Golden Globe-Nominated Actress & Producer, Grey's Anatomy
Golden Globe-Nominated Actress & Producer, Grey's Anatomy
Actress and producer Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Meredith Grey on the hit ABC series Grey's Anatomy. She also serves as an Executive Producer for the show, which is currently on its 21st season. Pompeo received a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama” at the Golden Globe Awards and was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Drama” for her work on the show.
Pompeo created her own production company, Calamity Jane, which has developed several television dramas for ABC. Along with Executive Producing Grey's Anatomy, Pompeo also served as a Co-Executive Producer of the Grey's spinoff Station 19.
Pompeo made her major studio film debut in Brad Silberling’s 2002 Moonlight Mile, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, and Susan Sarandon. She went on to star opposite Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell in the wildly successful Old School, and in Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
Off the screen, Pompeo has shown her passion for healthcare equality as co-founder of Betr Remedies, a company making over-the-counter medicine and working to improve medication access in America. For every product purchased, Betr Remedies donates a medication for an American in need.