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Sara Ramírez Biography

Birth Name:Sara Ramirez

Birth Place:Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Along with the rest of the cast of "Grey's Anatomy," she has won Satellite and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble
  • In 2005, she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in "Monty Python's Spamalot․"
  • She has been nominated for a number of different ALMA Awards for her work on "Grey's Anatomy․"
  • She was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award in 2011 at the Image Awards for her role on "Grey's Anatomy․"
  • Received a B․F․A․ in drama from the Julliard School in 1997
  • Quote: "(On being comfortable with her weight while on "Grey's Anatomy") "Nobody from the show said I was too heavy․ Instead, they wanted me to dance in my underwear․""
  • In addition to being a highly trained and skilled dramatic actress, she is also a talented singer who has performed at a number of events

Awards

  • 2006Satellite Award-Best Ensemble, Television: winner
  • 2007ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie: nominated
  • 2007Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2007Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
  • 2007Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress - Television: nominated
  • 2008ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series: nominated
  • 2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series: nominated
  • 2011Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012ALMA Award-Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
  • 2024Queerty-TV Performance: nominated