Linda Park
Linda Park | |
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Park in May 2013 | |
Born |
Seoul, South Korea | July 9, 1978
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Daniel Bess (m. 2011) |
Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean actress. She is mainly known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.
Early life
Park was born in South Korea and raised in San Jose, California. She participated in a number of theatrical productions in her teens at Notre Dame High School and Bellarmine College Preparatory.[1]
In 2000, Park received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University. During her college career, she spent a semester in England, studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[1] Her college stage credits included Mad Forest, Lysistrata, Cyrano de Bergerac, Richard III, and The Trojan Women, among others.[2]
Career
In 2001, Park had a small role in the feature film Jurassic Park III (2001) as Ellie Satler's assistant.[3]
Also in 2001, less than a year after graduation, Park was cast in the role of Hoshi Sato in the fifth incarnation of the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Enterprise, which premiered in September 2001. Sato was the ship's communications officer, with a natural gift for translating alien languages. Park herself is fluent in both English and Korean, and she also speaks some French.[4]
In August 2003, Park produced and starred in her first short film, My Prince, My Angel (2003).[5][6]
In October 2003, Park starred in UA's world premiere of the Mary Fengar Gail’s play Fuchsia.[7] From October 19 to November 11, 2005, she played Clytemnestra in a New York City production of Agamemnon.[8] In 2011, Park played the role of Anne Deever in a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.[9] She is also the co-founder of the theater company Underground Asylum.[10]
In 2009, Park became a series regular in the second season of Crash, playing the role of Maggie Cheon on the Starz Network; she co-starred in thirteen episodes. The show was subsequently cancelled after the death of Dennis Hopper.[11][12]
Personal life
Park married fellow actor Daniel Bess on October 11, 2014.[13] From 2003 to 2004, she was in a relationship with British actor Tom Hardy.[14][15] They lived together in London and also co-starred in the play Roger and Vanessa in 2004.[16]
Park is an active student of dance, remarking that "dancing has always been my second love". She has continued to study and practice ballet, among other dance forms.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Popular | Anna Lin | Episode: "Fag" |
2001 | Jurassic Park III | Hannah | |
2001–05 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ensign Hoshi Sato | 98 episodes |
2002 | Taken | Party Goer (uncredited) | |
2004 | Spectres | Renee Hansen | |
2004 | Geldersma | Min | Short film |
2006 | My Prince, My Angel | Shen | Short film |
2006 | Honor | Kate | |
2007 | Raines | Sally Lance | 7 episodes |
2007–08 | Women's Murder Club | Denise Kwon | 10 episodes |
2009 | Infestation | Leechee | |
2009 | Life | Asst. Coroner Debbie Quo | Episode: "5 Quarts" |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | TARU Tech | Episode: "Liberties" |
2009 | Crash | Maggie Cheon | 13 episodes |
2011 | Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist | Dr. Montague | Episode: "Bloodhounds" |
2011 | House | Dr. Wendy Lee | Episode: "The Fix" |
2012 | NCIS | Lieutenant Nora Patel | Episode: "Lost at Sea" |
2013 | The Face of Love | Jan | |
2014 | Legends | Dr. Blair Halstrom | 2 episodes |
2015 | Castle | Inspector Zhang | Episode: "Hong Kong Hustle" |
2017 | Bosch | Jun Park | 5 episodes |
References
- 1 2 Author unknown (2003-08). Features. Audrey / Asian Women's Magazine, August 2003. Retrieved from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-12-13. Retrieved 2003-12-23..
- ↑ Editor (9 July 2005). "Happy 27th Birthday, Linda Park! (Upperdecks)". CBS Entertainment. StarTrek.com.
- ↑ Höhne Sparborth, Christian. "TrekToday - Linda Park To Appear In 'Jurassic Park III'". www.trektoday.com. TrekToday.
- 1 2 STARTREK.COM : Transcript Archived 2003-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Editor. "My Prince, My Angel (2006)". IMDB. IMDB.
- ↑ "Park, Linda". StarTrek.com. CBS Entertainment. StarTrek.com. 2008.
- ↑ Martinez, Julio (14 October 2003). "Review: ‘Fuchsia’". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Variety Media.
- ↑ McNulty, Charles (12 September 2010). "Theater review: 'Elektra' at the Getty Villa". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Miller, Daryl H (1 November 2011). "Theater review: 'All My Sons' at the Matrix". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ D'Souza, Karen (12 May 2011). "Linda Park of 'Star Trek: Enterprise' finally gets her shot at San Jose Rep.". Mercury News. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ↑ Döbele, Ralf (11 February 2016). "Linda Park ("Enterprise") reinforces cast of the third season of "Bosch"". TV Wunschliste (in German). imfernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. TV WishList.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (13 January 2010). ""Crash" faces uncertain future at Starz". Reuters. ThompsonReuters. Reuters.
- ↑ "Linda Park & Daniel Bess Wedding". 11 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Tom Hardy - Personer". startrekdb.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Actor Tom Hardy (R) and partner Linda Park arrive at the London premiere of the film "De-Lovely" in London on September 29, 2004". UPI. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Site Columns". TrekToday. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
External links
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