Sarah Elena Ramirez is an American actress, producer and singer. Winner of the Tony Award for her role in the Broadway musical Spamalot. She is best known for her role in the famous ABC series Grey's Anatomy. Sarah appeared in the second season of the project as orthopedic surgeon Kelly Torres.
The creative biography of the actress has more than a dozen movie roles. She also produced Loserville and The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson.
Sarah began her theatrical career on the Broadway stage with The Capeman in 1998. Despite the fact that the production itself was not successful, the actress received high marks from theater critics. And a year later she appeared in a new role in the play "The Gershwins Fascinating Rhythm". She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award.
early years
The girl was born in Mexico in the summer of 1975. Her father was a native of Mexico and her mother was half Irish. That is why the girl was fluent not only in Spanish, but also in English.
When the girl was ten years old, her parents divorced. She and her mother moved to San Diego.
During her school years, Sarah began to get involved in creativity. She took part in all performances, and soon began to take private lessons in acting in order to continue her studies at the theater academy in the future.
After completing her primary education, Sarah moved to New York, where she entered the Juilliard School. There she began to study acting and drama.
Creative way
Ramirez was passionate about theater and was going to connect her life with the stage. She began her career with musical productions on Broadway in 1998. The very first musical, in which she played a small but very bright role, completely failed. However, critics praised the young actress's acting, calling her "the only bright spot" on the stage.
In the same 1998, Sarah was invited to try her hand at television projects. She has appeared in episodic roles in the series NYPD, How the World Turns, Twisted City, as well as several low-budget films.
Having started working on television, Ramirez does not leave the theater and continues to perform successfully on stage. In her career as an actress, there are many roles in musicals and famous theatrical performances. Real fame came to her in the early 2000s. Sarah has appeared in the musicals Dream Girl and Art Class. Sarah received the Tony Award for her role as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, based on the legend of the Holy Grail and King Arthur.
Becoming the star of the Broadway scene, Sarah begins to receive many invitations to shoot in new television and feature-length projects. She starred in the films: "Spider-Man", "Chicago", "Washington Heights".
In 2005, the actress was invited to the series "Grey's Anatomy". She joined the project in the second season. The role of the doctor Kelly Torres, played by Ramirez, brought her fame not only in the United States, but also far beyond the borders of the country.
The actress has been repeatedly nominated for prestigious awards, including: "Sputnik", Screen Actors Guild, ALMA, Imagen Award.
In addition to working in theater and cinema, the actress is engaged in dubbing cartoon characters.
Having started working on television, Sarah recorded several of her own songs. Some of them were included in the musical accompaniment of the series "Grey's Anatomy". In 2011, Ramirez released a solo album titled "Sara Ramirez" and began touring the country.
Personal life
In 2012, Sarah married Ryan Debolt. A man has nothing to do with creativity, he works as a business analyst. The couple have no children yet.
