to the iTunes Store through Atrevida Records, the EP features four songs, including a cover of "The Story" which was written by Phil Hanseroth and originally performed by Brandi Carlile on her 2007 album The Story and two songs co-written with Los Angeles writer-producer Rob Giles of the band The Rescues, who also produced the EP. For the week of April 16, 2011, Sara Ramirez debuted at number thirty-seven on the Billboard 200, number nine on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, and number thirty-eight on the Canadian Albums Chart. "The Story" debuted the same week at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 72 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 34 on the Irish Singles Chart.

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Sara Ramírez (table tennis)

Sara Ramírez is a Spanish table tennis player. She was born in Ripollet.

As in July 2012 her rank is 29th in Europe and 83rd in the world. She competed for Spain in Women's singles and Women's team Table Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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