The two cast members who are confirmed to not return are Ellen Pompeo (Dr. Meredith Grey) and Kelly McCreary (Dr. Maggie Pierce), who both left Grey's Anatomy in season 19. (We do suspect that Pompeo will come back in a guest role in future seasons of the show.)
Kelly McCreary said goodbye to Grey's Anatomy in Season 19 after her character, Maggie, left Grey Sloan Memorial to take a research position at the Heart Center of Chicago. Her decision to leave Seattle effectively ended her marriage to Dr. Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill), but who knows what will happen?
During the season 19 spring premiere, fans saw Ellen Pompeo leave the ABC series after portraying Meredith Grey since the pilot. No one can deny that the central character tugged on heartstrings through moments of love, death and perseverance.
Though Meredith isn't physically on the show anymore, veteran "Grey's Anatomy" character Dr. Jackson Avery (played by Jesse Williams) returned early on in season 19 to help fill the void of Pompeo's absence. And even after all these years, the series is getting somewhat of a fresh start.
Maggie Got To Leave Grey's Anatomy On Her Own Terms
Maggie leaving Grey's Anatomy was her own choice, and she is leaving for bigger and better things that could revolutionize cardiothoracic surgery as Ellis did with general surgery.
Grey's Anatomy season 18 had Bailey so fed up with Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital's problems that she quit both as a chief and a surgeon, however, she couldn't stay away long enough – and Grey's Anatomy season 19 is actually making her return even better.
Meredith moved to Boston in the February 23 winter premiere, but she will appear again in the Season 19 finale. This will leave Dr. Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) as Meredith's only sister (in-law) left on the show full-time. “After nine seasons, I am saying goodbye to Maggie Pierce and her Grey Sloan family.
Recently, there have been speculations that Justin Chambers, who played Alex Karev in Grey's Anatomy, could make a glorious return to the show. However, the rumors are false and Chambers is not returning to the show. Alex was introduced as a surgical intern at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital in the first season.
Grey's Anatomy season 18 had Bailey so fed up with Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital's problems that she quit both as a chief and a surgeon, however, she couldn't stay away long enough – and Grey's Anatomy season 19 is actually making her return even better.
Teddy left in season 8 but then came back in season 14 and has appeared in the last five seasons since then.
The Miranda Bailey of Season 19, however, is a very different person now. While she is still an incredibly strong woman, she is far more open-hearted and extends compassion easily. Because Bailey is one of only two original cast members still with the show, viewers have gotten the...
No, Kim Raver is not leaving Grey's Anatomy.
Actress Kelly McCreary has revealed why she decided to leave Grey's Anatomy. In a recent interview with Deadline, the actress who plays Maggie Pierce hinted all was not over for her character whilst divulging she'd love to move on to suspense and thriller-based roles.
In season 19, episode 6, Meredith Grey sends an email to the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, telling them that she was leaving the hospital and moving from Seattle, Washington, to Boston, Massachusetts, to take a job with the Catherine Fox Foundation, which is run by Grey Sloan's former Chief of Plastic Surgery ...
After nine seasons, Dr. Maggie Pierce is saying goodbye to Grey's Anatomy. The character, who was formally introduced as Meredith's unknown half sister — the daughter of Meredith's mother, Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), and Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.)
Near the end of the finale, Bailey gave Meredith the keys to the chief's office — “you broke it, you bought it” — and told her and Jackson she quit. “I have to protect my health and my sanity first,” she explained. “I'm done.
Kevin McKidd has dispelled rumours that he will be leaving Grey's Anatomy, even as he's set to co-lead ITVX's forthcoming crime drama Six Four. The 49-year-old Scottish actor has starred as Dr Owen Hunt in the long-running medical drama since season five (2009).
Bailey “got really tired of carrying Grey Sloan on her shoulders” last season, Grey's showrunner Krista Vernoff explained to TVLine recently. “And she made a decision to step away for her sanity and her well-being.”
Cristina Yang's absence in Grey's Anatomy season 17 confirms that she won't be coming back to the show, disappointing fans. Actress Sandra Oh has moved on from Grey's Anatomy and expressed disinterest in returning to the role of Cristina Yang.
Izzie's time with cancer was rough, and it took a toll on her relationship with Alex. After she was fired from SGMW, she left Alex. Eventually, she did come back, wanting to reunite with Alex when she found out her cancer was gone.
Don't set your hopes too high, though. Sandra Oh has been pretty clear in past interviews that she has no interest in playing Cristina anymore. When asked if she'd ever return in a 2021 interview, Oh responded that she's completely out of the Grey's world for good.
Welp, it's not his. Unfortunately, the timeline of their relationship doesn't lie: The father of Amelia's baby is actually Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd). But on the Season 16 winter premiere of Grey's Anatomy, Amelia just couldn't work up the strength or find the right moment to tell Link the truth.
Owen is attracted to Amelia's desire for a "real family" and children. In Season 14, after going through a series of marital issues, Owen decides to pursue a divorce from Amelia, citing Amelia's reversal on wanting to have children and her increasingly erratic behavior.
In a two-episode arc tonight, Grey's Anatomy bid farewell to Maggie Pierce, as Kelly McCreary, who has played Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) half-sister and head of the hospital's cardiothoracic surgery since the end of Season 10, is leaving the long-running medical drama.
Webber passed. In the Season 18 finale, Dr. Webber decided to go on a sabbatical of sorts with his wife, Catherine (Debbie Allen).