She made her first feature film appearance with a small role in 1999's "Coming Soon" and made a second guest-starring turn on "Law & Order" the following year. She soon did a few short films before making her screen debut on an episode of "Law & Order" in 1996. She spoke about experiencing such a huge loss in an interview with Allure in 2006, saying, "I think having my mother die at such a very young age - when she was 39 - appreciate life so much." Ellen was working in Miami as a bartender in the mid-'90s when she followed her then-boyfriend to New York City, where she was approached by a casting director to appear in ads for Citibank and L'Oreal.
Sadly, her mother passed away when the future star was only 4, from an accidental painkiller overdose, so Ellen was raised by her father and stepmother. RELATED: The biggest "Grey's Anatomy" momentsĮllen Pompeo was born in Everett, Massachusetts, and has five older siblings. Ellen has been married to music producer Chris Ivery since 2007. In addition to her acting career, she's been a producer on the show since 2017 and has directed two episodes of "Grey's." She also founded the production company Calamity Jane. Ellen's performance on the long-running series has earned her a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award and in 2018, she was ranked third on the list of highest paid TV actresses by Forbes, with earnings of $23.6 million. The daughter of world-renowned surgeon Ellis Grey struggled with life in a competitive profession, maintaining a relationship with her boyfriend-turned-husband, Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd, her friendships with her colleagues and eventual motherhood. Meredith began as a surgical intern, moving up to the position of surgical resident, then an attending and eventually, she became the chief of general surgery. We were first introduced to Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, the show's titular character, in the first episode back in March 2005.
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