• Ellen Pompeo is an American actress better known for her role as the troubled Dr. Meredith Grey from the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Before Grey's, Pompeo worked on films such as Old School, Daredevil and Moonlight Mile with Jake Gyllenhaal.

  People Magazine reported on April 19, 2009, that Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery are expecting their first child together.People: Ellen Pompeo Is Pregnant (April 19, 2009)

• 1. Full name: Ellen Kathleen Pompeo
  2. Nickname: "The Pencil"
  3. Born: November 10, 1969
  4. Birthplace: Everett, Massachusetts
  5. Height: 5' 7"
  6. Irish and Italian descent
  7. Raised Catholic
  8. Current residence: Los Angeles, California
  9. Spouse: Record producer Chris Ivery
  10. First breakthrough was her appearance in Old School starring Will Ferrell
  11. April 2009: Pregnancy with first child was announced

• Grey's Anatomy

  Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama about the residents of Seattle Grace Hospital. It follows Pompeo's character, Meredith Grey, as she settles in, falls in love and develops friendships with the other interns.

• Weddings Bells

  On November 9, 2007, Pompeo married long time boyfriend and record producer Chris Ivery in New York City. Pompeo's one of three of the cast members to wed during the fall of 2007/spring 2008. Katherine Heigl married musician Josh Kelley and Kate Walsh, who soon departed to star in Private Practice, married film producer Alex Young.

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