Sara Elena Ramírez is a Mexican American actress, singer, and songwriter. Born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, she graduated with a fine arts degree from the Juilliard School. She began acting in Broadway productions, making her debut with Paul Simon’s The Capeman, and later ventured into film and television roles. Ramirez is a recipient of a Tony Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Satellite Award, among other accolades.

Ramirez’s portrayal of the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot won her acclaim and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She gained wider recognition for her role as Dr. Callie Torres in Grey’s Anatomy. She made her debut as a voice artist with the 1999 video game entitled UmJammer Lammy and has voiced Queen Miranda in the animated series Sofia the First (2012–present).

Ramirez released her first single “Silent Night” in 2009. Her self titled extended play debuted at no. 37 at the Billboard 200 in 2011. Ramirez is also an activist and extensively campaigns for LGBT rights. She was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in 2015.

Sara Ramirez Age

Sara was born on August 31, 1975, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. She is 43 years old as of 2018.

Sara Ramirez Early life

Ramirez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, in the northwestern Pacific coast of Mexico. Her father is Mexican and her mother is of Mexican and Irish-American descent. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old, and Ramirez went to live with her mother.

They eventually settled in Tierrasanta, San Diego, California. Ramirez’s interest in music encouraged her mother to send her to San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, where she discovered her singing talent during an audition. Ramirez started acting in stage productions at her high school.

After having played such roles as the Witch in Into the Woods, Dolly in Hello, Dolly! and Miss Hannigan in Annie, Ramirez was recommended for the Juilliard School, New York City. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (dramatics). At Juilliard, she further worked on her acting skills and trained as an alto singer. Ramirez speaks both Spanish and English fluently.

Sara Ramirez Family

She is born to Her father a Mexican and her mother is of Mexican and Irish-American descent. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old, and she relocated with her mother. They eventually settled in Tierrasanta, San Diego, California.

Sara Ramirez Husband – Sara Ramirez And Husband – Sara Ramirez Married

She is married to Ryan DeBolt. After having known each other long enough they married on July 4, 2012. Even though married they are married till now, She has kept her personal life private and out of the spotlight. She usually doesn’t talk about her private life in the media and public. The pair is believed to be having a strong bond.

Ryan DeBolt, who celebrates his birthday on 25th of September every year and possesses a Mexican-American ethnicity, is undoubtedly a lucky man. Just as his bio reveals, that he is in a marital bond to the woman of his dreams, Sara Ramirez. They have been together for years and still going secure with their relationship.

Ryan, age 38, and Sara knew at their first glance that they were meant for each other back when they met at an after party. The couple had an immediate connection which was there since the beginning of their meeting. They both knew there was something between them at a spiritual level.

Despite Sara grew up believing that she would be one of those who would never tie the wedding knot, all her thoughts changed the moment Ryan entered her life. While the couple was on their vacation to Paris, Ryan did not want to miss a chance and presented his girl with a wedding ring asking her to marry him in June 2011.

Sara could not deny, and soon they were off to planning their wedding. A year later in July 2012, Ryan and Sara exchanged their wedding vows. They tied the knot in a beachfront ceremony on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day.

The business analyst and actress had an intimated ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Talking about the big day Sara opened up with Latina in its December /January issue, in which she divulged who incredible the first kiss felt after being pronounced as husband and wife.

She said, Since then, Sara has a very romantic outlook on life and is happy focusing on the love that she has been surrounded by while having Ryan beside her.

Sara Ramirez Children

There is no information about the pair having children being updated as on now.

Sara Ramirez Education

Having developed an interest in music after her mother’s encouragement while she was attending the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. She decided to pursue a career in acting later on. She was enrolled at Juilliard School, New York City and graduated with a degree in Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Dramatics).

Sara Ramirez Broadway breakthrough and other roles (1998–2005)

While still at Juilliard, Ramirez was discovered by a casting director and was offered the role of Wahzinak in Paul Simon’s 1998 Broadway musical The Capeman. Based on the life of the Puerto Rican gangster Salvador Agron, the production garnered negative reviews, but Ramirez was singled out for her “outstanding” performance.

She made her screen debut in the same year, with a minor yet “memorable” role in the romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the film had Ramirez play Rose, a Zabars cashier who was “very serious about her line’s cash-only policy.”

Ramirez voiced the titular character of Lammy in the video game UmJammer Lammy, a spin-off of PaRappa the Rapper, on Sony’s PlayStation console. She later reprised her role in the latter’s sequel for PlayStation 2 but had a smaller role.

In 1999, Ramirez appeared in Mark Lamos’ The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm (1999). She garnered praise for her performance and received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her role. Charles Isherwood of Variety praised her “beautiful, smoky voice” but was critical of her “torchy” performance of “The Man I Love,” which ignored “the wry irony that infuses Ira’s lyrics”.

Ramirez then appeared in the 2001 Broadway production of Edward Kleban’s A Class Act. She replaced Julia Murney (from the off-Broadway) to play the role of Felecia, the protagonist Ed’s boss.

The same year, she starred in other productions including Fascinating Rhythm and Dreamgirls, and then performed in the 2002 production of The Vagina Monologues with Tovah Feldshuh and Suzanne Bertish. During this time, Ramirez also appeared in guest roles in several television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order: SVU, Third Watch, and Spin City among others.

Ramirez’s breakout role came when she was cast as the Lady of the Lake in Eric Idle and John Du Prez’s musical Spamalot. Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical opened on Broadway in 2005 to widespread acclaim.

Ramirez was singled out for her performance, winning several awards including the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.

Ben Brantley of The New York Times described her as “a toothsome devourer of scenery”, and another reviewer for The Playgoer emphasizing her stage presence remarked, “Her intensity is totally serious and totally ludicrous and totally on key”. An Entertainment Weekly review gave her the highest praise by calling her a show-stealer.

Sara Ramirez Grey’s Anatomy and other projects (2006–2016)

After her success on Broadway, Ramirez joined the cast of Grey’s Anatomy in a recurring role as Dr. Calliope ‘Callie’ Torres, a love interest for Dr. George O’Malley, in the show’s second season. On a special Grey’s Anatomy-themed episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she revealed that top executives from ABC, who were greatly impressed by her performance in Spamalot, offered her a role in an ABC show she wanted.

She picked Grey’s, as she was already a fan of the show. Ramirez further explained that at her initial audition, the producers liked her and intended to add her to the show but did not know who to cast her as. She also said she was in awe of how the executives said, “Pick a show, any show”, explaining that it is rare.

The series creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes explained, “I was looking for a girlfriend for George, but it was in the infancy stages, so I had no idea what I was looking for.” Rhimes built the character around Ramirez after she met her.

Ramirez, who was initially given a recurring status at the time of the character’s inception, received a star billing in the show’s third season, alongside fellow cast member Eric Dane, who portrayed Dr. Mark Sloan.

Ramirez provided a cappella vocals in the song “Silent Night” for the soundtrack of the show’s sixth-season episode “Holidaze,” airing on November 19, 2009. Ramirez served as the main vocalist for the musical episode of Grey’s Anatomy, “Song Beneath the Song”, which on aired March 31, 2011.

Marcus James Dixon of Gold Derby calling her the “show-stopper”, wrote that she “stole the show in a gut-wrenching performance worthy of an Emmy award.” In May 2016, Ramirez left the show at the conclusion of the twelfth season, after having played the character for a decade.

She released a statement saying, “I’m deeply grateful to have spent the last 10 years with my family at Grey’s Anatomy and ABC, but for now I’m taking some welcome time off”.

As the series progressed, the character’s popularity soared and Ramirez garnered widespread recognition and critical acclaim for her portrayal of a complex character on television. Maggie Fremont, a TV critic forVulture, reviewed Ramirez and Jessica Capshaw’s performances during an eleventh season episode, calling them “goddesses walking amongst mere mortals”.

Rhimes wrote of Ramirez’s work on the show, “Dr. Callie Torres came into our lives dancing it out in her underwear almost a decade ago, and I could not be happier or more proud of her journey. Sara Ramirez’s performance inspired me as well as millions of fans each week.”

Ramirez was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series at the Alma Awards in 2007 and 2008. Also in 2007, at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast of Grey’s Anatomy received the Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

She and the cast were nominated for the same award in 2008. In 2011, at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards, Ramirez was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Ramirez turned producer with the 2016 teen comedy film, Loserville. The project was released in partnership with the Pacer Foundation’s Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying.

Most recently, Ramirez joined the cast of Madam Secretary as series regular Kat Sandoval, Secretary McCord’s new policy advisor.

Sara Ramirez Career

She started off her career While still at Juilliard, she was discovered by a casting director and was offered the role of Wahzinak in Paul Simon’s 1998 Broadway musical The Capeman. Based on the life of the Puerto Rican gangster Salvador Agron, the production garnered negative reviews, but Ramirez was singled out for her “outstanding” performance.

She made her screen debut in the same year, with a minor yet “memorable” role in the romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the film had Ramirez play Rose, a Zabars cashier who was “very serious about her line’s cash-only policy.

She was featured in Mark Lamos’ The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm in 1999. She garnered fame for her performance and received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her role.

She as well appeared in the 2001 Broadway production of Edward Kleban’s A Class Act. She took the role of Julia Murney (from the off-Broadway) to play the role of Felecia, the protagonist Ed’s boss.

She went on starred in other productions including Fascinating Rhythm and Dreamgirls and then performed in the 2002 production of The Vagina Monologues with Tovah Feldshuh and Suzanne Bertish. She was featured in guest roles in several television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order: SVU, Third Watch, and Spin City among others.

Her breakout came when she was cast as the Lady of the Lake in Eric Idle and John Du Prez’s musical Spamalot. Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical opened on Broadway in 2005 to widespread acclaim.

She was singled out for her performance, winning several awards including the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.

Sara Ramirez Grey’s Anatomy – Sara Ramirez Greys

She joined the cast of Grey’s Anatomy in a recurring role as Dr. Calliope ‘Callie’ Torres, a love interest for Dr. George O’Malley, in the show’s second season.

On a special Grey’s Anatomy-themed episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she portrays that top executives from ABC, who were greatly impressed by her performance in Spamalot, offered her a role in an ABC show she wanted. She picked Grey’s, as she was already a fan of the show.

She served as the main vocalist for the musical episode of Grey’s Anatomy, “Song Beneath the Song”, which was aired on March 31, 2011. Marcus James Dixon of Gold Derby calling her the “show-stopper”, wrote that she “stole the show in a gut-wrenching performance worthy of an Emmy award.”

She later left the show at the conclusion of the twelfth season, after having played the character for a decade in 2016. She said “I’m deeply grateful to have spent the last 10 years with my family at Grey’s Anatomy and ABC, but for now I’m taking some welcome time off”

She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series at the Alma Awards in 2007 and 2008. As well in 2007, at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast of Grey’s Anatomy received the Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

She was also nominated for the same award in 2008. At the 42nd NAACP Image Awards, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2011.

She turned producer with the 2016 teen comedy film, Loserville. The project she released in partnership with the Pacer Foundation’s Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying. She joined the cast of Madam Secretary as series regular Kat Sandoval, Secretary McCord’s new policy advisor.

Sara Ramirez Singing

In 2009She launched her first single, a rendition of Silent Night. In 2011 her first t self-titled extended play came out, on the iTunes Store under the label of Atrevida Records.

The EP included four songs, including a cover of “The Story”, which was originally recorded by Brandi Carlile in her 2007 album. Two of the three songs were co-written by Ramirez and the album’s writer-producer Rob Giles.

She was ranked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard 200, number nine on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, and number thirty-eight on the Canadian Albums Chart. “The Story” debuted the same week at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 72 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 34 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Soundtracks for Monty Python’s Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2005) and Grey’s Anatomy: The Music Event (2011) were released under the labels of Decca Records and ABC Studios respectively.

Is Sara Ramirez Gay – Sara Ramirez Bisexual

She admitted that she has been coming out to her friends and family since she was 18, after her career shifted from theater to TV, she was not aware if she was ready to come out publicly she was quoted saying, ‘I was afraid of the discrimination I may face not just outside Hollywood but within’ But that changed two years ago after hearing about continuing violence against the LGBTQ community Identifying as queer and bisexual, She said that she feels ‘liberated and relieved’ now that she has come out

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Sara Ramirez Personal life and off-screen work

In June 2011, Ramirez got engaged to her longtime partner, Ryan DeBolt, a business analyst at TIMEC in Paris, France. They were married on July 4, 2012, in a private beachside ceremony in New York. Ramirez came out as bisexual at the October 2016 40 To None summit, organized by True Colors Funds in Los Angeles, California.

She wrote to The Huffington Post in an e-mail that her decision to come out publicly was a “very organic and natural” one. In September 2016, Ramirez donated her hair to “Locks of Love”, an organization that makes wigs for children who suffer from medical conditions that lead to hair loss. She sports a buzz cut, styled as an undercut.

Sara Ramirez Singing career

Ramirez released her first single, a rendition of Silent Night, in 2009. Her debut self titled extended play came out in March 2011, on the iTunes Store under the label of Atrevida Records. The EP included four songs, including a cover of “The Story”, which was originally recorded by Brandi Carlile in her 2007 album.

Two of the three songs were co-written by Ramirez and the album’s writer-producer Rob Giles. Sara Ramirez debuted at number thirty-seven on the Billboard 200, number nine on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, and number thirty-eight on the Canadian Albums Chart.

“The Story” debuted the same week at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 72 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 34 on the Irish Singles Chart. Soundtracks for Monty Python’s Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2005) and Grey’s Anatomy: The Music Event (2011) were released under the labels of Decca Records and ABC Studios respectively.

Sara Ramirez Philanthropy

Ramirez is an activist and extensively campaigns for LGBT rights. She is a member of the True Colors United board of directors and The Task Force, and the San Diego, New York, and San Francisco LGBT Centers. She spoke in support of homeless LGBTQ youth at a True Colors Fund conference.

In addition, Ramirez supports other groups including Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, and Mujerez De Maiz. In 2015, she was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Filmography and awards
Main article: List of roles and awards of Sara Ramirez

Sara Ramirez Accolades

Ramirez won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot. She gained widespread acclaim for her portrayal of Dr. Callie Torres in ABC’s medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.

She garnered nominations for the Best Actress at the NAACP Image Award, the ALMA Award, and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

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Her wedding with her pair which was held in New York was an intimate one with only close family and friends in attendance, a source revealed to People magazine. It was Sara’s first marriage ever, at the age of 37.

Debolt’s marriage to Ramirez became a topic of much discussion after Ramirez came out as bisexual in October 2016. She made the revelation while giving a speech at the True Colors Fund’s 40 to None Summit in Los Angeles. It was the first time the actress had ever spoken out publicly about her sexuality.

In her speech, Ramirez talked about youth experiencing homelessness, pointing out that they included those whose lives touched on many intersections.

She then went on reveal the intersections that exist in her own life to include “Woman, multi-racial woman, a woman of color, queer, bisexual, Mexican-Irish American, immigrant, and raised by families heavily rooted in Catholicism on both my Mexican & Irish sides.”

Sara Ramirez And Ryan Debolt Wedding Pictures

Sara Ramirez Weight – Sara Ramirez Height

She has an average body structure with a decent height of 5 feet 9 inches and a weight of 79 kg. Precisely, her body measurement is 39-30-40 inches, and bra size is 36C. She has black hair and dark brown eyes.

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Sara Ramirez Net Worth

Sara Ramirez net worth: Sara Ramirez is a Mexican/Irish/American singer-songwriter and actress,  Sara Ramirez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, and grew up in San Diego, California. She graduated from both the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts and Juilliard.

She began her professional career in 1998, just after graduating from Juilliard. Her theater and film careers took off at the same time. She appeared as Rose in “You’ve Got Mail”, and co-starred in the Broadway production of “The Capeman”.

Since then, she has gone back and forth between film, television, and theater work continuously, playing guest starring roles on such television shows as, “Spin City”, “Third Watch”, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “As the World Turns”, and “NYPD Blue”.

She has also appeared in the films, “Washington Heights” and “Chicago”, among others. She is most widely recognized for her work as Dr. Callie Torres on “Grey’s Anatomy”, and for originating the role of The Lady of the Lake in “Spamalot” on Broadway. Sara has a net worth of $5 million dollars.

Sara Ramirez Awards

• 2016-Grey’s Anatomy – Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Nominated
• 2012-Grey’s Anatomy – ALMA Award Favorite TV Actress – Supporting Role
• 2011-Grey’s Anatomy – NAACP Image Award- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• 2011-Grey’s Anatomy – ALMA Award- Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series
• 2009-Grey’s Anatomy – ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• 2008-Grey’s Anatomy – Screen Actors Guild Award- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
• 2008-Grey’s Anatomy – ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series
  2007-Grey’s Anatomy – Screen Actors Guild Award- Outstanding Performance by
• an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
• 2007-Grey’s Anatomy – Imagen Awards- Best Supporting Actress – Television
• 2007-Grey’s Anatomy – ALMA Award- Outstanding Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie
• 2006-Grey’s Anatomy- Satellite Awards- Best Cast – Television Series Won
• 2005-Monty Python’s Spamalot-Tony Award- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Won
• 2005-Monty Python’s Spamalot
  Outer Critics Circle Award- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Won
• 2005-Monty Python’s Spamalot- Drama League Award-Distinguished Performance
• 1999-The Gershwins’- Fascinating Rhythm- Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical

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