Grace Park (born March 14, 1974)[1] is an American-born Canadian actress and model, known for her roles in the science-fiction series Battlestar Galactica, as Shannon Ng in the Canadian teen soap opera series Edgemont, as Officer Kono Kalakaua in the police procedural Hawaii Five-0, and as Katherine Kim in A Million Little Things.[2]
Grace Park | |
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 Park at the 2018 FedCon | |
| Born | March 14, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Magee Secondary School |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse |
Phil Kim (m. 2004) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editBorn in Los Angeles,[3][4] Park moved with her family to Canada when she was 22 months old. She was raised in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kerrisdale. Park was born to Korean parents.[5] She graduated from Magee Secondary School[6] in 1992 and holds a degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia.[4]
Career
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At age 25, Park was cast as high school student Shannon Ng on the Canadian teen soap opera Edgemont.[7] She appeared in the miniseries Battlestar Galactica in 2003 and continued as the same or related characters in subsequent series and films.
Park had a role in the 2007 movie West 32nd, a crime drama set in New York City's Korean neighborhood.[8] She appeared as Lt. Sandra Telfair in Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, along with her Battlestar Galactica co-star, Tricia Helfer.[9][10]
In 2008, she had co-starring roles in the A&E series The Cleaner until it was cancelled on September 25, 2009 and the CBC series The Border until it was cancelled in 2010. In 2009, Park had a cameo role (uncredited) on the ninth season, twentieth episode of television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation entitled "A Space Oddity".[11] She appeared as a fan in a crowd at a science fiction convention, objecting to a gritty remake of a Star Trek–like series, comparable to the Battlestar Galactica remake in which she starred. In 2009 she reprised her role from Battlestar Galactica in the television movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.[12]
In 2010, she appeared in the Fox series Human Target as Eva Kahn, and was a main character, Kono Kalakaua, in the 2010 CBS revival of Hawaii Five-0. Park and fellow Hawaii Five-0 co-star Daniel Dae Kim left the show in 2017, leaving the cast without any Asian regulars, after a salary dispute where it was reported that CBS's latest offer paid them 10–15% less than their white co-stars, Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan. CBS claimed that they had given "unprecedented" salary raises to Park and Kim, suggesting that they had been paid a lot less under their old contracts. Some critics noted that the network's "refusal to pay Kim and Park on matching terms with O'Loughlin and Caan was CBS's formal declaration that they were determined to protect a disparity that has been a sore point since the show's premiere: The assertion was that O'Loughlin and Caan are Hawaii Five-0 "stars" with Kim and Park being merely "co-leads" or supporting cast", yet Kim and Park were originally featured heavily on advertising and proved to be a crucial part of the show's success.[13][14][15][16]
Personal life
editIn 2004, Park married real estate developer Phil Kim.[17] The two live in Vancouver.[18] They have one son, born in 2013.[19][20]
Park is a former member of the NXIVM, a multi-level marketing organization and sex-cult, and appeared in video interviews with NXIVM founder Keith Raniere.[21][22][23]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Asian Dancer | |
| 2003 | Fluffy | Amy | Short film |
| 2007 | West 32nd | Lila Lee | |
| 2008 | Run Rabbit Run | Hannah Moon | |
| 2017 | Adventures in Public School | Mackenzie | |
| 2018 | Freaks | Agent Ray |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Virtual Avatar | Episode: "Bits of Love" |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Maddie | Episode: "The Crypt Ghost" | |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Louann/Staffer No. 2 | Episodes: "From Prima with Love", "Uncle S.A.M." |
| 2000–2001 | The Immortal | Mikiko | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2001 | The Outer Limits | Satchko | Episode: "Time to Time" |
| Dead Last | Bartender No. 2 | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Dark Angel | Female Breeding X5 | Episode: "Designate This" | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Lt. Satterfield | Episode: "Proving Ground" | |
| 2001–2005 | Edgemont | Shannon Ng | Main role (69 episodes) |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The Movie | Charmaigne | TV film |
| 2003 | Jinnah: On Crime – White Knight, Black Widow | Cynthia Wong | TV film |
| Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Sharon Valerii | TV miniseries | |
| 2003–2004 | Jake 2.0 | Fran Yoshida | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2004 | Human Cargo | Taiwanese Woman No. 1 | TV miniseries |
| Andromeda | Doctor 26 Carol | Episode: "Machinery of the Mind" | |
| The Dead Zone | Sexy Bridesmaid | Episode: "Speak Now" | |
| 2004–2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii Lt. Sharon "Athena" Agathon |
Main role (73 episodes) |
| 2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Lt. Sandra Telfair | Video game |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Lt. Sharon Valerii | TV film | |
| 2008–2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy | Number Eight | TV miniseries |
| The Cleaner | Akani Cuesta | Main role (26 episodes) | |
| 2008–2010 | The Border | Special Agent Liz Carver | Main role (12 episodes) |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Convention Attendee | Episode: "A Space Oddity" |
| Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii | TV film | |
| 2010 | Human Target | Eva Khan | Episode: "Corner Man" |
| 2010, 2013 | American Dad! | Akiko Yoshida (voice) | Episodes: "Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls", "Spelling Bee My Baby" |
| 2010–2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Kono Kalakaua | Main role seasons 1–7; (168 episodes) Nominated: 2013 Teen Choice Awards – Choice TV Actress: Action |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Episode 18: "Flashlight" | |
| 2018–2023 | A Million Little Things | Katherine Kim | Main role |
References
edit- ^ "Grace Park Biography". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
- ^ "A Million Little Things, Cast, Characters and Stars". ABC.
- ^ Tweet (February 25, 2009). "Grace Park". Maxim. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Grace Park". Gale Biography in Context. Gale, Cengage Learning. May 1, 2011. (Gale document no. GALE|K1650007575, accessed October 17, 2011).
- ^ Park in "2014 Asian Hall of Fame Honoree Announcement – Honoree Quotes" (Press release). Asian Hall of Fame. January 20, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
It is hard to know how my Korean heritage has impacted my life and achievements without thinking about my parents.
- ^ Glen Schaefer (November 9, 2008). "Battlestar beauty on The Border". The Province. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. p. 152.
- ^ Cover Story / December / 2006 / Archives|publisher=KoreAm Journal Archived February 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bantick, Mike (March 27, 2007). "EA delivers Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars on PC". iTWire. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars". Xbox. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
- ^ "A Space Oddity". IMDb. April 16, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (April 16, 2009). "'CSI' goes frakkin' 'BSG' on us". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "'Hawaii Five-O' Stars' Bold Stand". NBC Chicago. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Saraiya, Sonia (July 6, 2017). "CBS Made Wrong Call on Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park 'Hawaii Five-0' Deals (Column)". Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Yang, Jeff (July 8, 2017). "'Hawaii Five-0' Asian actors won't be without projects for long". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Crunching CBS' diversity numbers after the 'Hawaii Five-0' cast departures is painful". Salon. July 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Grace Park Profile". Korea Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Grace Park". Listal. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Five Things You Didn't Know about Grace Park". July 6, 2017.
- ^ "'Hawaii Five-0': Meet Grace Park's Husband". Promipool.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Artvoice (April 15, 2018). "9-videos surface that show 'Hawaii Five-0' Actress Grace Park deeply drunk the Kool-aid of sex-slaver cult leader Keith Raniere". Artvoice.
- ^ "Smallville, Battlestar Galactica Actresses Tied to Alleged Sex Cult". TVweb. April 7, 2018. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Lyons, Brendan J. (April 20, 2018). "Women branded with actress' initials in secret sex-slave club". Times Union.
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