SARA RAMIREZ
Actress Sara Ramirez plays Dr. Calliope (Callie) Torres, a tough orthopedic surgeon, on the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy. Before she was diagnosing patients, Sara attended Juilliard and participated in their Drama Division. She trained as an actress and alto singer before making her way to Broadway to portray The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot. This performance netted Sara 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. Sara acted in several Broadway hits such as The Capeman, A Class Act and The Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm. Furthermore, Sara has had minor roles in hit movies such as You've Got Mail and Spiderman.
This year, Sara was nominated for an American Latino Media Arts Award (ALMA) for her work on Grey's Anatomy. In addition, she was recently named one of the 50 Most Beautiful in People en Espanol and has graced the pages of Latina Magazine, InStyle and O Magazine. This summer Sara will be reunited with "Spamalot's" Grammy Award winners Eric Idle and John DuPrez to record a concept album for Decca Records. Recently, Sara also teamed up with Dove's Real Beauty Campaign to kick-off the Dove Cream Oil Body Wash Ad Contest. The contest winner was announced by Sara in spots that ran during the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
See behind-the-scenes footage of her ad shoot.