Gray’s Anatomy is saying goodbye to a different certainly one of its personal.
Kelly McCreary who has performed beloved physician Maggie Pierce, the half-sister to Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Gray, for 9 seasons, is departing the hit ABC medical drama. Her farewell episode as a sequence common will air April 13.
“After 9 seasons, I’m saying goodbye to Maggie Pierce and her Gray Sloan household. It has been an amazing honor to be part of such a legendary tv establishment as Gray’s Anatomy,” mentioned McCreary in an announcement to The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ll all the time be grateful to Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff and ABC for the chance, and to the unimaginable followers for his or her passionate help.”
She continued, “To spend 9 years exploring a personality in and out, whereas reaching a worldwide viewers with impactful tales, is a uncommon present. It has afforded me a possibility to collaborate with, study from, and be impressed by numerous good artists each in entrance of and behind the digital camera. Taking part in Maggie Pierce has been one of many true joys of my life and I depart with profound gratitude for each step of this journey. I’m excited for this subsequent chapter, and what the long run holds.”
Current episodes of Gray’s Anatomy have been highlighting marital hassle for Maggie, the pinnacle of cardiothoracic surgical procedure at Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital, and her husband Winston (Anthony Hill), a cardiothoracic surgeon. Maggie entered the present in season 10 because the daughter to Meredith’s mom Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) and Chief Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.). Pierce was upped to sequence common in season 11.
Kelly McCreary and Anthony Hill in Gray’s Anatomy.
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The information of McCreary’s exit comes at a pivotal time, because the staple ABC sequence lately mentioned goodbye to star and govt producer Pompeo as a sequence common and can climate the exit of showrunner Vernoff because the sequence awaits a season 20 renewal.
Much like Pompeo, who will return for the season finale, McCreary may also return for a go to later this season following her farewell episode.
“Kelly McCreary is a author’s dream come true; good, nuanced, considerate and sort. We’ll deeply miss her and her superbly crafted Dr. Maggie Pierce,” mentioned Vernoff, who stays showrunner and govt producer via season 19.
Pompeo’s farewell episode got here within the season 19 winter premiere, which noticed Meredith leaving the Seattle hospital and shifting to Boston. The Feb. 23 episode marked Pompeo’s second-to-last look this season, along with her subsequent onscreen go to coming within the Might 26 season finale.
Pompeo, nonetheless, stays connected to the present as an govt producer. She additionally continues to relate the episodes along with her signature voiceover, regardless of her absence onscreen.
Though Pompeo is scaling again, as she pivots to star in and govt produce a restricted sequence for Hulu, she has been open about her want to do extra Gray’s. And present creator Shonda Rhimes has lengthy mentioned there could be no Gray’s Anatomy with out Meredith Gray.
