EntertainmentoLlen Pompeo says it would be a mistake to abandon Gray’s Anatomy: ‘I will always make a part of the one to move away from the series’ would not make emotionally or financially directed

Even after reducing your participation in Season 19 Grey’s Anatomyin 2022,Ellen Pompeo does not intend to completely move away from the role that consecrated it as Dra. Meredith Gray.

In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El countrythe actress said that leaving the series definitely “would make no sense, emotionally or financially.” Pompeo recalled that the medical drama of ABC More than a billion times was watched in 2024 and explained:

“The companies that are owned and convey the series make a lot of money from our images, voices and faces. If I completely departed, everyone would keep making money from my 20 -year work and I would make nothing. For me, it makes no sense for everyone else to profit from my effort and I don’t.”

She also highlighted the emotional impact that Grey’s Anatomy has for the public:

“Emotionally, the series means a lot for people. I want to maintain an attitude of gratitude about the program.”

Created by Shonda Rhimes and Michelle Lirtzman, Grey’s Anatomy It premiered on March 27, 2005 and, until April 14, 2025, accumulates 444 episodes. Season 21 is already on display. Over the years, they passed the fictional hospital Gray Sloan Memorial names like Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Jesse Williams, Sara Ramirezamong many others – but Pompeo It was the constant that guided the narrative of the series over two decades.

Since its debut, Pompeo’s prestige has grown along with the success of the series. Although initially receive less than your colleague Patrick DempseyIn 2018 the actress renegotiated her contract and secured a $ 20 million salary, becoming the highest-paid woman on television that year.

Although it does not appear frequently in the series today – as it is involved in the miniseries Great American Familyfrom the Hulu -, Pompeo continues as an executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy And it maintains its participation in the opening and closing narrations of the episodes. According to recent information, she is expected to appear in seven episodes of the current season.

“I will always be part of this series,” said Pompeo in an interview with Deadlinein 2022.
“I spent two decades of my career there. It’s my heart and my soul. I will never be really far away while the program continues in the air.”

This article is a translation of Rolling Stone American, written by Charisma Madarang and published on April 14, 2025. Read the original version here.