It's hard to believe it's been nearly 20 years since Grey's Anatomy first debuted on TV. The medical series premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC and focused on the lives of interns and staff at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the drama focussed on Dr.
Meredith Grey documenting her journey from surgical intern to fully qualified doctor to the hospital's chief of general surgery. The series also focused on her fellow interns and their respective career paths and sad demises. The show wasn't without controversy - executive producer/writer Elisabeth Finch lied after she survived a rare form of bone cancer, lost a kidney and even decided to have an abortion because of treatment.
Like the name of the hospital, the cast has changed numerous times over the years, but there are three cast members who remain from the debut season. The cast has gone on to win Golden Globes, enjoy respectable careers or be fired for inappropriate language on the show. Here is where the original cast of Grey's Anatomy are now.
One of three only cast members remaining in the TV drama, Meredith Grey first entered Seattle Grace Hospital as an intern and is currently the hospital's Chief of General Surgery. During the show, she has experienced the deaths of her friends, husband as well as survived a hospital shooting, plane crash and insurance fraud. Actress Ellen Pompeo announced in September 2018 that she would leave the show, but a month later confirmed she would stay for the.