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Ellen Pompeo

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Ellen Pompeo

Born Nov 10, 1969 · 56 years39 titles 14 movies · 25 TV
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Biography

Ellen Kathleen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) 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.

Also known as

Ellen Kathleen Pompeo

Born

Nov 10, 1969

Everett, Massachusetts, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

39

Acting credits

1

Directing

0

Writing

3

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1981 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1999 3 title(s)

2000 4 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 7 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 3 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2014 3 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2019 2 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)