Sara Tanaka


Sara Tanaka is an American physician and former film actress. She is best known for her roles in Rushmore, Old School, and Race The Sun.

Biography

Tanaka was born in Huntington, New York. Her brother, Alessandro Tanaka, is also an actor. She graduated from Brown University in 2000 with a degree in human biology. She graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago in 2008 with an M.D. degree. She completed her internal medicine residency program at the University of Chicago. She completed her cardiology fellowship program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in 2015.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996Race the SunUni Kakamura
1998RushmoreMargaret Yang
2002SlackersStudentUncredited
2003Old SchoolMegan Huang
2003CigaretteSaraShort film
2004Imaginary HeroesShelly Chan

Television

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2001Gideon's CrossingLinda Kim"A Routine Case"

Video Games

YearSeriesRole
2004Pedestrian