Kate Walsh to Recur in Season 19 of “Grey’s Anatomy” as Dr. Addison Montgomery

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According to Variety, Kate Walsh is set to return to Grey’s Anatomy as the character Dr. Addison Montgomery, better known for the spinoff series Private Practice.

What’s Happening:

  • Walsh is set to recur in the upcoming 19th season of Grey’s Anatomy, which premieres October 6th on ABC.
  • Private Practice was the first spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy, running for six seasons on ABC, from 2007 to 2013.
  • Walsh appeared on Grey’s last season in a multi-episode arc, in which Addison returned to Grey Sloan Memorial in order to perform a uterine transplant on a patient, who later miscarried.
  • During her Season 18 appearances, Addison grieved the death of her ex-husband Derek (Patrick Dempsey) with his sister Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) and his widow Meredith (Ellen Pompeo).
  • Her first appearance will be in the third episode of the new season.
  • In the new season, Pompeo — around whom the show has revolved since its 2005 premiere — will for the first time have a reduced role as Meredith.
  • Grey’s Anatomy — created by Shonda Rhimes, and run by executive producer Krista Vernoff — continues to be ABC’s No. 1 scripted series.

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