Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Kathleen Pompeois an American actress and producer. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Pompeo moved to New York City, at the age of twenty-six, where she was discovered by a casting director who signed her for an advertisement campaign for L'Oreal. She made her screen debut with NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and then appeared in several other television shows, including the dark comedy Strangers with Candy, the medical drama Strong Medicine and the sitcom Friends...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 November 1969
CityEverett, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps.
I was raised by drag queens, practically ... my mother died when I was four-years-old, so I was effectively raised by a bunch of different people. A lot of those people were friends of my sister, Kathleen, who had all these gay friends. She would baby-sit me everyday, and she would take me over to her friend's houses with all kinds of things going on: tucking, and eyebrow drawing, waxing, all sorts of things. I was literally raised by gay men.
~I got pregnant, and I was like, 'Oh God, it worked! Oh no!' Chris [Ivery, her husband] and I were super happy, then I got terrified! Will I know how to do everything right? Of course, nobody does everything right, but as long as your baby is the priority, that's the best you can do.~
It's easy to get lost in the baby. You have to make sure you give your husband attention.
Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like scrambled eggs or soft tofu, almost like a gel. The brain controls so much of what we do, but you could put your finger right through it.
I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 16, and he was eight years older. My father was furious about this 24-year-old, and I had to hide the relationship.
We're teaching young girls that this is what they should be focusing on: rich and famous girls who are rich and famous for nothing.
I don't find acting to be a particularly noble way to make a living. I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.
And that's one of the most genius roles ever played. So I think a sense of self-doubt somehow translates into something very interesting.
I haven't publicly said this before, but I do have a crush on him.
The chemistry between the cast is very important. We're a family and have respect for each other. And we have fun, which comes across.
If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for that and act accordingly, you know?
I just worry about the girls who look up to me. I don't want them to think I starve myself or don't eat, and that to be like me that's what they have to do.
Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.