Ellen Pompeo shares when she wants to leave ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Richard W Dye 4 years ago Ellen Pompeo doesn’t want “to be the grapes dying on the vine” when it comes to her role on “Grey’s Anatomy.” https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/26/entertainment/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy/index.html?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial