Grey's Anatomy facts for kids

Grey's Anatomy is an American television series. It is a story about surgeons in Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital (previouslySeattle Grace-Mercy West Hospital) ( which was previously Seattle Grace Hospital). It was created by Shonda Rhimes. It has been on ABC since March 2005.

Shonda Rhimes in 2008

About the series

This successful television series is about hardworking doctors at a Seattle hospital, who work to heal many patients. They do surgery, and every case has its difficulties and problems. Through this hectic life, they develop friendships and even sometimes love.

Grey’s Anatomy was created by Shonda Rhimes. The American show has mainly been filmed in Los Angeles, California and has been presented by the popular television producer ABC (American Broadcasting Company). This series has had much success, including 13 seasons. It started on March 27th, 2005. The TV show won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 for the best dramatic TV series and it also has been awarded two nominations at the Emmy Awards for the same reason. This dramatic medical comedy has been produced in many languages and many countries, like Belgium, France and Switzerland.

Grey’s Anatomy got its name from a textbook by Henry Gray, written in 1858, which reached its 40th edition in 2008. The title of the text is Anatomy of the Human Body. It has many surgical applications, and is a medicinal classic of the human anatomy.

Cast

Actor	Role	Functions	Starring	Image
starring Ellen Pompeo	Meredith Grey	Started as a surgical intern then as a surgical resident and is currently head of general surgery	Season 1 - present
Sandra Oh	Christina Yang	Started as a surgical intern then as a surgical resident and finished as a heart surgeon	Season 1 - 10
Katherine Heigl	Isobel "Izzie" Stevens	Started as a surgical intern and finished as a third-year surgical resident	Season 1 - 6
Justin Chambers	Alex Karev	Started as a surgical intern then as a surgical resident and is currently a pediatric surgeon	Season 1 - present
T.R. Knight	George O'Malley	Started as a surgical intern and finished as a third-year surgeon resident	Season 1 - 5
Chandra Wilson	Miranda Bailey	Started as a surgical resident and is now chief of surgery	Season 1 - present
James Pickens, Jr.	Richard Webber	Began as Chief of Surgery and is now a general surgeon	Season 1 - present
Kate Walsh	Addison Montgomery	She is an obstetrics surgeon	Season 2 - 3
Sara Ramirez	Callie Torres	Started as a surgical resident and was head of orthopedic surgery	Season 2 - 12
Eric Dane	Mark Sloan	He was a plastic surgeon	Season 2 - 8
Chyler Leigh	Lexie Grey	She was a surgical intern and then a surgical resident, focusing on neurosurgery prior to her death	Season 4 - 8
Kevin McKidd	Owen Hunt	Started as a trauma surgeon and is currently head of trauma surgery	Season 5 - present
Jessica Capshaw	Arizona Robbins	Started as a pediatric surgeon and is currently head of pediatric surgery	Season 5 - present
Kim Raver	Teddy Altman	She was head of cardiothoracic surgery and left to run MEDCOM in Germany. She is returning though	Season 6 - 8
Jesse Williams	Jackson Avery	Started as a surgical resident and is now the head of plastics.	Season 6 - present
Sarah Drew	April Kepner	Started as a surgical resident and is now a trauma surgeon	Season 6 - present
Brooke Smith	Erica Hahn	She is a cardiac surgeon	Season 3 - 5
Isaiah Washington	Preston Burke	He is a cardiac surgeon	Season 1 - 3
with Patrick Dempsey	Derek Shepherd	He is head of neurosurgery	Season 1 - 11
Caterina Scorsone	Amelia Shepherd	The Current head of neurosurgery	Season 10-present

Images for kids

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  The original lead characters of Grey's Anatomy

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  Chyler Leigh's character was introduced in the third season and was promoted to series regular in season 4.

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  The cover of the book after which Grey's Anatomy was named.

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  Eric Dane originally auditioned for the pilot episode of Grey's Anatomy, but was not cast at that time.

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  The Space Needle, in Seattle, is the background to many exterior shots.

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  Sara Ramirez served as the lead vocalist for the musical episode.

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  An interview with Justin Chambers is on the season 4 DVD.

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  The cast of Grey's Anatomy was displeased with the network's decision to center the spin-off on Kate Walsh's character.

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  Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game includes a plot focused around Cristina Yang, Sandra Oh's character.

See also

In Spanish: Grey's Anatomy para niños