Grace Park was born on March 6, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. When she was 22 months old, her family moved to Canada. In 1992, Grace graduated from Magee Secondary and went on to obtain a degree in psychology from the University of Victoria.
When Grace graduated from college, she thought about getting into acting only for a year. She started out in modeling, and her feature film debut came in 2000 with an appearance as a dancer in Romeo Must Die. The action movie starred Jet Li and the late Aaliyah. That same year, Grace landed the role of Shannon Ng on the Canadian teen drama series, Edgemont.
While working on Edgemont, Grace also picked up guest appearances on a few short-lived television shows. In 2000 and 2001, she accepted parts on The Immortal, The Outer Limits and Dark Angel. Grace met Korean real estate developer Phil Kim that same year and began a relationship with him. In 2002, she returned to film and played the part of Charmaigne in L.A. Law: The Movie.
After an appearance on Stargate SG-1 (2002), Grace took a few guest acting spots on the sci-fi series Jake 2.0 (2003). It was also in 2003 that she landed the part of pilot Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii on the television miniseries Battlestar Galactica, a remake of the 1978 series and film of the same name.
In 2004, the project was nominated for three Emmy Awards and it won a Saturn Award for "Best Television Presentation."
After the success of the Battlestar Galactica miniseries, Grace Park returned to making guest appearances on television shows. In 2004, she was featured on Andromeda and The Dead Zone. Later that year, Battlestar Galactica became a full television series and Grace Park reprised her role as Boomer. She also married Phil Kim in 2004.
In 2005, Battlestar Galactica was nominated for two Emmy Awards and won a Hugo Award for "Best Dramatic Presentation -- Short Form." While working on the acclaimed series, Grace continued appearing on Edgemont until its conclusion in 2005.
In March 2005, Grace Park appeared in Maxim magazine. She currently resides in Vancouver with her husband.
Sexiness
Although she's relatively new to mass audiences, Grace Park is a blossoming sex symbol for a new generation. Her tough-as-nails role on Battlestar Galactica usually keeps much of her femininity hidden behind a pilot's uniform. When she slinks out of that cover and lets her hair down, however, she's all woman.
Grace was photographed for Maxim in 2005. She has a smallish but supple frame and her skin tone is a deep bronze. In one of the shots, she wears black thigh-high lace-up boots with matching black panties... and nothing else. In that one image, all traces of her boyish looks on Battlestar Galactica are erased. Her photo shoot proves that with makeup, her dark eyes and pouty lips are suitable for more than staring into space and belting out piloting orders. In time, she will be a siren.
Success
Grace Park isn't famous, but she's becoming better known thanks to Battlestar Galactica. She should be careful, though: Her work in television -- including her appearances on shows like The Immortal and The Dead Zone -- might risk typecasting her into a science fiction black hole.
Grace doesn't have any other projects in production while she is working on Battlestar Galactica, but we hope that changes soon. Although she had a strong beginning in Canada, she needs a more international appeal and we need to see more of her outside of the sci-fi genre to get a better grasp of her acting abilities.
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