Sara Tanaka

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]

Sara Tanaka
Born	(1978-11-21) November 21, 1978 (age 46) Huntington, New York
Occupation(s)	Physician, former actress
Years active	1996–2004

Biography

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 Medical Center in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
2001	Gideon's Crossing	Linda Kim	"A Routine Case" (Season 1, Episode 3, 2001-06-10)

Video games

Year	Series	Role
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Pedestrian