Tony Award-winner Sara Ramirez will begin shooting a recurring role on the popular primetime medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" in January of 2006, according to Variety.
Ramirez, who won the Tony for her performance in Spamalot and who departs her role as the Lady of the Lake on December 18th, will be featured as a surgeon in seven episodes of the show, which airs on ABC on Sundays at 10 PM. The air dates for Ramirez' episodes have not yet been announced.
In addition to Spamalot, Ramirez has been seen on Broadway in A Class Act, The Capeman and the Gershwin revue Fascinating Rhythm. Other credits include the workshop of Lennon, The Vagina Monologues off-Broadway and The Game,
a musical adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons, at Barrington Stage
Company. On film and TV, she has been seen in "NYPD Blue," "Law and
Order: SVU," "As the World Turns," You've Got Mail, Spider Man and others.On December 20th, Lauren Kennedy (Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard) will replace Ramirez in Spamalot.For more information on "Grey's Anatomy," visit www.abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy.
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