Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo Net Worth

Ellen Pompeo Net Worth and salary: Ellen Pompeo is an American actress who has a net worth of $40 million dollars. Born November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts, Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Meredith Grey in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama. Pompeo began her career with minor roles on television shows such as Strangers with Candy, Friends, Law & Order and others. Pompeo moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and subsequently participated in the movie Mambo Café with Thalía. A turning point came when she was cast in a role in the Moonlight Mile playing Jake Gyllenhaal's sympathetic love interest. In 2002, she appeared in Catch Me If You Can. She also portrayed Jim Carrey's ex-girlfriend, Naomi, in the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Although her scenes were cut from the film, she was grateful that director Michel Gondry chose her to be in his film. On October 13, 2007, Pompeo was honored by the National Italian American Foundation for her achievement in entertainment at a black-tie gala in Washington, D.C. On October 27, 2011, Deadline.com reported that Pompeo had launched her own production company called Calamity Jane, which sold its first project to ABC, an untitled show about female agents on the Secretary of State's security detail. Pompeo married music producer Chris Ivery on November 9, 2007 with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg serving as the legal witness to the ceremony. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery, on September 15, 2009.