Grey’s Anatomy has misplaced yet one more acquainted and beloved face.
On Friday, Kelly McCreary — who has portrayed Maggie Pierce, Meredith Grey’s half-sister and head of the hospital’s cardiothoracic surgical procedure because the finish of Season 10 — is leaving the ABC drama after 9 years.
Her closing episode as a sequence common will air April 13, though it does sound as if we’ll see the character down the road in some unspecified time in the future.
Last month, Ellen Pompeo mentioned goodbye to Grey’s Anatomy as effectively.
After 9 seasons, I’m saying goodbye to Maggie Pierce and her Gray Sloan household,” the actress mentioned yesterday.
“It has been an incredible honor to be part of such a legendary tv establishment as Grey’s Anatomy. 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 assist.
“To spend nine years exploring a character inside and out, while reaching a global audience with impactful stories, is a rare gift.”
She then concluded as follows:
“It has afforded me a chance to collaborate with, study from, and be impressed by numerous good artists each in entrance of and behind the digicam.
“Playing 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 next chapter, and what the future holds.”
It’s unclear in the intervening time simply how Maggie will likely be written out.
At the top of final week’s episode, nevertheless, Maggie tearfully requested Richard how he and Catherine knew that what they had been going via “was just a rough patch and it wasn’t something more… malignant.”
Something clearly appears to be amiss in Maggie’s marriage to Winston.
Deadline, in the meantime, broke this piece of casting information.
Showrunner Krista Vernoff mentioned in an announcement on Friday:
“Kelly McCreary is a author’s dream come true; good, nuanced, considerate, and sort. We will deeply miss her and her superbly crafted Dr. Maggie Pierce.”
And Pompeo chimed in as follows:
“Congratulations Kelly.
“Thanks a lot on your tremendous onerous work and the precious contributions you’ve got made to the Grey’s legacy. Looking ahead to your subsequent chapter.”