Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo is an American actress, largely known for her portrayal of Dr. Meredith Grey, the protagonist of the Medical Drama Series called Grey s Anatomy. Ellen lost her mother due to a painkiller overdose, when she was just four. Her father was a salesman and Ellen used to work in a restaurant in Soho, when she was first discovered. Ellen head-started her career with small roles in some of the highest rated TV shows like Friends, Law and Order, Strangers with Candy and others. She also played a part in the movie Mambo Café with Thalia but her big screen debut happened in 2002 when director Brad Silberling casted her in his film Moonlight Mile. Ellen played the character of a candid woman who is heart-broken and is silent about the burden she is carrying. Her performance received an exceptional response and thereafter, in 2002, she was seen in Steven Spielberg s Catch Me If You Can, opposite to Leonardo Da Caprio. Further, in 2004, she played a small role in Michel Gondry s Eterna

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