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Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts) is an American actress.

Biography

Early life and career

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.

Career

Determined to get serious about her career, 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.

Personal life

She's dating music producer Christopher Ivery and they currently live in Los Angeles.

Filmography

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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