Linda Park

Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean-born American actress, best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.

For other people named Linda Park, see Linda Park (disambiguation).
Linda Park
Park in May 2013
Born (1978-07-09) July 9, 1978
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materBoston University
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014)​
Children1

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
Park at 2009 Las Vegas Star Trek Convention

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 sixth series of the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Enterprise, which premiered in September 2001. The Sato character is 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 actor Daniel Bess on October 11, 2014.[13] On June 17, 2018, she gave birth to their first child, a son.

In 1997, Park was diagnosed with lupus.[14]

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
Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Popular Anna Lin Episode: "Fag"
2001 Jurassic Park III Hannah
2001–2005 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
2007–2008 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 The Mentalist Dr. Montague Episode: "Bloodhounds"
2011 House Dr. Wendy Lee Episode: "The Fix"
2012 NCIS Lieutenant Nora Patel Episode: "Lost at Sea"
2013 Yellow Face Carla Chang
2013 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
2016 A Christmas in New York Courtney Chen
2017–2020 Bosch Jun Park 14 episodes
2018 iZombie Mrs. Brinks' Chef Episode: "Blue Bloody"
2018 The Affair Dr. Woo Episode: "410"
2018 The Resident Janine Levasseur Episode: "Trial & Error"
2019 Lovestruck Kate TV movie
2020 Amazing Stories Dr. Mary Koh Episode: "Signs of Life"

References
  1. Kim, Ju Yon (August–September 2003). "Living the Fantasy". Audrey / Asian Women's Magazine. Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved December 13, 2003.
  2. Editor (9 July 2005). "Happy 27th Birthday, Linda Park! (Upperdecks)". CBS Entertainment. StarTrek.com.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Höhne Sparborth, Christian. "TrekToday - Linda Park To Appear In 'Jurassic Park III'". trektoday.com. TrekToday.
  4. STARTREK.COM : Transcript Archived 2003-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Editor. "My Prince, My Angel (2006)". IMDb.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. "Park, Linda". StarTrek.com. CBS Entertainment. StarTrek.com. 2008.
  7. Martinez, Julio (14 October 2003). "Review: 'Fuchsia'". Variety.
  8. McNulty, Charles (12 September 2010). "Theater review: 'Elektra' at the Getty Villa". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster.
  9. Miller, Daryl H (1 November 2011). "Theater review: 'All My Sons' at the Matrix". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster.
  10. D'Souza, Karen (12 May 2011). "Linda Park of 'Star Trek: Enterprise' finally gets her shot at San Jose Rep". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  11. 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.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (13 January 2010). ""Crash" faces uncertain future at Starz". Reuters.
  13. "Linda Park & Daniel Bess Wedding". superiorpics.com. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  14. Capetta, Amy (31 July 2017). "Bosch's Linda Park on What It's Really Like to Live With Lupus". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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