Ellen Pompeo Biography
Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts) is an American actress.
Biography
Ellen Pompeo was born outside of Boston, then lived for a time as a child on
New York's Upper West Side. She eventually moved to Miami, where she was a
cocktail waitress before heading back to New York. In 1996 she was bartending at
the SoHo Bar & Grill when an agent approached her about appearing in
commercials. She subsequently landed her first spot, appearing in commercials
for Citibank and L'Oreal. Minor roles on primetime series (for example,
Strangers with Candy) and a handful of unremarkable films followed.
Determined to get serious about her career, Ellen Pompeo moved to Los Angeles in 2001
and was tapped by director Brad Silberling in 2002 for a crucial role in his
film Moonlight Mile. Pompeo is currently starring in the ABC medical drama
Grey's Anatomy. She was in the film Daredevil playing Matt Murdock's (Ben
Affleck) secretary, but her scene was deleted from the theatrical version of
the film. She has starred in Old School as Nicole and Catch Me If You Can as
Marci. Guest roles include two episodes of Law & Order and an episode of
Friends.
Ellen Pompeo's dating music producer Christopher Ivery and they currently live
in Los Angeles.
Film List
- Punk'd (2005) TV Series .... Herself
- Life of the Party (2005) (post-production) .... Phoebe
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) TV Series .... Dr. Meredith Grey
- Art Heist (2004) .... Sandra Walker
- Nobody's Perfect (2004) .... Veronica
- Undermind (2003) .... Flynn
- Old School (2003) .... Nicole
- Daredevil (2003) .... Karen Page
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) .... Marci
- Moonlight Mile (2002) .... Bertie Knox
- In the Weeds (2000) .... Martha
- Eventual Wife (2000) .... Beth
- Coming Soon (1999/I) .... Upset Girl
- 8 1/2 x 11 (1999) .... Human Resources Woman
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