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Introduction
Ellen Pompeo was born and grew up in Boston with 5 older siblings. Her mother died at the age of 4. Due to the terrible loss of her mother, she has appreciated life so much more and lives it to the fullest. Before acting she was a bartender that hustled money out of people. Two years later, she started her acting career ("Ellen Pompeo"). -
TV Sensation
Ellen starts her biggest career job yet. She is a co star in the television show Grey's Anatomy. She began dating her husband (Chris Ivery) and was unsure of his reaction to the love scenes she did in the show. He is secure in their relationship and it did not phase him at all ("Ellen Pompeo Full Interview on The Queen"). After much hard work, she finally made it into Primetime. In her personal life, Ellen values her relationships and respects the feelings of others. -
Chris Ivery
On this day, Ellen and Chris got married. They both knew life would be tough. Especially with Ellen's TV show, Grey's Anatomy, on the rise. It was hard for her to spend time with her husband and family. Her daughter many times will get jealous of the kids she holds on the TV stage ("Ellen Pompeo Full Interview on The Queen"). This shows the hardships she has to deal with and how she trys to balance work and personal life. The effort she puts into her family shows how much love she has in her. -
Stella Luna
In September 2009, Ellen gave birth to Stella Luna. During an interview on The Ellen Show, Stella is 4 and we learn that Ellen trys to instill her open views on life to her kids. Stella likes to play with dolls, so Ellen buys her 2 princesses and 2 princes, in support of same sex marriage ("Ellen Pompeo Full Interview - Ellen "). This shows how open minded Ellen is on life and wants her children to know being different is good. -
Back Home
A major goal in Ellen's life is her campaigns for people in need. In 2011, she sponsored the Huggies campaign to give every child a diaper and years later, she is back at it. She is raising money for those who were effected by the bombing of the Boston Marathon ("Ellen Pompeo on The Ellen"). She cares deeply about helping others. She donates and raises money for great causes. This shows she is a very kind and caring humanitarian. -
Life after Grey's
On this quite recent interview with Jarett Wieselman, Ellen shares that she is probably not going to act after Grey's Anatomy. She feels she has succeeded in acting and wants to challenge herself in other ways (Wieselman). This reveals that acting isn't Ellen's whole life and she is a risk taker. Being outgoing and pushing herself to succeed is why she is where she is today,
