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Sara Tanaka | |
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| Born | November 21, 1978 |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, former actress |
| Years active | 1996–2004 |
Sara Tanaka (born November 21, 1978) is an American physician and former film actress. She is best known for her roles in Rushmore , Old School , and Race the Sun . [1]
Tanaka was born in Huntington, New York. Her brother, Alessandro Tanaka, is a screenwriter and actor. She graduated from Brown University in 2000 with a degree in human biology. In 2008, she completed her M.D. degree when graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. [2] She completed her internal medicine residency program at the University of Chicago and then her cardiology fellowship program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in 2015.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Race the Sun | Uni Kakamura | |
| 1998 | Rushmore | Margaret Yang | |
| 2002 | Slackers | Student | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Old School | Megan Huang | |
| Cigarette | Sara | Short film | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Shelly Chan | |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Linda Kim | "A Routine Case" (Season 1, Episode 3, 2001-06-10) |
| Year | Series | Role |
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| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Pedestrian |
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