Linda Park

For other people named Linda Park, see Linda Park (disambiguation).
Linda Park
Park in May 2013
Born (1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 46)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materBoston University
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014; div. 2022)​
Children1

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.

Early life

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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]

Career

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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.[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]

Personal life

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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]

Filmography

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Film and television
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"

References

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  1. ^ "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph Herald. July 9, 2023. p. A3. ProQuest 2835298559. Author Dean Koontz is 78. Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson is 76. Actor Chris Cooper is 72. TV personality John Tesh is 71. [...] R&B singer Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) is 69. Actor Jimmy Smits is 68. Actor Tom Hanks is 67. Singer Marc Almond is 66. Actor Kelly McGillis is 66. [...] Actor-director Fred Savage is 47. Actor Linda Park is 45. See also:
    • "This Day in History: Today's Birthdays". Boston Globe. July 9, 2016. p. C10. ProQuest 1802559250. Author Dean Koontz is 71. Football Hall-of-Famer O.J. Simpson is 69. Actor Chris Cooper is 65. TV personality John Tesh is 64. Singer Marc Almond is 59. Actress Kelly McGillis is 59. Rock singer Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) is 57. Actress-rock singer Courtney Love is 52. Actor-director Fred Savage is 40. Country musician Pat Allingham is 38. Actress Linda Park is 38.
  2. ^ D'Souza, Karen (May 10, 2011) [August 13, 2016]. "Linda Park of 'Star Trek: Enterprise' finally gets her shot at San Jose Rep". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Happy 27th Birthday, Linda Park! (Upperdecks)". CBS Entertainment. StarTrek.com. 9 July 2005.
  5. ^ Höhne Sparborth, Christian (3 October 2021). "TrekToday - Linda Park To Appear In 'Jurassic Park III'". trektoday.com. TrekToday.
  6. ^ a b STARTREK.COM : Transcript Archived 2003-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Park, Linda". StarTrek.com. CBS Entertainment. StarTrek.com. 2008.
  8. ^ Martinez, Julio (14 October 2003). "Review: 'Fuchsia'". Variety.
  9. ^ McNulty, Charles (12 September 2010). "Theater review: 'Elektra' at the Getty Villa". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster.
  10. ^ Miller, Daryl H (1 November 2011). "Theater review: 'All My Sons' at the Matrix". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 January 2010). ""Crash" faces uncertain future at Starz". Reuters.
  14. ^ "Linda Park & Daniel Bess Wedding". superiorpics.com. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Lowry, Brian (2007-03-09). "Raines". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-06-05. A crime procedural tweaked with the slimmest of gimmicks, 'Raines' largely boils down to one's appreciation of star Jeff Goldblum, who occupies center stage in practically every scene. Relative to riskier dramas, it seems a reasonably safe bet, though it's hardly the sort of series people will rush home to see.
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