Ellen Pompeo Says She Went Through an 'Emo' Phase in High School: 'Didn't Go to the Prom or Do Any of That' (Exclusive) The 'Grey's Anatomy' star is playing adoptive mother Kristine Barnett in the ...

In this week's PEOPLE cover story, 'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo discusses her high school experience. "I was super, super, super skinny," she says. "I was not popular." She also adds, "I ...

(When Pompeo was 4, she lost her mother to an accidental drug overdose.) After high school, she followed friends to Miami, where she recalls being “exposed to another environment and people pursuing ...

Ellen Pompeo looked back at her lengthy television career on 'Grey's Anatomy' ahead of accepteing her Hollywood Walk of Fame star. ... After high school, she followed friends to Miami, ...

After high school graduation Pompeo worked in Miami and New York City as a bartender before booking commercials and independent films. She won her first television role on Law & Order in 1996.

Ellen Pompeo on Her Lasting Legacy, the ‘Really S—ty’ Streaming Residual Model and Meredith’s Choice This Season She Was ‘Deeply Against’ Max Gao Tue, April 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM UTC ...

The youngest of six siblings raised in a “very blue-collar, working-class Boston neighborhood,” Ellen Pompeo was 4 when her mom, Kathleen, died from an accidental painkiller overdose. As a kid, “I ...

After high school graduation Pompeo worked in Miami and New York City as a bartender before booking commercials and independent films. She won her first television role on Law & Order in 1996. Smaller ...

The youngest of six siblings raised in a “very blue-collar, working-class Boston neighborhood,” Ellen Pompeo was 4 when her mom, Kathleen, died from an accidental painkiller overdose. As a kid ...