Template:Realworld{| class="wiki-sidebar" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align: center" |File:HoshiSato2151.jpg |- | class="odd" | Actor: | class="even" | Linda Park |- | class="odd" | Character: | class="even" | Ensign Hoshi Sato |- | class="odd" | Series: | class="even" | ENT |- | class="odd" | Born: | class="even" | 9 July 1978 |- | class="odd" | Place of Birth: | class="even" | Seoul, South Korea |- |} Actress Linda Park (born 9 July 1978; age 45) portrayed communications officer Ensign Hoshi Sato on Star Trek: Enterprise. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she moved with her parents to San Jose, California when she was one.
Linda had her first stage appearance when she was a child as Princess Rhyme in the show The Phantom Tollbooth in the Community Theatre. By her high school years, she was already a professional actress, with her first paid performance being in Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia. She studied for four years at the Boston Arts Conservatory, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts and continued her involvement in the theatre.
After graduation, she spent some time in New York, and later went to Hollywood. There she applied for roles in Rush Hour 2 and Jurassic Park III (both released in 2001), ultimately winning a supporting role in the latter film – the first time she set foot on a big Hollywood set. Frequent Star Trek guest actor Bruce French also made an appearance in the film.
Park subsequently made a guest appearance on the television series Popular at the same time her future Enterprise castmate Anthony Montgomery was working on the show, and the two appeared in the same episode. Shortly thereafter, Park received a phone call inviting her to read for the part of Hoshi on Enterprise.
At the first reading for the role of Hoshi, Linda faced many Asian actresses who also wanted the role, but Linda was called back to read again. The producers then decided to hold a screen test and eventually gave her the part. She went on to play the role throughout all four seasons, from 2001 until its cancellation in 2005.
In 2004, while Enterprise was still in production, Park took time off from playing Hoshi to co-star with Next Generation actress Marina Sirtis and Enterprise guest actor Tucker Smallwood in the science fiction thriller Spectres. She would go on to co-star with Sirtis in the Enterprise series finale, "These Are the Voyages...", in which Sirtis played her familiar role of Deanna Troi.
Park's other credits include the little-known films Geldersma (2004) and Honor (2005). She also made a brief appearance in the 2002 made-for-TV movie Taken (not to be confused with the mini-series of the same name) and, in 2003, she produced and starred in the short film My Prince, My Angel.
Park has remained active in theatre since the cancellation of Enterprise. She recently earned high praise for her performance as Clytemnestra in a production of the play Agamemnon, which ran in New York City in October and November of 2005. She also remains active an active student of dance, studying ballet and other dance forms.
She recently starred as police officer Sally Lance on the new NBC series Raines. The series premiered mid-season, March 2007, and concluded the following month.
At one time, Park was dating Trek veteran Tom Hardy, who played Shinzon in Star Trek Nemesis. They lived together in South London, England, and were even going to form their own theatre company. However, they appear to have broken off their relationship, and she is now residing in Los Angeles, California.
External Links
- Official Website
- Linda Park at Wikipedia
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