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About Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo is an American actress-cum producer who is one of the highest-paid actors. She is popular for her appearances in NBC’s television drama Law & Order, Strangers with Candy, Strong Medicine, and Friends. She rose to fame after she appeared on ABC’s drama, Grey’s Anatomy where she played the role, Dr. Meredith Grey. Besides, Ellen Pompeo has made other noticeable film appearances including in the comedies Old School (2003), and Life of the Party (2005), Art Heist (2004), and the 2003’s superhero film, Daredevil.
Ellen Pompeo’s Early Life
Ellen Pompeo was born on 10th November 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Kathleen Pompeo and Joseph Pompeo. Pompeo is the last born in a family of five siblings including; Moreen, Kathleen, Suzane, Joey, and Dean. While growing up she had the nicknames, “stracciatella” and “the pencil”. In her early life, Pompeo worked as a bartender and it was during such a working environment that she met her then-boyfriend who she dated for a while before moving to New York City. Her career as a public started picking up a few moments after arrival in New York where she was approached to do the L’Oreal and Citibank ads.
Ellen Pompeo’s Family Life
As they say, love is a very unique feeling that has no boundaries since it can happen anywhere, anytime, and with anybody. Unlike most celebrities, Ellen Pompeo’s family life is so straight and is absent of drama. All through her adulthood, Pompeo has been married to only one man, Chris Ivery, whom she met in 2003 and at a grocery in Los Angeles where she had gone shopping. The duo started dating after six months of friendship before they officially tied the knots in 2007 at a private ceremony presided over by Michael Bloomberg, the New York City mayor. The couple has been blessed with three children namely; Stella Luna, Sienna May, and Eli Christopher.
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Ellen Pompeo’s Career Life
Ellen Pompeo’s early career ventures began with small independent films as well adverts that followed her relocation to New York City. In 1996 she made her debut when she guest-starred in NBC’s drama, Law & Order. She then played a minor role in the film, Coming Soon in 1999 before guest-starring in the films, Friends, Strong Medicine, and Strangers with Candy. Later in 2002, Pompeo was selected to play the lead role, Jake Gyllenhaal in the film Moonlight Mile which marked a great step towards the growth of her career. It was from her outstanding performance in the same film that she was nominated for the Academy Award.
Her career has ever since been growing shifting from sitcoms, through television dramas, all the way to films with some of the iconic screen appearances being in the drama film Catch Me If You Can (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2003), and Life of the Party, among so many others. Her crowd-moving acting aptitude has seen her garner several Emmy Awards and nominations as well.
Ellen Pompeo’s Height, Weight, and Net worth
- Ellen Pompeo is made of slim body physique
- She has an impressive ‘American-height’ since she stands tall at 5 feet and 4 inches.
- When expressed in centimeters her height is 170 cm.
- The actress has a medium weight of 57 Kilograms which translates to 126 Pounds.
- Ellen Pompeo is worth $80 million as at 2020
- Her $ 80 million net worth has been arrived at after adding up;
- Her $ 550 000 pay per every “Grey’s Anatomy” episode
- Her new deal is inclusive of an estimated $ 6 million to $ 7 million backend for the series.
- The net worth statics have seen her make it to number eight in the list of the highest-paid actresses in 2020.
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