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Walk of Fame star for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’s’ Ellen Pompeo unveiled in Hollywood


A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Ellen Pompeo for her starring role on prime-time television's longest-running medical drama, "Grey's Anatomy."

"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes and fellow executive producer and frequent director Debbie Allen joined Pompeo in speaking at the ceremony at 6533 Hollywood Blvd., near Hudson Avenue.

"I have been so lucky to be surrounded by a lot of stars who do their thing every day and who do it brilliantly in this town," Pompeo said. "The people who don't get any attention, who don't get shoutouts, who don't get their photos taken. But my team that works for me every day, for years and years, I've had the same people. None of this would've been possible without them lifting me up and supporting me and getting through the hard days.

"… For those in front of the camera, the stars really have aligned for me my whole life."

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Ellen Pompeo, left, and Shonda Rhimes take a selfie photograph during a ceremony honoring Pompeo with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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The ceremony came one day before the season finale of "Good American Family," the Hulu limited series that Pompeo stars in as part of a couple who adopts a child with dwarfism. Pompeo is among the executive producers.

The star is the 2,809th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.

Born Nov. 10, 1969, in Everett, Massachusetts, Pompeo moved with her boyfriend from Miami to New York City in 1995, where she was approached by a casting director to appear in ads for Citibank and L'Oreal.

Pompeo made her television debut in a 1996 episode of the NBC crime and legal drama, "Law & Order," portraying the oldest daughter of a murder victim. Her other early television credits included the Comedy Central comedy, "Strangers With Candy," and the Fox teen comedy-drama, "Get Real."

Pompeo's other pre-"Grey's Anatomy" included the Lifetime medical drama "Strong Medicine," the ABC comedy, "The Job," and a 2004 episode of the long-running NBC comedy "Friends."

Pompeo made her major studio film debut with a lead role in the 2002 romantic drama, "Moonlight Mile," playing the sympathetic love interest of Realtor Joe Nast (Jake Gyllenhaal). Her other pre-"Grey's" film credits included the comedy "Old School" and in the Steven Spielberg-directed crime comedy-drama, "Catch Me If You Can."

"Grey's Anatomy" premiered on March 27, 2005, and was recently renewed by ABC for a 22nd season to begin in the fall.

Pompeo and her castmates won the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series in 2007 and were nominated in 2006 and 2008. She received a best performance by an actress in a television series-drama Golden Globe nomination in 2007.

Originally Published: April 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM PDT

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