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Ellen Pompeo 
Born Ellen Kathleen Pompeo
November 10, 1969
Everett, Massachusetts, United StatesOccupation Actress Years active 1996–present Spouse Chris Ivery (2007–present) Children Stella Luna Ellen Kathleen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is an American actress, known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
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Early life
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo was born in Everett, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph, a salesman, and Kathleen Pompeo.[1] Of Irish and Italian descent, she was raised Roman Catholic.[2][3] Her grandfather was born in Gesualdo, a village in the Province of Avellino, Italy.[4][citation needed] Her mother died of a painkiller overdose when Ellen was four, and her father remarried soon after. She has five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. She was nicknamed the pencil, and Stracciatella (a cream-flavoured ice cream with solid dark chocolate inside).[5]
For more than two years, she served cocktails in Miami, where she met fashion photographer Andrew Rosenthal, with whom she was romantically linked for some time.[citation needed] In 1996, she was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill in New York City's Upper West Side when an agent approached her to appear in commercials.[citation needed] Subsequently, she appeared in commercials for Citibank and L'Oréal.[citation needed] She began her career with minor roles on television shows like Strangers with Candy, Friends and Law & Order and a handful of others.
Career
Determined to succeed in acting, Pompeo moved to Los Angeles in 2001. She participed in the movie Mambo Café[6] with Thalía. A turning point came when she was selected by director Brad Silberling in 2002 for a role in his film Moonlight Mile playing Jake Gyllenhaal's sympathetic love interest. She also appeared 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.[citation needed] In 2002, Pompeo appeared in Catch Me If You Can and in 2003, Old School. Television guest roles include two episodes of Law & Order and an episode of Friends. She portrayed Jim Carrey's ex-girlfriend, Naomi, in the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Although her scenes were cut from the film, she felt grateful that director Michel Gondry chose her to appear in his film.[7]
Pompeo landed her first major role in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, which is now in its eighth season,[8] as the title character, Meredith Grey, a surgical resident at a prestigious hospital. In 2007, Pompeo was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series.[citation needed] That year, she also signed a new contract for Grey's Anatomy that increased her salary to US$200,000 per episode. She is contracted with the show for eight seasons which is the standard length in Hollywood after which actors often demand large raises.
On October 13, 2007, Pompeo was honored by the National Italian American Foundation for her achievement in entertainment at a black-tie gala in Washington, D.C.[9]
On October 27, 2011 Deadline.com reported that Ellen Pompeo has launched her own Production company called Calamity Jane which sold its first project to ABC, an untitled show about female agents on the Secretary Of State’s security detail. Pompeo will be the show's executive producer.[10]
Personal life
Pompeo married record producer Chris Ivery on Friday, November 9th, 2007. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the legal witness to the ceremony.[11] She gave birth to their first child - a daughter named Stella Luna, on September 15, 2009.[12]
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes 1999 8 ½ x 11 Human Resources Woman (short film) Coming Soon Upset Girl 2000 Eventual Wife Beth (short film) In the Weeds Martha Mambo Café Stacy 2002 Moonlight Mile Bertie Knox Catch Me If You Can Marci 2003 Old School Nicole Daredevil Karen Page Undermind Flynn 2004 Nobody's Perfect Veronica (short film) Art Heist Sandra Walker Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Naomi (scenes deleted) 2005 Life of the Party Phoebe Elgin 2011 The Goree Girls Farah Television
Year Title Role Episode 1996 Law & Order Jenna Weber Savior 1999 Strangers With Candy Lizzie Abrams Feather in the Storm 2000 Law & Order Laura Kendrick Fools for Love Get Real Nina Adler History Lessons 2001 The Job Sue Anger Strong Medicine Quincy Dunne Wednesday Night Fever 2004 Friends Missy Goldberg The One Where the Stripper Cries 2005– Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey All/Lead Role/Narrator Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Film or series 2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV- Breakout Female Grey's Anatomy 2006 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy 2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award TV- Choice Actress Grey's Anatomy 2006 Won Satellite Award Best Ensemble in Television Grey's Anatomy 2007 Nominated Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Grey's Anatomy 2007 Won Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy 2007 Won Satellite Award Best Actress – Drama Series Grey's Anatomy 2007 Won National Italian American Foundation Special Achievement in Entertaining 2008 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy 2008 Nominated Ewwy Award Best Actress in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy 2009 Nominated Gold Derby TV Award Best Drama Actress -Television Grey's Anatomy 2010 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite TV Doctor Grey's Anatomy References
- ^ Ellen Pompeo Quietly Weds in New York - Weddings, Ellen Pompeo : People.com
- ^ The Inner Actor: Ellen Pompeo: strength and tenacity from a challenging early life
- ^ ELLENPOMPEO.NET - Ellen Pompeo Fansite
- ^ Vanity Fair italian edition, 02/23/2006
- ^ Bried, Erin: "Anatomy lesson", Self, February 2006
- ^ Spanish Wikipedia link to movie "Mambo Café"
- ^ Bochroch, Judy: "Anatomy of a Late Bloomer", Allure, December 2006
- ^ Ellen Pompeo Series 6 Interview
- ^ NIAF 32nd Anniversary Convention and Gala
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Ellen Pompeo Quietly Weds in New York" People, November 14, 2007
- ^ "Exclusive: Ellen Pompeo Welcomes a Baby Girl!" US Magazine, September 23, 2009
External links
- Ellen Pompeo at the Internet Movie Database
- Ellen Pompeo Video Biograph - National Italian American Foundation NIAF Gala 2007
Grey's Anatomy Episodes (Season 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8) Characters
(cast members)Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) · Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) · Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) · Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) · George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) · Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) · Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) · Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) · Callie Torres (Sara Ramírez) · Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) · Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) · Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) · Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) · Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) · Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) · April Kepner (Sarah Drew) · Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) · Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) · Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)Shonda Rhimes (creator) · Awards and nominations · Soundtrack ("Chasing Cars" • "How to Save a Life" • "The Story" • "Breathe In, Breathe Out") · Video game · Private Practice Categories:- 1969 births
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American Roman Catholics
- Living people
- Actors from Massachusetts
- People from Everett, Massachusetts
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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