Linda Park
Park in May 2013
Born	(1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 45) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Boston University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Daniel Bess ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2022)​
Children	1

Linda Park (born July 9, 1978)^[1] is a South Korean-born American actress, best known for her portrayal of communications officer Hoshi Sato in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.

Early life

Park was born in South Korea and raised in San Jose, California. She participated in a number of theatrical productions in her teens at Notre Dame High School and Bellarmine College Preparatory.^[2]

In 2000, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University. During her college career, she spent a semester in England, studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.^[2] Her college stage credits included Mad Forest, Lysistrata, Cyrano de Bergerac, Richard III, and The Trojan Women.^[3]

Career

In 2001, Park had a small role in the feature film Jurassic Park III (2001) as Ellie Satler's assistant.^[4]

Also in 2001, less than a year after graduation, she was cast as Hoshi Sato in Star Trek: Enterprise, the sixth series of the Star Trek franchise, which premiered in September 2001. Sato is the ship's communications officer, with a natural gift for translating alien languages. Park herself is fluent in English and Korean, and also speaks some French.^[5] She starred in all four seasons of Enterprise, appearing in 98 episodes until the series’ cancellation in 2004.

In August 2003, Park produced and starred in her first short film, My Prince, My Angel (2003).^[6][7]

In October 2003, she starred in UA's world premiere of the Mary Fengar Gail’s play Fuchsia.^[8] From October 19 to November 11, 2005, she played Clytemnestra in a New York City production of Agamemnon.^[9] In 2011, she played Anne Deever in a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.^[10] She is also the co-founder of the theater company Underground Asylum.^[11]

In 2009, Park became a series regular in the second season of Crash, playing Maggie Cheon on the Starz Network; she co-starred in 13 episodes. The show was subsequently cancelled after the death of Dennis Hopper.^[12][13]

Personal life

Park married actor Daniel Bess on October 11, 2014.^[14] On June 17, 2018, she gave birth to their first child, a son. Park announced that they had separated over a year ago on her Instagram February 14, 2024.

Park was diagnosed with lupus in 1997.^[15]

Park is an active student of dance, remarking that "dancing has always been my second love". She has continued to study and practice ballet and other dance forms.^[5]

Filmography