When “Grey’s Anatomy” star Ellen Pompeo signed a $20 million deal in late 2017, she became the highest paid actress on a primetime TV drama — but the road to the landmark salary negotiation was anything but easy.
Now, in an effort to inspire other women to fight for fair wages, the 48-year-old star, who’s played titular character Meredith Grey since the show’s 2005 debut, is opening up about growing older and gaining the courage to negotiate for the pay she deserves.
“I’m 48 now, so I’ve finally gotten to the place where I’m OK asking for what I deserve, which is something that comes only with age,” Pompeo said during a candid chat with The Hollywood Reporter.
Pompeo also knows what she brings to the popular medical drama. The star, who now makes $575,000 per episode and enjoys other “unprecedented” contractual perks, rejects the Hollywood idea that actresses in longterm TV roles are less “relevant.”
“I know that’s the industry perception because I’ve been this character for 14 years,” said the star. “But the truth is, anybody…
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