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oncetherewasaway	May 31 2007, 01:01 AM
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	Sarah Ramirez got hate mail for playing a lesbian - Mar 19, 2009 Grey's Anatomy star Sarah Ramirez told the NY Daily News she received hate mail from a viewer because she had played a lesbian character on the fictional TV show. The mutlitalented voluptulicious actress and singer told the newspaper that, "a Callie fan who said she will no longer be watching the show because Callie went down that road, and that made me sad. But in my family, my aunts are Catholic, and they watch it and are so supportive! I’m not one to tell people what to think, but I would like to encourage people to open their hearts because it’s 2009, and we’ve elected an African-American President. Come on guys, let’s get over it." Gomez could not have said it better ourselves. That's both because our mouths are full of pan dulce, and because we don't star in a popular TV show. Even if we did star in a popular TV show, Gomez is certain no sane producer would ever ask us to play a sexual being for public viewing, straight or otherwise, unless they wanted to lose ratings. Cupcake, anyone? http://gomeztv.blogspot.com/2009/03/sarah-ramirez-got-hate-mail-for-playing.html Conexion, March 16, 2006 Sara Ramirez knows she's living the good life. After wrapping up a Tony-award-winning run on Broadway as The Lady of the Lake in the smash Monty Python hit "Spamalot," the Mazatlan, Mexico-born actress virtually stepped straight from the stage onto the small screen when another bona fide hit came calling. Once just a fan of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," she now brings Dr. Callie Torres to life, a role that was written specifically for her by the show's creator, Shonda Rhimes. "It's really a gift," Ramirez told Conexión while driving in Los Angeles on a recent afternoon. "I've never experienced anything like this. It's actually very exciting and scary at the same time, but it's fun." Though Ramirez is "sworn to secrecy" by Rhimes about her character's past or future, Callie thus far appears to be a potential love interest for the show's resident lovable loser, Dr. George O'Malley.The secrecy surrounding the show's storylines "is one of the smartest things I've ever seen because when you start spreading your storylines, people get less interested. It's worth the wait. The writing is so good, it hooks you -- it just hooks you." "Grey's Anatomy" isn't just another job for Ramirez, though. The show's ethnically diverse characters and the fact that they're not stereotypical roles and personalities was something Ramirez could appreciate even before she was cast as one. "When I saw 'Grey's Anatomy,' I thought 'Oh my God, these are people I feel I relate to.' Like 'Oh, there's the Asian girl who doesn't have an accent.' For someone like me who was born in Mexico, raised in San Diego, lost my accent and became a Valley Girl, sometimes people assume who you are based on your ethnic features." They "assume things about your intelligence and how well you may be able to articulate a point. Those are the kinds of issues that 'Grey's Anatomy' triggered in me, and I love that." Ramirez is scheduled to appear in seven episodes of the series, but that may or may not be the duration of Torres' rotation. Kate Walsh, the regular cast member who plays Dr. Addison Montgomery Shepherd, originally was signed for only five episodes. Ramirez spent the first eight years of her life in Sinaloa, where she was raised by her Irish-American mother -- a former actress -- and her Mexican father. Ramirez's mother cultivated a creative atmosphere for her that she credits for her love of acting. But, she recalled while juggling her I.D. card and phone to access the studio lot where "Grey's" is taped, it was after participating in "Into the Woods" and "A Chorus Line" in high school in San Diego that she knew she was destined to be an actress."I just started thinking (about) all the sacrifices I'd made with my time and I thought 'I must really love this if this is how much time I'm spending on it.' Then you keep doing it because you love it so much you can't imagine doing anything else." As she made her way to makeup and hair, Ramirez tried thinking of down sides to her current gig. She couldn't."Every time I roll in here, I just think 'What?!' They shoot 'The Shield' right next to us, and it's just so exciting because I'm aware of the fact that I'm living the dream," she said."I'm an actor and I'm working -- on a hit show with amazing actors and amazing writers. Every day I'm just like, 'Oh my God!' I get giggly about it. It's such a great feeling." And with that, she was off for another long but gratifying day at the office. Edited by oncetherewasaway, Mar 26 2009, 04:17 PM.


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