Ellen Pompeo is an American actress and producer best known for her role as Dr Meredith Grey in the TV series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo was born on 10th November 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts to parents, Joseph E Pompeo and Kathleen B Pompeo. Her family was Roman Catholic and both her parents are of Irish ancestry.
Ellen Pompeo lost her mother at the early age of four due to an accidental painkiller overdose. Her father remarried soon after, however, he passed away on September 1, 2012. Ellen was raised alongside five older siblings: three sisters (Maureen, Kathleen and Suzanne) and two brothers (Joey and Dean).
Ellen Pompeo worked as a barmaid in Miami before moving to New York City in 1995, where she started appearing in various commercials including ads for Citibank and L’Oreal.
Ellen Pompeo Net Worth
Ellen Pompeo has a net worth of $80 million making her one of the world’s highest-paid actors.
Is Ellen Pompeo really a doctor?
Ellen Pompeo is not really a doctor or surgeon which is contrary to what she portrays in the TV Show, Grey’s Anatomy.
Ellen Pompeo Husband
Is Ellen Pompeo married? Who is Ellen Pompeo’s husband? Ellen Pompeo is the wife of Chris Ivery, an American music producer. He wrote a song titled Cheers (Drink To That) that was the soundtrack for the TV show Smash. The duo first met in a Los Angeles grocery store in 2003 and began dating six months later.
Chris Ivery and Ellen walked down the aisle on November 9, 2007, at ‘City Hall,’ New York.
Ellen Pompeo Kids
Ellen Pompeo is a proud mother of three children including Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery (born September 15, 2009), Sienna May (born 2014), and Eli Christopher (born on December 29, 2016). Her second-born, Sienna May, was born through surrogacy.