No, Derek Shepherd did not know Meredith was pregnant with their daughter, Ellis, because he died in Season 11 before she discovered the pregnancy and gave birth to their third child. Meredith was only a few weeks pregnant when Derek passed away, and she later revealed the news and moved away to grieve, eventually giving birth to baby Ellis after his death.
She didn't know she was pregnant with Ellis when Derek died so she was only a few weeks along. He dies s11 ep21, Meredith has Ellis in the next episode.
Watch as Meredith Grey learns about her unexpected pregnancy in this heartwarming scene from Grey's Anatomy Season 6 Episode 23.
Fans frequently skip Grey's Anatomy's musical episodes, the "what if" alternate reality episodes, the dream/ghost-centric episodes, and certain filler episodes with difficult themes like the COVID-19 season, with the Season 7 musical "Song Beneath the Song", the Season 8 "If/Then" (what if), and the Season 6 leg-stuck episode being top contenders for skips. Episodes featuring intense, uncomfortable storylines or overly bizarre concepts, like Izzie's ghost sex with Denny or the carousel dream, are also common skips.
Ellis Grey left her name off the paper publishing their work in order to win a Harper Avery Award, which Marie was ineligible to win, ending their friendship and resulting in Marie returning to Spain to run her father's company.
There's no single "saddest" moment, as Grey's Anatomy is famous for heartbreak, but Lexie Grey's death in the plane crash, where she confesses love to Mark Sloan as she dies under debris, and Derek Shepherd's death, where Meredith must make the choice to turn off his life support after his accident, are consistently ranked as the most devastating, alongside the loss of April and Jackson's baby Samuel and George O'Malley's death.
The actress returned as Lexie Grey on Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 10, but it wasn't feasible for the actress to fly to Malibu to shoot the scenes. Leigh is a series regular on The CW's Supergirl, which films in Vancouver, meaning that Leigh would have had to quarantine if she left the country.
The saddest Grey's Anatomy deaths often involve core characters like George O'Malley, Lexie Grey, Mark Sloan, and Derek Shepherd, whose losses deeply impacted Meredith and the core group; fan-favorite Andrew DeLuca's tragic stabbing, and patient/love interests like Denny Duquette, Adele Webber, and April's baby Samuel Norbert Avery also rank high due to their emotional storylines and connections to the main cast, often involving suddenness or prolonged suffering.
The character of Virginia Dixon has been criticised for being a stereotypical, unnuanced and over-the-top portrayal of an autistic adult.
Acting career
Following a two-season stint on Hulu's Shrill in 2021, Fightmaster was cast in a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy as the show's first non-binary doctor. Fightmaster was cast in the 2025 film Sorry, Baby, playing Fran.
Eventually, Ellis's water broke and she gave birth to Maggie on November 22, 1983, placing her for adoption. She was sure she wanted to sign away all her rights to the baby, because she needed to start over after Richard left her.
But did you know that Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) was pregnant with Derek's baby when her husband passed away? Watch the video above to meet baby Ellis, Mer-Der's beautiful daughter! If you were shocked by this baby news, you weren't the only one!
Shortly after, Maggie Pierce informs Bailey that she is pregnant with her second child while also entering perimenopause. Tragically, in the fall finale, Bailey suffers a miscarriage, and later that season, she also fosters a teenage boy, Joey Phillips.
Few noticed this detail… but Cristina was there. She held Meredith's hand during Derek's funeral. No words needed — just love.
Meredith begins to bleed and instructs Zola to call 911, mirroring her mother, Ellis' (Kate Burton) story. Meredith gives birth to a healthy baby girl, Ellis, and is surprised to see Alex at the hospital, as she had listed him as her emergency contact.
Jo applies to adopt Luna but is initially turned down due to a failed background check. Determined to become Luna's mother, Jo gets her friend Atticus "Link" Lincoln (Chris Carmack) to temporarily foster Luna, and she is eventually granted full custody.
Yang had severe PTSD and is unable to bear being alone making marriage to Hunt, who understands what she's going through, attractive.
Around 90% of autism cases are attributed to genetic factors, meaning autism is highly heritable, with many different genes contributing, rather than a single cause, often interacting with environmental influences during early brain development, though specific environmental factors don't cause it but can increase risk. Twin studies show strong genetic links, with concordance rates between 60-90% in identical twins, and research points to complex interactions of many genes and prenatal/perinatal factors.
Izzie Stevens, Heigl left Grey's after its sixth season after reported tension with executive producer and creator Shonda Rhimes.
Brad Everett Young, the actor and celebrity photographer known for his work on television and in Hollywood, has died at the age of 46. According to his publicist, Paul Christensen, Young was killed in a car accident on the 134 Freeway in California on Sunday, September 14.
Heigl made her final series regular appearance as Izzie in the sixth season, leaving Seattle after Alex refused to resume their marriage. The actress requested to be released from her contract 18 months early, in order to spend more time with her family.
Lessons on Pain from the Medical Office of Grey's Anatomy
In season 3 episode 3, a young Abigail Breslin plays the role of Megan Clover, a foster child with mysterious bruises and injuries. She claims she is a superhero because she does not feel pain.
Leigh said she also didn't appreciate how the show's writers explained away the weight she gained during her 2009 pregnancy. “I was pregnant, we had to explain why Lexie was gaining weight, so we all of a sudden made the storyline that she ate every time she got stressed,” Leigh recalled.
Kai Bartley for more of season 18. Fightmaster plays the first non-binary doctor for the medical drama and has already appeared in two episodes of the new season. For those who need a refresher, Dr. Bartley is on a Minnesota-based team run by Dr.
Meredith spent the majority of Season 17 in a coma due to Covid, and though we got to see her dreamy “death beach” scenes, those felt like closure more than anything else.