Ellen Pompeo was born on November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts.
Ellen Pompeo is the daughter of Joseph, a salesman, and Kathleen Pompeo.
Ellen Pompeo is of Irish and Italian descent.
Ellen Pompeo is the youngest of 6 children - she has 5 siblings who are all at least 8 years older than her.
Ellen Pompeo's mom died when she was only 4 years old.
Ellen Pompeo's first word as a baby was pepperoni.
Ellen Pompeo is quite well known across the world for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
Ellen Pompeo loves clothes and fashion. She describes it as her own little fun hobby.
Ellen Pompeo wanted to be an archaeologist when she was young.
Ellen Pompeo is 5’7” tall.
Ellen Pompeo was nicknamed The Pencil.
For more than two years, Ellen Pompeo served cocktails in Miami where she met then-boyfriend, fashion photographer Andrew Rosenthal.
In 1996, when Ellen Pompeo was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill in New York City's Upper West Side an agent approached her to appear in commercials.
Ellen Pompeo soon appeared in commercials for Citibank and L'Oreal.
Ellen Pompeo began her career with minor roles on television shows like Strangers with Candy and Law & Order and a handful of films.
Before Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo auditioned for a television pilot called Secret Service. That show was not picked up by any television network.
Ellen Pompeo landed her first major role in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, as the title character, Meredith Grey, a surgical intern at a prestigious hospital. The show became a hit and Ellen became a star.
Ellen Pompeo was introduced to her husband, Chris Ivery, at a Whole Foods Market store in Los Angeles.
Ellen Pompeo married Christopher Ivery in a civil ceremony in New York City on November 9, 2007. The only people in attendance were Mayor Michael Bloomberg and First Deputy Mayor Patti Harris, who served as witnesses to the ceremony.
Ellen Pompeo admits that she learns a lot from all the medical terminology she has to learn on Grey's Anatomy.
Ellen Pompeo is currently being paid $200,000 per episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Ellen Pompeo feels the biggest challenge for an actor is to be challenged every single day with new plots and storylines that she isn't very experienced in.
Ellen Pompeo appeared in films like Catch Me If You Can and Old School. Her Television guest roles include two episodes of Law & Order and an episode of Friends. She portrayed Jim Carrey's ex-girlfriend, Naomi, in the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Ellen Pompeo's beauty secrets include water, sleep, and just being happy.
Ellen Pompeo suffers from asthma.
Ellen Pompeo lives in L.A. with her husband, Chris Ivery, and their two dogs.
Ellen Pompeo lives right next door to Patrick Dempsey.