Actresses starring in the series, often become recognizable. Sometimes their popularity exceeds the fame of the highest grossing movie actresses. So you can say about Ellen Pompeo. To her success, she came from the bottom. How did her popularity come to her?
Childhood
Ellen was born November 10, 1969 in a small town in Massachusetts. Her parents were ardent Catholics, so the initial education of the girl was strict. When the baby was only 4 years old, her mother died. Father grieved for a long time, but nevertheless decided on a second marriage, which became happy. The girl easily found her tongue with her stepmother. Their relationship developed gradually, and although now the actress refuses to comment on her family, relatives always noted the good-naturedness with which the second wife of the father belonged to the girl.
Change
In the 1990s, Ellen realized that she needed a change. She moved to New York in the hope of change. There she worked as a bartender. This could go on for many years, but the girl was lucky - she found an agent who managed to discern a star in her. It all started with ads for Loreal. After a couple of videos, Ellen Pompeo finally got her first cameo role in Law and Order. After that, everything in her life changed dramatically.
The new relocation (Los Angeles) was marked for her by a large role in the movie "Moonlight Mile". Her partner was Jake Gyllenhaal. Ellen always proudly recalls this experience in the cinema.
Filmography of the actress
Before “Moonlight Miles,” Ellen starred in short films. The next bright role went to the actress in the movie "Catch Me If You Can." Then they first talked about her as a star with a great future. In Daredevil, she played a small role, Karen Page, which, however, was noted by several critics. An important stage in the formation of the actress was the work in the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." There she played the ex-girlfriend of Jimma Kerry. In the photo, Ellen Pompeo can be seen in this image. But her episodes were not included in the film itself, they were cut out. Ellen was not offended, on the contrary - she always talked about this experience as one of the main stages in her life. The director also gave her relevant recommendations for further work.
Anatomy Gray
The most striking role, after which Ellen Pompeo, whose filmography already numbered several films, woke up as a star, was the role of Meredith Gray. The series, called “Anatomy of Passion” at the Russian box office, thundered simultaneously on several US channels in 2005. In it, doctors and hospital interns are trying to find a full personal life with a lot of workload. Unusual and severe cases of patients' diseases are deftly intertwined with ups and downs in the relations of heroes. Ellen Pompeo plays the main character - Meredith. Her mother is sick with Alzheimer's, and therefore often does not even recognize her. In moments of enlightenment, she scolds her daughter for mediocrity. In the first season, Meredith drinks and meets men in bars. One day she spends the night with a handsome man who turns out to be the main neurosurgeon of her clinic, Derek Shepard. A whirlwind romance spins, after which it turns out that he is married. Dr. Shepard is faced with the choice of saving the marriage or going into a new relationship with Mer. Other heroes are very different. So, Asian Christina, played by Sandra Oh, also suffers from a love for another brilliant hospital surgeon, Burke. However, her feelings are more multifaceted, because she is a careerist and future brilliant cardiac surgeon who does not recognize emotions and sentiments. It is she who becomes Meredith's best friend.
Further seasons
The heroine Ellen Pompeo, whose biography spins every season, is becoming more and more dramatic. The series begins to raise not only the theme of love and jealousy, but also purely human relations, the problems of fathers and children, incurable diseases of loved ones. The theme of death and suicide is also reflected in this epic. The issue of adoption of children is examined in detail from different angles.
In general, the series has become one of the most successful projects in history. This medical drama brought Ellen Pompeo the Screen Actors Guild Award.
Personal life
Ellen, unlike his movie heroines, considers himself a loyal and constant person. Ten years ago, she met her future husband through friends in an ordinary supermarket. A few months later, fate brought them together again. Bright and stormy relations ensued. After a couple of years, they got engaged. A significant fact is that the mayor was a witness at the wedding of this couple. The romantic situation is that, as it turned out, Ellen Pompeo, whose biography began in Massachusetts, lived only a few miles from future love. The husband of the actress, Christopher Ivery, is a highly respected music producer. The couple bought a beautiful home in Los Angeles. They both love dogs, so they got two poodles at once.
Not so long ago, Ellen Pompeo, whose personal life was so quickly established, gave birth to a daughter. She was named Stella Luna. The actress immediately said that she wanted her daughter to follow in her footsteps. A beautiful girl can become a new rising star.
Ellen proves with her example that one can become a successful creative person, despite the simple work and lack of proper qualifications in cinematographic activities. Her talent and experience gained over the years have created her the image of a bright woman who is able to achieve her. The number of her fans proves this.