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Linda Park (born July 9, 1978)[1] is a South Korean-born American actress, best known for her portrayal of communications officer Hoshi Sato in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.
Linda Park | |
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.jpg) Park in May 2013 | |
| Born | July 9, 1978 |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Park was born in South Korea and raised in San Jose, California.[2] She participated in a number of theatrical productions in her teens at Notre Dame High School and Bellarmine College Preparatory.[3]
In 2000, she 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.[3] Her college stage credits included Mad Forest, Lysistrata, Cyrano de Bergerac, Richard III, and The Trojan Women.[4]
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In 2001, Park had a small role in the feature film Jurassic Park III (2001) as Ellie Satler's assistant.[5]
Also in 2001, less than a year after graduation, she was cast as Hoshi Sato in Star Trek: Enterprise, the sixth series of the Star Trek franchise, which premiered in September 2001. Sato is the ship's communications officer, with a natural gift for translating alien languages. Park herself is fluent in English and Korean, and also speaks some French.[6] She starred in all four seasons of Enterprise, appearing in 98 episodes until the series’ cancellation in 2004.
In August 2003, Park produced and starred in her first short film, My Prince, My Angel (2003).[7]
In October 2003, she starred in UA's world premiere of the Mary Fengar Gail’s play Fuchsia.[8] From October 19 to November 11, 2005, she played Clytemnestra in a New York City production of Agamemnon.[9] In 2011, she played Anne Deever in a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.[10] She is also the co-founder of the theater company Underground Asylum.[11]
In 2009, Park became a series regular in the second season of Crash, playing Maggie Cheon on the Starz Network; she co-starred in 13 episodes. The show was subsequently cancelled after the death of Dennis Hopper.[12][13]
Park married actor Daniel Bess on October 11, 2014.[14] On June 17, 2018, she gave birth to their only child, a son. Park announced that they had separated over a year ago on her Instagram February 14, 2024.[citation needed]
Park was diagnosed with lupus in 1997.[15]
Park is an active student of dance, remarking that "dancing has always been my second love". She has continued to study and practice ballet and other dance forms.[6]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Popular | Anna Lin | Episode: "Fag" |
| Jurassic Park III | Hannah | ||
| 2001–05 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ensign Hoshi Sato | 98 episodes |
| 2002 | Taken | Party Goer | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Spectres | Renee Hansen | |
| Geldersma | Min | Short film | |
| 2006 | My Prince, My Angel | Shen | |
| Honor | Kate | ||
| 2007 | Raines | Michelle Lance | [16] |
| 2007–08 | Women's Murder Club | Denise Kwon | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Infestation | Leechee | |
| Life | Asst. Coroner Debbie Quo | Episode: "5 Quarts" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | TARU Tech | Episode: "Liberties" | |
| Crash | Maggie Cheon | 13 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Dr. Montague | Episode: "Bloodhounds" |
| House | Dr. Wendy Lee | Episode: "The Fix" | |
| 2012 | NCIS | Lieutenant Nora Patel | Episode: "Lost at Sea" |
| 2013 | Yellow Face | Carla Chang | |
| The Face of Love | Jan | ||
| 2014 | Legends | Dr. Blair Halstrom | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Castle | Inspector Zhang | Episode: "Hong Kong Hustle" |
| 2016 | Star Trek: Captain Pike | Captain Grace Shintal | |
| A Christmas in New York | Courtney Chen | ||
| 2017–20 | Bosch | Jun Park | 26 episodes |
| 2018 | Dear Chickens | Nurse Stephanie | Short Film |
| 2018 | iZombie | Mrs. Brinks' Chef | Episode: "Blue Bloody" |
| The Affair | Dr. Woo | Episode: "410" | |
| The Resident | Janine Levasseur | Episode: "Trial & Error" | |
| 2019 | Lovestruck | Kate | TV movie |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Dr. Mary Koh | Episode: "Signs of Life" |
| 2021 | For All Mankind | Amy Chang | 5 episodes |
| Fairfax | Joy (voice) | Guest role | |
| 2021 | Grey's Anatomy | Deborah Lee | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Julie Yang | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2023 | Magnum P.I. | Dr. Lim | Episode: "The Retrieval" |
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