Sara Ramirez

Birthplace: Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Birthday: August 31, 1975

A Tony-Award winning actress and singer originally from Mexico, talented beauty Sara Martinez was on stage playing the Lady of the Lake in the monster Broadway hit, “Spamalot,” when she landed the plum role of her career, as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on the hit medical drama, “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 2004- ).

Born on Aug. 31, 1975 in Mazatlan, Mexico, Ramirez moved to the United States when her parents divorced in 1983. The daughter of an oceanographer father and an actress/singer mother, Ramirez grew up in San Diego, CA, …more

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Actor

Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Callie Torres
2007 NCLR Alma Awards
2006 Alma Awards
Welcome to New York
Linda
Private Practice
Dr. Callie Torres

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Career Milestones

2006 to 0000
Joined the cast of "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) in a recurring role as Dr. Callie Torres; became a series regular in the third season
2005
Earned a Tony award for her role as The Lady of the Lake in “Monty Python's Spamalot”
2002
Cast as part of the female ensemble in the Oscar-winning "Chicago"
2002
Performed Off-Broadway in "The Vagina Monologues" with Tovah Feldshuh and Suzanne Bertish
2001
Appeared in Broadway’s "A Class Act" as Felicia

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Awards

2007
Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2005
Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding featured Actress in a Musical
2005
Tony: Best Featured Actress in a Musical