Golden Globe-Nominated Actress & Producer, Grey's Anatomy
Ellen Pompeo: Biography at a Glance
- Ellen Pompeo is one of television’s most beloved actresses, best known for her role as "Meredith Grey" on ABC’s award-winning, critically acclaimed drama Grey’s Anatomy.
- Pompeo has helped Grey’s Anatomy continue to be ABC’s highest-rated television drama through its 19 seasons.
- Pompeo has received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Drama.
- Pompeo created her own production company, Calamity Jane, which has developed several television dramas for ABC.
- Pompeo is also co-founder of Betr Remedies, a socially-conscious over-the-counter medicine brand that works to improve medication access and donates to people in need.
Biography
Golden Globe-nominee Ellen Pompeo is one of television’s most beloved actresses, best known for her role as "Meredith Grey" on ABC’s award-winning, critically acclaimed drama Grey’s Anatomy. With Pompeo at the helm, the series continues to be ABC’s highest-rated television drama as it continues through 19 seasons.
Pompeo received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for her work on Grey’s Anatomy. Along with her fellow cast members, she also received the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Drama.
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.
In 2011, Pompeo created her own production company, Calamity Jane. Calamity Jane has developed several television dramas for ABC.
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.
