History Creator / SaraRamirez

Because of Ramirez's amazing talent and the recognition to prove it, Creator/{{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.

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 UsefulNotes/{{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}}''.

[[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 [[NamesTheSame 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.

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 UsefulNotes/{{Tony|AwardWinners}} for their performance as Myth/TheLadyOfTheLake in ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'' -- one of their songs in the show had to have lyrics changed to reflect this as it was [[IWantSong initially despairing a lack of Tony awards]]. 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}}''.

Because of Ramirez's amazing talent and the recognition to prove it, Creator/{{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 sexual minorities and immigrants (of which they are both, and very successful).

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 UsefulNotes/{{Tony|AwardWinners}} for their performance as Myth/TheLadyOfTheLake in ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'' -- one of her songs in the show had to have lyrics changed to reflect this as it was [[IWantSong initially despairing a lack of Tony awards]]. 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}}''.

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 UsefulNotes/{{Tony|AwardWinners}} for their performance as Myth/TheLadyOfTheLake in ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'' -- one of her songs in the show had to have lyrics changed to reflect this as it was [[IWantSong initially despairing a lack of Tony awards]]. They were also in the OBC of ''Theatre/AClassAct'' and ''Theatre/TheVaginaMonologues'', and appeared in the 2001 Broadway concert performance of ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}''.

Because of Ramirez's amazing talent and the recognition to prove it, Creator/{{ABC}} offered them a role on ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', where they would portray the well-loved Dr. Callie Torres in their televisual 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 sexual minorities and immigrants (of which they are both, and very successful).

->''"...You know, I think it [queer] means different things to different people, but, for me, it's about the freedom to live my gender identity and expression as well as my sexual orientation."''
-->-- '''[[QueerCharacterQueerActor Kat Sandoval]]''' [[RealitySubtext explaining what her/Sara's identity means to her]], ''Series/MadamSecretary''

They also provided the voice of Queen Miranda on Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' and related franchises beginning in 2012. Ramirez also [[NamesTheSame 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.

In 2020, Ramirez came out as nonbinary and changed their pronouns to they/them in 2021.