Sara Tanaka (born November 21, 1978) is an

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and former

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. She is best known for her roles in '' Rushmore'', ''

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'', and '' Race the Sun''.

Biography

Tanaka was born in Huntington,

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. Her brother, Alessandro Tanaka, is a screenwriter and actor. She graduated from

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in 2000 with a degree in human

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. In 2008, she completed her

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degree when graduated from

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at the

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.Sara Michiko Tanaka Carroll
/ref> She completed her

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residency program at the

and then her cardiology fellowship program at the

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in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people American film actresses American women physicians Brown University alumni American actresses of Japanese descent American physicians of Japanese descent Actresses from New York (state) People from Long Island Pritzker School of Medicine alumni 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub