Ramirez, a 31-year old native of Mazatl'n, Sinaloa, is currently playing Dr.



Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy. Prior to her inclusion on Grey's Anatomy, she spent a year as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot, for which she won a Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical" and The Outer Critics Circle Award for "Outstanding featured Actress in a Musical." Her acting credentials spanned the field of theater, television and film, which included A Class Act, The Game, As the World Turns, Spin City, Third Watch and Spiderman among others.

Given her extensive musical background, having experience in numerous theater productions, musicals and concerts, it would be very interesting to see how her career as a recording artist would turn out.

While this seems to be positive news for the award-winning actress, another question surfaces with her venture in the music industry. Could this signal her departure from the popular medical drama? She would have to engage in so many album promotions and tours, which would all be eating up her time. Come to think of it, it's quite unusual for an actor to record albums in the middle of seasons of a television series.

But if you look at the bright side, this might be her strategy in terms of establishing her career after her Grey's Anatomy stint. The rationale behind Ramirez's new venture is alone very intriguing. Add to that the nature of her album, which will be co-written by Eric Idle, one of the creative members of Monty Python who was partly responsible for the production of Spamalot.