Grace Park

Birth Name:

Grace Park

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actress

Avid supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and posed for one of their posters for their Save the Seals campaign
Graduated from the University of British Colombia with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology
Nominated for a Gemini Award in 2010 in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her work in "The Border․"
Received KoreAm's Achievement Award for Entertainment in 2010 and was on the cover of "KoreAm Journal" multiple times
Got a part on the Canadian high-school drama series "Edgemont" right after college as Shannon Ng in 2000
Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "The Outer Limits" in 1997
Before getting into acting, she worked as a model
Quote: "I just come from that school, maybe because I did a lot of cable․ I feel like it's just - stay true to the story, screw all the focus groups and know what you want to create and create it and just have that integrity․"
Best known for her role as Kono Kalakaua in the remake of "Hawaii Five-0" and as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii/Sharon "Athena" Agathon in "Battlestar Galactica․"
Appeared in "Romeo Must Die" as a dancer
Can speak English, Korean and some French and Cantonese
In her spare time, she enjoys travel, sports and outdoor activities like hiking
Ranked #60 on "Maxim's Hot 100 of 2010․"
Was the co-host of 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards held at UCLA's Royce Hall

2010Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:Nominated
2011Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Actress: Action:Nominated
2012Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Actress: Action:Nominated
2013Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Actress: Action:Nominated

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