Ellen pompeo

As Meredith Grey on Grey's Anatomy. Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is an American actress, best known for playing the title role in Grey's Anatomy. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 External links Biography Early life and career Pompeo was born in Everett, Massachusetts, then lived on New York's Upper West Side. Her father was born in Gesualdo, a village in province of Avellino (Italy). She eventually moved to Miami, where she worked as a cocktail waitress and met New York fashion photographer Andrew Rosenthal, with whom she eventually returned to New York. citation needed] In 1996 she was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill when an agent approached her about appearing in commercials. She subsequently appeared in commercials for Citibank and L'Oreal. Minor roles on shows like Strangers with Candy and a handful of films followed. Career Determined to succeed in acting, Pompeo moved to Los Angeles in 2001. A turning point came when she was tapped by director Brad Silberling in 2002 for a role in his film Moonlight Mile. She was also in the film Daredevil playing Matt Murdock's (Ben Affleck) secretary Karen Page, but most of her scenes were deleted from the theatrical version of the film. She starred in Old School as Nicole and Catch Me If You Can as Marci. Guest roles include two episodes of Law & Order and an episode of Friends ("The One Where the Stripper Cries"). However, Pompeo landed her first major role in the [American Broadcasting Company|ABC] medical drama Grey's Anatomy, as the title character, Meredith Grey, an intern and lead character at a prestigious hospital. Personal life Pompeo and Rosenthal split in late 2003. At last report, she is dating music producer Christopher Ivery; they currently live in Los Angeles.[1] She first met her boyfriend at a grocery store, but she wasn't focused on romance, then. Two days later, they met again, and started dating. They later discovered that they grew up in Boston 10 miles from each other — and Ivery knew Pompeo's father. [2] Filmography Life of the Party (2005) .... Phoebe Grey's Anatomy (2005) TV Series .... Dr. Meredith Grey Art Heist (2004) .... Sandra Walker Nobody's Perfect (2004) .... Veronica Friends (The One Where the Stripper Cries) (2004)....Missy Goldberg Undermind (2003) .... Flynn Old School (2003) .... Nicole Daredevil (2003) .... Karen Page Catch Me If You Can (2002) .... Marci Moonlight Mile (2002) .... Bertie Knox In the Weeds (2000) .... Martha Eventual Wife (2000) .... Beth Coming Soon (1999/I) .... Upset Girl 8 1/2 x 11 (1999) .... Human Resources Woman External links Wikinews has news related to: Many SAG Awards presenters announced Ellen Pompeo at the Internet Movie Database Ellen Pompeo at TV.com Ellen Pompeo at Yahoo! Movies Search Term: "Ellen_Pompeo" Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | 1969 births | Living people | American television actors | American film actors | People from Massachusetts | Law & Order actors | Grey's Anatomy actors

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