Merrin Dungey

Merrin Dungey played Naomi Bennett in the Season 3 Grey's Anatomy episode The Other Side of This Life, which served as a backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Private Practice,

Career
Dungey was originally cast for the role of Naomi, but she was replaced by Audra McDonald for creative reasons.

Filmography

 * EDtv (1999)
 * Deep Impact (1999)
 * The Sky Is Falling (2000)
 * Superbad (2007)

Television

 * Martin (1995)
 * Living Single (1996)
 * Party Girl (1996)
 * ER (1997)
 * Murphy Brown (1997)
 * Seinfield (1998)
 * The King of Queens (1998-2007)
 * The West Wing (1999)
 * G vs E (1999)
 * Friends (2000)
 * Grosse Pointe (2000-2001)
 * Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001)
 * Alias (2001-2003)
 * Malcom in the Middle (2000-2004)
 * Summerland (2004-2005)
 * Boston Legal (2007)
 * Grey's Anatomy (2007)
 * Surviving Suburbia (2009)