Sara Ramirez

At 49 years old, Sara Ramirez has this physical status:

Career

Ramrez was discovered by a casting director while still at Juilliard and was given the role of Wahzinak in Paul Simon's 1998 Broadway comedy The Capeman. Based on the life of the Puerto Rican gangster Salvador Agron, the production received critical feedback, but Ramirez was praised for their "outstanding" results. They made their screen debut in the romantic comedy You've Got Mail in the same year, with a minor but "memorable" role. Ramrez played Rose, a Zabar's cashier who was "very serious about her line's cash-only policy," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. On Sony's PlayStation, Ramirez portrayed the titular character of Lammy in the video game UmJammer Lammy, a spin-off of PaRappa the Rapper. They reprised their part in the latter's PlayStation 2 sequel, but in a smaller capacity.

Ramrez appeared in Mark Lamos' Fascinating Rhythm (1999). They were lauded for their work and were given an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for their role. Variety's Charles Isherwood praised their "beautiful, smoky voice" but was dismissive of their "torchy" version of "The Man I Love," which glossed over "the wry absurdity that infuses Ira's lyrics. Ramirez appeared in Edward Kleban's A Class Act in 2001. Julia Murney (from off-Broadway) was hired by the to play Felecia, the protagonist Ed's boss. They appeared in other films, including Fascinating Rhythm and Dreamgirls, and later appeared in The Valiant Monologues in 2002, starring Tovah Feldshuh and Suzanne Bertish. Ramrez has also appeared in many television shows, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order: Third Watch, and Spin City among others.

Ramrez's breakout role came after being portrayed as the Lady of the Lake in Eric Idle and John Du Prez's musical Spamalot. The musical, based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, opened on Broadway in 2005 and attracted acclaim. Ramrez was praised for his appearance, receiving numerous accolades, including the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement. They were described as "a toothsome devourer of scenery" by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, and another reviewer for The Playgoer who emphasized their stage presence said, their "intensity is entirely genuine and utterly off target." According to an Entertainment Weekly report, they were lauded for their work as a show-stealer.

Ramrez appeared on Broadway and in a recurring role as Dr. Calliope 'Callie' Torres, a love interest for Dr. George O'Malley, in the show's second season. Ramrez revealed that top ABC executives who were greatly impressed by their results in Spamalot were given a part of any ABC show they wanted on a special Grey's Anatomy-themed episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, where they were highly awaited. Since Ramrez was a newbie of the show, they picked Grey's. Ramrez continued that at their first appearance, the producers adored them and planned to bring them to the show, but didn't know who to cast them as. Ramrez also expressed admiration for how the executives spoke, "Pick a show, any show," noting that it is unusual. "I was looking for a woman for George," the series's creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes said, "I was searching for a woman for George, but I had no idea what I was looking for." After Rhimes' visit to Ramrez, Rhimes created the character around them. Ramrez, who was initially granted a recurring role in the show's third season, was given a number of lead roles, alongside fellow cast member Eric Dane, who played Dr. Mark Sloan.

In the song "Silent Night" on the soundtrack of the show's sixth-season episode "Holidaze," Ramrez performed cappella vocals. Ramirez appeared on Grey's Anatomy's musical episode "Song Beneath the Song," which aired on March 31, 2011. Marcus James Dixon of Gold Derby called them the "show stopper" and wrote that they "stole the show in a gut-wrenching effort deserving of an Emmy award."

The character's fame soared as the series progressed, and Ramrez gained widespread acclaim for his portrayal of a complex figure on television. During an 11th season episode, Maggie Fremont, a television critic for Vulture, examined Ramrez and Jessica Capshaw's appearances, calling them "goddesses walking amongst mere mortals." Ramrez was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series at the Alma Awards in 2007 and 2008. Also in 2007, the cast of Grey's Anatomy received the Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Guild Awards. In 2008, they and the cast were nominated for the same award. Ramrez was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.

After playing the role for a decade, Ramrez died at the end of the 12th season in May 2016. "I'm greatly grateful to have spent the last ten years with my family at Grey's Anatomy and ABC, but for the time being, I'm enjoying some welcome time off." "Dr. Callie Torres came out in our lives dancing it out in her underwear almost a decade ago," Rhimes wrote about Ramrez's work on the show, and I could not be happier or more proud of her journey. Sara Ramrez's appearance inspired me and millions of followers each week."

Ramrez, a teen comedian, moved to Loserville, the 2016 teen comedy film. The initiative was launched in collaboration with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention and Stomp Out Bullying.

Ramrez appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons of CBS' political drama Madam Secretary, replacing Bebe Neuwirth, who played Nadine Tolliver from 2017 to 2019. They played Kat Sandoval, Secretary Elizabeth McCord's new policy advisor (Téa Leoni).

Ramrez was seen in 2021 as non-binary podcast host and comedian Che D'az in the Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That. Che's character has received mixed to critical feedback.

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