Ami Park shares journey to ‘Alaska Daily’: ‘It’s definitely not been overnight’

“Alaska Daily” is the first time Ami Park is billed as part of a main cast. After years of navigating the Los Angeles acting circuit, it’s a feat Park doesn’t take lightly.

Ami Park shares journey to ‘Alaska Daily’: ‘It’s definitely not been overnight’
Actress Ami Park says she went through hundreds of auditions over two decades to land her first regular role. Photo courtesy of Ami Park.

Ami Park seemed to burst onto the scene last fall playing reporter Yuna Park on the ABC drama “Alaska Daily.” 

“The second half only gets richer and that much deeper. I’m so excited,” Park said ahead of the show’s return for the remainder of its first season, which concluded at the end of March.

“Alaska Daily” is the first time she’s billed as part of a main cast. After years of navigating the Los Angeles acting circuit, it’s a feat Park doesn’t take lightly.

“There were so many tears when roles I thought were mine didn’t come my way,” Park wrote in a 2022 Instagram post before the show’s series premiere.

“There were so many endless nights wondering why it hadn’t worked out,” she continued. “Frustration overload not being able to see more AAPI talent on screen, and months of just patiently praying, releasing limiting beliefs, believing in myself, staying true to my vision + manifesting the right role to align with me.”