Meredith Grey — Grey's Anatomy Character Profile

About Meredith Grey

Daughter of renowned surgeon Ellis Grey, the central character who joins the surgical residency at Seattle Grace Hospital. She later becomes Chief of Surgery, marries Derek Shepherd, and eventually moves to Boston to work on an Alzheimer's cure while reducing her hospital role.

Meredith Grey — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Meredith Grey

Education

Dartmouth College

Occupation

surgeon

Nationality

American

Meredith Grey's Known Relations

• Thatcher Grey — Father
• Zola Grey Shepherd — Child
• Derek Bailey Grey Shepherd — Child
• Ellis Grey — Mother
• Derek Shepherd — Spouse
• Nathan Riggs — Unmarried partner
• Andrew DeLuca — Unmarried partner
• Lexie Grey — Sibling
• Molly Grey Thompson — Sibling
• Maggie Pierce — Sibling

Character Facts

Played by

Ellen Pompeo

Appears in

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Meredith Grey — Family Mother's Former Lover — Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.)
• Meredith Grey — Professional Colleague — Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson)

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