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.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2013
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Law & Order
2000
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2017
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2025
Friends
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2025
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2005
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
43
Directing
1
Producing
5
2026
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
as Self
2025
Good American Family
as Kristine Barnett
2025
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
2025
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
2019
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2018
Station 19
as Dr. Meredith Grey
2017
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2016
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Meredith Grey
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2011
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist
2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
Life of the Party
as Phoebe Elgin
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Meredith Grey
2005
Punk'd
as Self
2004
Art Heist
as Sandra Walker
2004
Friends
as Missy Goldberg
2003
Old School
as Nicole
2003
Daredevil
as Karen Page
2003
Undermind
as Flynn
2003
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
as Self / Bertie Knox
2002
Catch Me If You Can
as Marci
2002
Moonlight Mile
as Bertie Knox
2001
The Job
2001
Strong Medicine
as Quincy Dunne
2000
In the Weeds
as Martha
2000
Eventual Wife
as Beth
2000
Mambo Café
as Stacie
2000
Law & Order
as Laura Kendrick
2000
Get Real
as Nina Adler
1999
Coming Soon
as Upset Girl
1999
Strangers with Candy
as Lizzie Abrams
1996
Law & Order
as Jenna Weber
Not a Sound
as Amelia Winn