Ellen Pompeo is a TV series star and a happy woman

Actresses who appear in serials often become recognizable. Sometimes their popularity exceeds the popularity and the most cash actresses of the big cinema. So you can say about Ellen Pompeo. To her success she came from the very bottom. How did it become popular?

Childhood

Ellen was born on 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 long grieved, but still decided on a second marriage, which became happy. The girl easily found her tongue with her stepmother. Their relationship developed gradually, and although the actress now refuses to comment on her family, relatives have always noted the good nature with which her father's second wife treated the girl.

Changes

In the 1990s, Ellen realized that she needed change. She moved to New York in the hope of change. There she worked as a bartender. This could have lasted for many years, but the girl was lucky - she found an agent who could see a star in it. It all started with advertising for Loreal. After a couple of videos, Ellen Pompeo finally got her first episodic role in "Law and Order." After that, everything in her life changed dramatically.

The new move (Los Angeles) was marked for her a big role in the film "Mile of the moonlight". Her partner was Jake Gyllenhaal. Ellen always proudly remembers this experience in the cinema.

Filmography of the actress

Prior to "Mile of the moonlight," Ellen starred in short films. The next bright role went to the actress in the movie "Catch Me If You Can." Then it was first talked about 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 becoming an actress was the work in the tape "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". There, she played the former girl Jimma Kerry. In the photo Ellen Pompeo can be seen in this image. But in the film itself, her episodes did not enter, they were cut out. Ellen did not remain offended, on the contrary - she always spoke of this experience as one of the main stages in her life. The director also gave her appropriate recommendations for further work.

"Anatomy of Gray"

The brightest role, after which Ellen Pompeo, whose filmography already numbered several films, woke up with a star, became the role of Meredith Gray. The series, in the Russian box office called "The Anatomy of Passion", boomed on several US channels in 2005. In it, the doctors and interns of the hospital are trying to find a full-fledged personal life with a heavy workload. Unusual and severe cases of patients' diseases are adroitly intertwined with the vicissitudes in the relationship of heroes. Ellen Pompeo plays the main character - Meredith. Her mother is sick with Alzheimer's syndrome, so she often does not even recognize her. In moments of enlightenment, she scolds her daughter for mediocrity. In the first season Meredith drinks and gets to know bars with men. One day she spends the night with a handsome man, who turns out to be the chief neurosurgeon of her clinic, Derek Shepard. A turbulent romance is being spun, after which it turns out that he is married. Dr. Shepard is facing a choice, save a marriage or go into a new relationship with Mer. Other heroes are very different. So, Asian Christine, played by Sandra O, also suffers from a love for another brilliant surgeon of the hospital, Burke. However, her feelings are more multifaceted, because she is a careerist and future brilliant cardiac surgeon, who does not recognize emotions and sentiments. She is the best friend of Meredith.

Further seasons

The heroine Ellen Pompeo, whose biography is spinning with each season, is becoming 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 perspectives.

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, in contrast to 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 again. Strong and stormy relations began. In a couple of years they got engaged. Significant fact is that the witness at the wedding of this couple was the mayor. Romantic situation is that, as it turned out, Ellen Pompeo, whose biography began in Massachusetts, lived just a few miles from future love. The actress's husband, Christopher Ivery, is a highly respected producer in the field of music. The couple bought a beautiful house in Los Angeles. They both love dogs, so they immediately got two poodles.

Not long ago, Ellen Pompeo, whose personal life had been so quickly adjusted, gave birth to a daughter. It was called Stella Luna. The actress immediately said that she dreams of her daughter following in her footsteps. A beautiful girl can become a new rising star.

Ellen proves by his example that one can become a successful creative person, despite the simple work and lack of proper qualifications in cinematographic activity. Her talent and acquired experience over the years have created her an image of a bright woman who can achieve her. The number of her fans proves this.