Linda Park
Linda Park Trivia
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Linda has appeared in the following magazines:
Yolk (2001)
Star Log (June 2002)
DW (Nov 2002)
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Linda has appeared on the covers of the following magazines:
Asian Week (Nov 2001)
The Improper Bostonian (Dec 2001)
Steppin' Out (May 2002)
TV Guide (Aug 2002)
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At one time, she was dating Trek veteran Tom Hardy, who played Shinzon in "Star Trek: Nemesis". They lived together in South London, England, and were even going to form their own theatre company. However, they appear to have broken off their relationship.
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She earned high praise for her performance as Clytemnestra in a production of the play "Agamemnon"
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Park's other credits include the little-known films "Geldersma" (2004) and "Honor" (2005). She also made a brief appearance in the 2002 made-for-TV movie "Taken" (not to be confused with the mini-series of the same name.)
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In 2004, while "Star Trek: Enterprise" was still in production, Park took time off from playing Hoshi to co-star with "Star Trek: Next Generation" actress Marina Sirtis and " Enterprise" guest actor Tucker Smallwood in the science fiction thriller "Spectres". She would go on to co-star with Sirtis in the "Star Trek: Enterprise" series finale episode, "These Are the Voyages...", in which Sirtis played her familiar role of Deanna Troi.
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At the first reading for the role of Hoshi on "Star Trek: Enterprise", Linda faced many Asian actresses who also wanted the role, but Linda was called back to read again. The producers then decided to hold a screen test and eventually gave her the part. She went on to play the role throughout all four seasons, from 2001 until its cancellation in 2005.
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She made a guest appearance on the television series "Popular" at the same time her future "Star Trek: Enterprise" castmate Anthony Montgomery was working on the show, and the two appeared in the same episode.
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She applied for roles in "Rush Hour 2" and "Jurassic Park III" (both released in 2001), ultimately winning a supporting role in the latter film -- the first time she set foot on a big Hollywood set.
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After graduation from Boston University, she spent some time in New York, and later went to Hollywood.
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By her high school years, she was already a professional actress, with her first paid performance being in Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia"
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Linda had her first stage appearance when she was a child as Princess Rhyme in the show "The Phantom Tollbooth" in the Community Theatre.
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She was born in Seoul, Korea, but she moved with her parents to San Jose, California when she was one.
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From October 19 to November 11, 2005, she played Clytemnestra in a New York City production of "Agamemnon".
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In October 2003, Park starred in UA's world premiere of the Mary Fengar Gail's play "Fuschia".
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Among her college stage credits are:
Mad Forest
Lysistrata
Cyrano de Bergerac
Richard III
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She studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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During her college career, she spent a semester in England.
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She participated in a number of theatrical productions in her teens at Bellarmine College Preparatory.
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She participated in a number of theatrical productions in her teens at Notre Dame High School.
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She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University.
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She attended at Bellarmine College Preparatory.
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She is not related to actress Grace Park of Battlestar Galactica fame.
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She also produced and starred in My Prince, My Angel (2003).
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As of 2006, she currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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She is the co-founder of the theater company Underground Asylum.
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She is still an active student of dance, including ballet.
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Less than a year after her graduation, she was cast in the role of Hoshi Sato in Star Trek: Enterprise.
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She is a bronze-level international Latin ballroom dancer.
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She speaks Korean, Spanish, English and French.
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She attended at Notre Dame High School in San Jose, California and graduated in 1996.
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Quotes
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Linda Park: (during an interview) Thank god, you haven't just asked me about Enterprise!
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Linda Park: (Speaking of her role on Star Trek: Enterprise) I want Hoshi to become an ass kicking space fighter.
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Linda Park: (Speaking of Star Trek: Enterprise) We all have such a great relationship and that's difficult to leave with the feeling of such camaraderie.
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Linda Park: Dancing has always been my second love.
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Linda Park: I feel that the three years that I've been on Star Trek have marked a really important part of my life as a human being, because I was leaving the nest in a lot of ways.
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