One of the beloved actresses from drama show Grey’s Anatomy, Sara Elena Ramírez is also a singer and a songwriter. Commonly known by the name of Sara Ramirez, she played the role of Dr. Callie Torres on the show from 2006 to 2016.
Sara is also well known for her performance as Lady of the Lake in 2005’s Spamalot which is a Broadway musical and for the portrayal of the character, Sara even won a Tony Award.
Early Life
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Sara Ramirez was born on 31 August of 1975 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa of Mexico. Her mother has an ancestry of Irish-American while her father has Mexican ancestry.
When she was 8, her parents got a divorce. The separation resulted in Sara moving to San Diego, the USA with her mother and finally settling there.
Education
Sara went to San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts where she completed her course.
She later attended Juilliard School of Drama and graduated from there in 1997 with a Bachelors in Fine Arts.
Attending the school, helped Sara to refine her acting skills.
Early Career
She started her career in Boardway plays. In 1998, she portrayed Wahzinak in The Capeman. In the same way, the actress has performed different roles in many theaters.
Career
As an actress
Sara made her acting debut as Rose in 1998’s You’ve Got Mail. Sara also got an opportunity to voice Lammy in video game UmJammer Lammy. Later in 2001, she also got a role as the same character in PaRappa the Rapper 2 which is a video game sequel in Playstation 2.
In 2004, Sara gained a lot of exposure and recognition for the role in Broadway Musical as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot which won her many awards. By that time, Sara had appeared in many films and television series.
In the year 2000, she played the role of Lieutenant Vena in television film Star Patrol. She also made appearances on shows like ‘Third Watch,’ ‘Welcome to New York,’ and ‘Spin City.’
She made a cameo as an unnamed Police officer in Spider-Man.
Ultimately, she was cast in medical drama show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ as Dr. Calliope ‘Callie’ Torres. Her character initially appeared for few episodes. But season 3 onwards, her character was made regular in the series. However, the season 12th was to be her her last in Grey’s Anatomy as Sara decided to leave.
While Sara was still on Grey’s Anatomy, she also played the voice of Queen Miranda in animated show Sofia the First. In addition to that, she played the voice of the same character in ‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor.’
As a singer
In 2009, Ramirez sang in Grey’s Anatomy’s title soundtrack, Silent Night, and for the episode ‘Holidaze.’ The episode aired on 19th November that year. Sara was then involved in other soundtracks for the show notably in ‘Song Beneath the Song.’
Consequently, on 27th March of 2011, Sara made a debut as a solo singer. The extended version of the single song was released on Itunes on the exact day.
Awards and Nominations
In the year 2005, he won a Tony Award for the category ‘Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical’ for her role in musical Spamalot. In the same year, she won an Outer Critics Circle Award for the same role.
Later in 2006, Sara earned a Satellite Awards for category ‘Best Cast – Television Series’ for her role as Dr. Torress in Grey’s Anatomy. She also won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2007 for the same role.
Apart from that, she has been nominated for different awards from the year 2007 to 2016 for the same role.
Personal Information
Sara Ramirez is currently 41-years-old. She is five ft 9 in tall and weighs 174 pounds (79 kg). Her bust size is 36C, and body measurement is 39-30-40 in.
Sexuality
Sara was considered a heterosexual, straight female. But on 8th October of 2016, she shared that she is bisexual.
Relationships and Marriage
Sara has been dating Ryan DeBolt for a long time, and they finally got engaged on 17th June of 2011. They got engaged in France.
On 4th July of 2012, the duo got married in a private ceremony.
Social Reach
Actress Ramirez has a total of 727 thousand followers on her official Twitter page and a million followers on her official Instagram page.
Net worth
The estimated net worth of Ramirez is $5 million. She earned the sum through her career in acting and Broadway.
