‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Kelly McCreary to Exit Series
thewrap.comDeadline reports McCreary approached producers about her interest in pursuing opportunities outside of “Grey’s,” which lead them to plan Maggie’s Season 19 storyline as a launching pad for the character to exit the series.“Kelly McCreary is a writer’s dream come true; brilliant, nuanced, thoughtful, and kind.
We will deeply miss her and her beautifully crafted Dr. Maggie Pierce,” showrunner and executive producer Krista Vernoff said in a statement.Maggie was first introduced as the new head of cardiothoracic surgery in the final episodes of Season 10, as Sandra Oh’s Christina Yang prepped for her exit from the hospital.
The final moments of the Season 10 finale featured her revealing to Richard (James Pickens Jr.) that she was Ellis Grey’s biological daughter (the product of her affair with Richard.) The series explored the growing bond between Meredith, Maggie and Richard as a major plot point, to the point where Maggie became one of the pillars of the series.
McCreary has been a series regular since Season 11, and only took a short break in the beginning of Season 18, when she gave birth to her first child with director Pete Chatmon, whom she had met on the set of “Grey’s Anatomy.The show is undergoing major changes in Season 19.
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