
Ellen Pompeo
Department: Acting
Biography
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo is an American actress, best known for playing the series protagonist, Meredith Grey, on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. One of the world's highest paid actors since 2017, she has made multiple appearances on the Forbes’ year-end lists. Her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
Known For

Catch Me If You Can
2002

Moonlight Mile
2002

Old School
2003

Art Heist
2004

Daredevil
2003

Undermind
2003

Life of the Party
2005

In the Weeds
2000

Coming Soon
1999

Eventual Wife
2000

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003

Mambo Café
2000

This Changes Everything
2019

Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021

The Job
2001

Law & Order
1990

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Friends
1994

Strangers with Candy
1999

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Punk'd
2003

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Get Real
1999

Strong Medicine
2000

The Marriage Ref
2010

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012

Law & Order
1990

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014

The Reichen Show
2005

Good American Family
2025

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Station 19
2018

Quotidien
2016

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003