Since 2005, Ellen Pompeo has offered both entertainment and insight in the ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” and now she’s lifting the surgical veil to reveal the sources of joy and stability that have guided her through the emotional rollercoaster of Meredith Grey’s life.

Ellen also got incredibly honest about struggling with the “repetitive nature” of “Grey’s,” revealing that she’d love to make many changes but isn’t allowed.

Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo, who takes on the real-life crime story of Natalia Grace in Hulu's new limited series 'Good American Family', recalls 'brutal' years when she was younger: 'Everyone thought I had an eating disorder.

Meredith Grey has enjoyed her share of romance since first walking into the hospital in the 2005 Grey’s Anatomy series premiere “A Hard Day’s Night, and it probably didn’t occur to Ellen Pompeo at the time that she might have to answer questions about her character’s actions one day to her children.

Ellen Pompeo just opened up about a shocking part of her early Grey's Anatomy years. Ellen joined the show, set at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, in 2005 as lead character Meredith Grey. She went on to inspire and empower viewers,

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo reflected on all of the "negative attention" that's been paid to her weight during her time in Hollywood.

Ellen Pompeo remembers her days as a young actress and the undue attention that was put on her appearance - something she hopes has changed for those who have come after her. Pompeo, 55, described the anxiety that the criticism caused in a People interview published Wednesday,