Meredith Grey

Meredith Grey is a fictional character on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Ellen Pompeo.

Background
Meredith Grey was born to Dr. Ellis Grey and Thatcher Grey. She is an only child and spent the early part of her childhood in Seattle, where her mother was completing her residency at Seattle Grace Hospital. Her parents' marriage was troubled, due in large part to the fact that her mother had an affair that lasted years with colleauge, Dr. Richard Webber.