ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sara Ramirez - Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences.

Why you should listen

Sara Ramirez has been known to viewers for the past 11 years as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on ABC's drama "Grey's Anatomy." Prior to that role, Ramirez was seen on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot as Lady of the Lake, for which she earned both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Ramirez graduated from the Juilliard Drama School. Shortly after graduation, she made her Broadway debut starring in Paul Simon's The Capeman. Following that, she starred on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act, as well as Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues. For the past four seasons, Ramirez has been the voice of Queen Miranda in the Disney Channel animated series, "Sofia The First.," She has also appeared on "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch" and "Spin City." In 2011, she captured a whole new audience when she performed the most prominent songs on the special music event episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and released her own EP on iTunes.

Most recently, Ramirez co-hosted and performed at TED Talks Live on PBS, and produced two films: Loserville (released in fall 2016 in partnership with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying) and the virtual reality film experience Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story, an Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and Lumiere Award nominee directed by Nonny de la Peña. Her next executive producing project is The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary by filmmaker David France of How to Survive a Plague about LGBTQ civil rights transgender pioneers Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

In 2015, Ramirez was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In addition to her role as a member of the True Colors Fund’s Board of Directors, she supports The True Colors Fund, Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, Mujerez De Maiz, The Task Force and The San Diego/New York/San Francisco LGBT Centers.

(Photo: Paul Gregory)

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Michael Pemberton - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter.

Why you should listen

Michael Pemberton has been a working actor and singer-songwriter in New York City for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous films, television and stage productions from regional theater to Broadway. The Michael Pemberton Band has appeared in many of New York's most storied venues including The Bitter End, Birdland, Joe's Pub and, proudly with his friend and collaborator Sara Ramirez, at Town Hall for Ted Talks Live. He is the lucky husband of Andrea, and proud Dad to Katie, Jared and Megan.

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TED Talks Live

Sara Ramirez: "Rollercoaster"

Сара Рамирез: Влакче на ужасите

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Певица, автор на песни и актриса, Сара Рамирез е жена с много таланти. В компанията на Майкъл Пембъртон на китарата му, Рамирез пее за възможности, мъдрост и върховете и спадовете на живота в това изпълнение на живо на нейната песен: "Влакче на ужасите".
- Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences. Full bio - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter. Full bio

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(GuitarКитара)
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(SingingПеене)
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(Пеене)
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RollercoasterВъртележка на увеселителен парк,
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Влакче на ужасите,
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carouselВъртележката.
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въртележка.
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Where the highsвърхове are heavenрай,
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Където висините са рай,
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but the lowsспадовете,
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но низините,
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oh, they can be hellад.
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ох, те могат да бъдат ад.
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You can grabзаграбване the ringпръстен,
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Може да хванеш пръстена,
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you can ringпръстен that bellзвънец,
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може да биеш онази камбана
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when the rideезда is over,
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кога пътуването ще свърши,
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you can never tell.
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никога не можеш да познаеш.
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People tell you this one thing --
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Хората ти казват едно нещо -
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will make your life completeпълен.
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живота ти ще бъде завършен.
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So you,
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И ти,
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you give it everything you got
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ти даваш всичко,
което имаш
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and you windвятър up on the streetулица.
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и се озоваваш на улицата.
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Then one day you wakeсъбуждам up,
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И един ден се събуждаш
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and they tell you "you're a queenкралица,"
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и ти казват
"ти си кралица,"
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but then you find that someoneнякой elseоще
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но тогава разбираш,
че някой друг
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is pullingдърпане on the stringsструни.
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дърпа конците.
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RollercoasterВъртележка на увеселителен парк,
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Влакче на ужасите,
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carouselВъртележката.
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въртележка.
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Where the highsвърхове are heavenрай,
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Където висините са рай,
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but the lowsспадовете,
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но низините,
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oh, they can be hellад.
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ох, те могат да бъдат ад.
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You can grabзаграбване the ringпръстен,
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Може да хванеш пръстена
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you can ringпръстен that bellзвънец,
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може да биеш онази камбана
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when the rideезда is over,
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кога пътуването ще свърши,
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you can never tell.
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никога няма да познаеш.
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The one you love,
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Тези, който обичаш,
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they love you --
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те те обичат--
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oh yeah --
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о, да--
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untilдо the endкрай of time.
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до края на времето.
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But loseгубя your edgeръб, край or loseгубя your coolготино,
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Но изпуснеш ли си нервите,
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they will dropизпускайте you like a dimeмонета.
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ще ви изоставят.
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EveryoneВсеки is crowdingизтласкване 'round'кръгъл
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Всички се събират
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when fortuneбогатство is your friendприятел.
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когато съдбата ти е приятел.
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When your luckкъсмет is runningбягане out,
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Когато късмета ти изтича,
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you're all aloneсам again.
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отново си сам.
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RollercoasterВъртележка на увеселителен парк,
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Влакче на ужасите,
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carouselВъртележката.
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въртележка.
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Where the highsвърхове are heavenрай
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Където висините са рай,
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but the lowsспадовете,
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но низините,
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oh, they can be hellад.
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ох, те могат да бъдат ад.
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You can grabзаграбване the ringпръстен,
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Може да хванеш пръстена
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you can ringпръстен that bellзвънец,
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може да биеш онази камбана
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when the rideезда is over
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кога пътуването ще свърши,
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you can never tell.
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никога няма да познаеш.
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Well, maybe I'm just cynicalциничен,
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Е, може би просто съм цинична
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and all these wordsдуми are liesлъжи,
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и всички тези думи са лъжи,
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but experienceопит keepsпродължава tellingказвам me
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но опита продължава да ми казва,
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that the cautiousпредпазливи one is wiseмъдър.
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че предпазливия е мъдър.
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But cautionповишено внимание makesправи you hesitateколебайте,
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Но предпазливостта те кара
да се колебаеш
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and hesitateколебайте you're lostзагубен,
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и ако се колебаеш
си загубен.
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so take your opportunitiesвъзможности
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За това вземи възможностите
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and never countброя the costцена.
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и никога не гледай цената.
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RollercoasterВъртележка на увеселителен парк,
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Влакче на ужасите,
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carouselВъртележката.
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въртележка.
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Where the highsвърхове are heavenрай,
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Където висините са рай,
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but the lowsспадовете,
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но низините,
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oh, they can be hellад.
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ох, те могат да бъдат ад.
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You can grabзаграбване the ringпръстен,
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Може да хванеш пръстена
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you can ringпръстен that bellзвънец,
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може да биеш онази камбана
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when the rideезда is over --
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кога пътуването ще свърши,
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over, over,
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свърши, свърши,
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you can never, ever tell.
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никоган никога няма да познаеш.
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RollercoasterВъртележка на увеселителен парк,
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Влакче на ужасите,
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carouselВъртележката,
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въртележка,
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rollercoasterвъртележка на увеселителен парк,
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влакче на ужасите,
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yeah, yeah, yeah,
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да, да, да
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carouselВъртележката.
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въртележка.
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CarouselВъртележката,
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Въртележка,
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carouselВъртележката,
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carouselВъртележката,
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въртележка,
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carouselВъртележката.
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въртележка.
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(ApplauseАплодисменти)
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MichaelМайкъл PembertonПембъртън.
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Майкъл Пембъртън.
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(ApplauseАплодисменти)
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Thank you so much.
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Благодаря ви много.
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Thank you.
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Благодаря ви.
Translated by Katya Kancheva
Reviewed by Darina Stoyanova

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sara Ramirez - Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences.

Why you should listen

Sara Ramirez has been known to viewers for the past 11 years as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on ABC's drama "Grey's Anatomy." Prior to that role, Ramirez was seen on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot as Lady of the Lake, for which she earned both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Ramirez graduated from the Juilliard Drama School. Shortly after graduation, she made her Broadway debut starring in Paul Simon's The Capeman. Following that, she starred on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act, as well as Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues. For the past four seasons, Ramirez has been the voice of Queen Miranda in the Disney Channel animated series, "Sofia The First.," She has also appeared on "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch" and "Spin City." In 2011, she captured a whole new audience when she performed the most prominent songs on the special music event episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and released her own EP on iTunes.

Most recently, Ramirez co-hosted and performed at TED Talks Live on PBS, and produced two films: Loserville (released in fall 2016 in partnership with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying) and the virtual reality film experience Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story, an Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and Lumiere Award nominee directed by Nonny de la Peña. Her next executive producing project is The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary by filmmaker David France of How to Survive a Plague about LGBTQ civil rights transgender pioneers Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

In 2015, Ramirez was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In addition to her role as a member of the True Colors Fund’s Board of Directors, she supports The True Colors Fund, Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, Mujerez De Maiz, The Task Force and The San Diego/New York/San Francisco LGBT Centers.

(Photo: Paul Gregory)

More profile about the speaker
Sara Ramirez | Speaker | TED.com
Michael Pemberton - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter.

Why you should listen

Michael Pemberton has been a working actor and singer-songwriter in New York City for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous films, television and stage productions from regional theater to Broadway. The Michael Pemberton Band has appeared in many of New York's most storied venues including The Bitter End, Birdland, Joe's Pub and, proudly with his friend and collaborator Sara Ramirez, at Town Hall for Ted Talks Live. He is the lucky husband of Andrea, and proud Dad to Katie, Jared and Megan.

More profile about the speaker
Michael Pemberton | Speaker | TED.com