Grace Park Biography

Fast Facts

• Avid supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and posed for one of their posters for their Save the Seals campaign
• Received KoreAm's Achievement Award for Entertainment in 2010 and was on the cover of "KoreAm Journal" multiple times
• 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․"
• Before getting into acting, she worked as a model
• 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
• 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