| Sara Tanaka | |
| Birth Date: | November 21, 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Huntington, New York |
| Years Active: | 1996–2004 |
| Occupation: | Physician, former actress |
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 Medical Center in 2015.
| 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 | |