For more than 15 years, Ellen Pompeo has won over the world’s hearts as Meredith Grey, the lead star on Shonda Rhimes’ famous medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.

Fans have witnessed Ellen (as Meredith) start as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace hospital in Season 1 of the ABC series, to becoming the Chief of General Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. To this day, the show is powering forth with Ellen still on-board!

We have also witnessed Ellen’s transformation off the screen, as well! The photo on the left, taken in 2002, showed Ellen before beginning her Grey’s Anatomy journey at the movie premiere of Moonlight Mile. She eventually married music producer Chris Ivery in 2007, and together they welcomed three children: Sienna, Stella and Eli.

Now, let’s look back on Ellen’s evolution throughout the years, from the early aughts to 2020. There have been many award shows and iconic TV moments to fill this time span!