Ellen Facts you have to know
»When Ellen was a waitress, she would make sure the cigarette machine wouldn't work so that customers had to buy them from her. As the night got longer, and the customers got drunker, Ellen would charge them more and more

»Ellen and Brooke Smith (Dr. Hahn, Grey's Anatomy) starred in an episode of Law & Order together in 1996. Ellen played the teenage daughter of Smith's characters client.

»Ellen was nominated in 2008 for a SAG Award along with her Grey's Anatomy castmates for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

»Ellen lives in L.A. with her husband, Chris Ivery, and their two dogs

»Ellen's first word as a baby was pepperoni

»Ellen did the voice over for a commercial for Propel Fitness Water

»Ellen's husband, Chris Ivery, has a drug-dealing past and has served three jail sentences. On this matter, Ellen insists Ivery's past is no surprise to her and has vowed to stand by her man

»Ellen's beauty secrets include water, sleep, and just being happy

»Ellen once stated in Self magazine that she was (contrary to rumors) not suffering from an eating disorder. She also stated that she has a very fast metabolism, and must eat 3000 calories a day to maintain her weight, otherwise she could be hospitalized

»Ellen played a supporting role in the 1995 New York Film Academy silent short film Do You Have the Time? by director Pete Sprankle

»Ellen did the voice over for a PeoplePC commercial

»Shortly after her and her, now, husband started dating, they found out they only grew up 10 miles away from each other in Boston

»Ellen was introduced to her husband, Chris Ivery, at a Whole Foods Market store in Los Angeles

»As of March 2007 Ellen earns around $200,000 per episode of Grey's Anatomy

»Ellen sometimes tries to distract her husband, Chris Ivery, when romantic scenes, between her and another character, are played

»Ellen has been 'punk'd' (on the show of the same name). Even her husband knew about it, and played along

»Ellen has no preference between acting in TV and movies

»When Ellen was younger, she was self-conscious about telling people she had an interest in acting. This was because she hated the way some people reacted when she told them

»She hates when people want to take pictures of her on their camera phones, especially after a long day at work

»Although she absolutely adores Patrick Dempsey, Ellen's advice to her Grey's Anatomy character, Meredith, would be to move on from Derek, Dempsey's character

»Ellen loves clothes and fashion. She describes it as her own little fun hobby

»Ellen wanted to be an archaeologist when she was young

»Although Ellen has a long list of TV credits, she doesn't watch much television

»Ellen admits that she learns a lot from all the medical terminology she has to learn on Grey's Anatomy

»Ellen feels the biggest challenge for an actor is to be challenged every single day with new plots and storylines that she isn't very experienced in

»Ellen was upset at the Grey's Anatomy producers because she believes she should have input into the decisions made to affect certain aspects of the show

»She is the youngest of 6 - she has 5 siblings who are all at least 8 years older than her

»Ellen was approached by an agent about acting in commercials while she was a bartender at the SoHo Bar & Grill, in 1996

»Ellen's mother died when she was four years old

»Ellen suffers from asthma

»Ellen was 26 before she began in the entertainment business

»Ellen plays herself in a filmography titled Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

»Ellen is 5’7” tall

»Some of Ellen's nicknames are The Pencil and Straciatella which means little rags or strings