During Thursday's “The End is the Beginning is the End” episode,
A decision is reached regarding the plane crash case, with the hospital found guilty of negligence, and each of the survivors is awarded $15 million in compensation. Callie decides to throw a celebration dinner.
All of this makes us wonder what the Grey's Anatomy cast salary is. We know that Ellen Pompeo (a.k.a. Doctor Meredith Grey) is the richest women at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital (and in television) but what about the rest of the cast?
In the Episode before they announced they would buy it they needed a Foundation in order to pool their money in So effectively Derek, Meredith (Her own Shares and her sisters on behalf of Lexie), Arizona, Callie (with Marks Shares), Christina all pooled each of their 15 Million they received was placed into one ...
While the survivors eventually got their settlement, it did come at the cost of the hospital. As a result, the Seattle Grace Five decide to buy the hospital. Although Mark had left his $15 million to Sofia, Callie used it to invest in the hospital.
Yes, on this week's Grey's Anatomy, the survivors of last May's plane crash won their lawsuit against Seattle Grace (a.k.a. their employer!) and pocketed a cool $15 million apiece. News of the windfall drew varying reactions from the gang. Callie was stoked and wanted to host a “Survivors Dinner.” Everyone else was…
Character Analysis. Grew Up... in Southern Florida with her parents and sister. Callie comes from a wealthy family, although she's not always forthcoming with those details since she wants to forge her own path without help from her parents.
Derek and Meredith: $30 m. Arizona and Callie: $30 m. Cristina: $15 m. Lexie also received $15 m and Meredith mentioned it that it went to her father and they didn't use it for the hospital.
Rhimes later justified the decision of killing Mark instead of letting him go in a different way by saying she “had to do what was right for the integrity of the character”, and this way Lexi and Mark “get to be together, in a way”.
This group includes only four out of the "Seattle Grace Five" as Mark Sloan died before the lawsuit began. However, Mark's $15 million from the lawsuit, originally meant for Sofia, was used in the buying of the hospital. Although uncertain, it's possible that Lexie's money was also used.
During Thursday's “The End is the Beginning is the End” episode, Meredith, Derek, Cristina, Arizona and Callie learn that they won the lawsuit — and are awarded $15 million each — that will be paid from the pocket of the hospital's insurance company.
Being the highest-paid cast member on Grey's Anatomy, fans have long been interested in Ellen Pompeo's net worth. According to Forbes, Pompeo makes $550,000 per episode on Grey's Anatomy. She also receives about $6 million per year from her share of syndication profits.
Who is the highest paid cast member of Grey's Anatomy? That would be the titular Meredith Grey, with Ellen Pompeo making $20 million per season.
In early season four, Callie gets fired from her gig as chief resident when Richard figures out that Miranda was doing her work. She's not kicked out of Seattle Grace, though. Callie is eventually glad that it frees up her time to work on actual surgeries.
After Callie discloses her desire to move to New York with Penny and take her and Arizona's daughter, Sofia, with her, Arizona takes Callie to court for sole parental custody. Callie eventually loses custody of her daughter to Arizona and breaks up with Penny, heartbroken, Penny moves to New York.
Callie's career is on the line when she is being sued for negligence after an operation on a star athlete goes horribly wrong. Callie's career is on the line when she is being sued for negligence after an operation on a star athlete goes horribly wrong.
Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) Ultimately, Maggie (Kelly McCreary) chose not to repeat the mistakes of both her mother and her birth mother. She chose to bet on herself. Even though it meant leaving behind her family, friends, and her husband, Maggie left Grey Sloan behind to pursue a career opportunity in Chicago.
Why did they kill off Lexie on Grey's Anatomy? In contrast to other cases on Grey's Anatomy where actors left due to behind-the-scenes issues, Chyler Leigh decided it was time to end Lexie's arc because she wanted to spend more time with her family.
Following their deaths, Rhimes mused regarding the couple's romance: '...he [Mark] and Lexie get to be together in a way. Their love remains true." The reason given for Lexie's departure after over five years on the show was Leigh's desire to spend more time with her family.
Ellen Pompeo's casting as Dr. Meredith Grey in 2005 would eventually make her one of the highest-paid women on television. She currently makes $550,000 an episode, according to Forbes, and will be leaving “Grey's Anatomy” next year after 19 seasons.
Everyone seems very confident Derek was born in 1966. That would mean when Meredith's husband died during season 11, which took place in late 2015, Derek was 49. It would also mean there was a 12-year age gap between Derek and Meredith.
Naturally, he sues (see above opinion about our litigious culture), and we have to sit through a painful trial. Callie is found not guilty, but she seems as surprised as we are.
“The true mom would rather give her baby up than see her ripped into two,” the Grey Sloan surgical chief said. Meredith opened the door to Arizona, who was awarded sole custody. She and Sofia happily headed home.
Chandra Wilson is Miranda Bailey, the character who has appeared the most in the Grey's Anatomy franchise, as well as an audience favorite. At the beginning of the show, Bailey was a general surgery resident at the hospital, who was known for her strictness with the interns.
“I am constantly trying to fix us and it has been killing me slowly,” Callie shockingly said. She went on to say she needed to love herself and that Arizona should want so much more than this. “No matter how hard we try we have to realize that somethings can't be fixed.” And just like that, Calzona broke it off.