Leigh's time as Lexie Grey came to an unexpected — and tragic — end during Season 8's finale, though, when the character died as a result of the season's climactic plane crash. Leigh's exit came as a major shock to fans of the series, who may be interested in learning the behind-the-scenes decisions that ultimately led to her "Grey's Anatomy" departure in It was ultimately Chyler Leigh who decided it was time for her to move on from "Grey's Anatomy.
Justin Chambers played Alex Karev for nearly 15 years. Chambers hasn't announced any new projects yet. Sandra Oh played Cristina Yang, an ambitious cardiothoracic surgeon, for 10 seasons. Oh has gone on to do some of the most exciting work of her career. Katherine Heigl played Izzie Stevens, a bubbly surgical resident, for six seasons.
Heigl starred on "Suits. Knight played fan-favorite George O'Malley for five seasons. Knight has embraced live theater since leaving "Grey's Anatomy. Kate Walsh played world-renowned neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery for three seasons. Walsh continued to portray Montgomery for another six seasons on "Private Practice. Dempsey is still acting.
Jessica Capshaw portrayed pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins. Capshaw hasn't taken on any new projects since leaving the series in Leigh currently helps save the world each week on "Supergirl. Sarah Drew played endlessly optimistic trauma surgeon Dr. April Kepner. Drew is still acting and has been in movies. Jerrika Hinton played surgical resident Dr.
Stephanie Edwards for five seasons. Isaiah Washington played the head of cardio, Preston Burke. Washington's contract wasn't renewed following a controversy. Sara Ramirez played orthopedic surgeon Callie Torres. Ramirez played a political strategist on "Madam Secretary. Brooke Smith played cardiothoracic surgeon Erica Hahn. Smith has continued to regularly appear on TV and in movies since leaving the show. Martin Henderson played cardiothoracic surgeon Nathan Riggs.
Henderson has appeared in a couple of movies since leaving the show. Jesse Williams played Jackson Avery for 12 years. Williams has two projects in pre-production. Gregory Germann played Tom Koracick for about four years. Germann left the show earlier this year. Alas, it was then that she decided that it was time to go. At the time, Sandra Oh claimed it was a decision she mulled over for at least a year, according to her account, and Oh claimed that she went to a lot of therapy in order to properly let go of her character emotionally.
Shonda Rhimes claimed it was "bittersweet" to see Sandra Oh go, and she added that the show would "once again be forever changed. Even though she no longer clocks in hours at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, her impressive work will continue. When it comes to character departures, there are few that came were more shocking than the leave of Dr. The actor was a regular fixture on the hit series, playing a big role in its ongoing success throughout multiple seasons on ABC. But during Season 11, the character was killed off the show, and it was a departure that ultimately left many fans feeling devastated by the decision.
In a conference in , Shonda Rhimes addressed Patrick Dempsey's leave from the show, claiming that "the decision to have the character die the way that he did was not a difficult one in the sense of what were the options? In an interview, the TV actor revealed he felt it was time to leave as well , believing that 10 years was "a long time to be on a show," and he said it's "very hard" to keep the plot investing with one character after such an extensive period of time.
There were rumors there were disputes between Patrick Dempsey and Shonda Rhimes, which lead to the stark way in which his character died. Though that was not officially confirmed in any capacity with this character. As we have noted earlier, it takes a lot out of an actor to be on a show for nearly 10 seasons.
While Sara Ramirez, who played Dr. Callie Torres, was not part of the show back when it first started, she became a reoccurring player in Season 2, then one of the main stars in Season 3. But when it was time to make Season 13, Ramirez felt like enough was enough. According to sources behind Grey's Anatomy , there was "no bad blood" regarding the decision, and that the choice to leave was entirely her own. Sara Ramirez wanted "some welcome time off," and she also went out and praised Shonda Rhimes for what she accomplished with the TV series.
Ramirez also left the door open to return someday, although she hasn't yet returned to the show. Alas, the decision came as a surprise to many, and that includes Shonda Rhimes, who reportedly only found out about her decision to leave the a few days before the news became public knowledge. In any case, Shonda Rhimes was happy that she let the character leave for New York the season before, which helped to give the character a transition.
Jerrika Hinton first made her introduction into Grey's Anatomy around Season 8 as a recurring character, eventually becoming a more prominent member of the hospital staff. In , she made her final appearance, and it was a decision that was not entirely shocking to the fans or creators.
As it turns out, there were reports that Hinton had plans to leave for at least two seasons prior to her exit. Allegedly, years prior Jerrika Hinton and the showrunner had "a very lengthy and gratifying and really splendid conversation about work and creative process. Grey's Anatomy fans got a shock in early when news broke that Justin Chambers was leaving Grey's Anatomy after 15 years.
His departure left only three original series stars on board, and it was abrupt enough that Alex didn't get an on-screen farewell episode. When Justin Chambers announced his departure, fans learned that his final episode had already aired. Grey's Anatomy had to write Alex out after ending the first half of Season 16 with Alex simply off to help his mom.
As for why he left, Justin Chambers explained that he was moving on from Grey's Anatomy to diversify his acting roles and career choices. He turned 50 with his wife and five kids, and decided the time had come to say goodbye.
Lexie died, but not before Mark came clean about his feelings for her. As determined by his will, the machines were turned off and Mark Sloan died. Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant.
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