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2	->''"I've had to kind of volunteer to play characters that I can relate to because I didn't have any growing up. So the characters I've been playing and am playing now are characters that could've saved me when I was younger and questioning a lot of things. This representation is so important, this visibility is so important."''
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4	Sara Ramirez (or Ramírez) is a Mexican-American actor and singer. Born in [[UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} Mazatlán]] in August 31, 1975, Ramirez moved to UsefulNotes/{{California}} as a child with their Mexican-Irish mom after their parents split. They graduated from the Juilliard school and began working on Broadway in 1998. In 2005, they won a MediaNotes/{{Tony\|AwardWinners}} for their performance as Myth/TheLadyOfTheLake in ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}''[[note]]the song "Diva's Lament" had to have some of its lyrics changed to reflect this, as it was [[IWantSong initially despairing a lack of Tony awards]][[/note]]. They were also in the original Broadway casts of ''A Class Act'' and ''Theatre/TheVaginaMonologues'', and appeared in the 2001 Broadway concert performance of ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}''.
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6	Because of Ramirez's amazing talent and the recognition to prove it, [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] offered them a role on ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', where they would portray the well-loved Dr. Callie Torres in their StarMakingRole. [[MusicalEpisode One episode]] of the MedicalDrama features primarily Ramirez singing covers of alt pop songs. Because of Callie's {{Coming Out Story}}line, Ramirez has been able to be a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights and was given the Ally for Equality award; they later came out as bisexual themself and continue to promote equal rights and social justice for their fellow queer people and immigrants.
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8	[[RetroactiveRecognition Before they were famous,]] they voiced the title character of ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'' in 1999. They also provided the voice of Queen Miranda on Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' and related franchises beginning in 2012. Ramirez also shares their full name with a character in ''Literature/TheEchoCaseFiles'', though they definitely had it first. Speaking of Sara's name, since it's Spanish, it's pronounced Sa-ra, not Sair-a.
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10	When Callie moved to New York on ''Grey's Anatomy'', she was not intended to so abruptly be PutOnABus, but Sara reportedly asked the showrunners for some time off, taking a year away from acting but still appearing on public platforms and singing. Sara's return came in late 2017 with the recurring character of Kat on season 4 of ''Series/MadamSecretary'', who similarly took time away from her field before a triumphant return, with Sara getting AndStarring credit for the season.
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12	In 2020, Ramirez came out as nonbinary, and changed their pronouns to they/them in 2021.

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