Sara Ramirez

  Sara Elena Ramirez (Spanish born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American actor and singer. Born in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Ramirez moved to the United States at eight years old, eventually graduating with a fine arts degree from the Juilliard School.Ramirez began acting in Broadway productions, making theirdebut in Paul Simon's The Capeman, and later ventured into film and television roles. Ramirez's breakthrough came with their portrayal of the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Ramirez was offered to pick their own primetime television show in an array of ABC lineups, choosing Grey's Anatomy. They portrayed Dr. Callie Torres, the longest-running LGBT character in US television history, appearing in 11 seasons and 239 episodes. Ramirez's volunteered addition of the character's bisexuality marked one of the earliest series regular queer roles on primetime television. Following their departure from the series, Ramirez came out as bisexual and later non-binary, using they/them pronouns. They later portrayed the bisexual, non-binary roles of Kat Sandoval in Madam Secretary and Che Diaz in And Just Like That..., respectively.Ramirez debuted as a voice actor in the 1999 video game entitled Um Jammer Lammy, and has voiced Queen Miranda in the animated series Sofia the First (2012-2018). Ramirez released their first single "Silent Night" in 2009. Their self-titled EP debuted at no. 37 on the Billboard 200 in 2011.