With news that Geena Davis will reprise her role on “Grey’s Anatomy” before the season’s over, TheWrap takes a look back at other stars with roles on the longstanding medical drama.
Kyle Chandler
Honestly, who could forget Coach Taylor’s appearance on “Grey’s Anatomy” as bomb squad leader Dylan Young? Chandler appeared in Seasons 2 and 3 — he guested on “Grey’s” the same year that “Friday Night Lights” debuted on NBC.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Long before he was wielding a bat in the apocalypse of “The Walking Dead,” Jeffrey Dean Morgan played one of “Grey’s Anatomy”‘s most tragic and beloved figures. Denny Duquette was the love interest to Izzy Stevens (Katherine Heigl) in Season 2, and their relationship inspired the interns to perform a questionable procedure on Denny’s heart.
Scott Foley
Shondaland fans will recognize this face from another ABC drama. But before he played the sexy Jake Ballard on “Scandal,” Foley played Henry Burton, a dying patient without insurance who Teddy (Kim Raver) ends up marrying so he could have surgery. “Scandal” stars Bellamy Young, Josh Malina and Katie Lowes have also made appearances on “Grey’s.”
Sarah Paulson
The “American Crime Story” star played Meredith’s mother Dr. Ellis Grey in a flashback episode in Season 6, “The Time Warp.” The episode revealed more about Ellis’ relationship with Dr. Richard Webber.
Faye Dunaway
The “Network” star had a guest spot in Season 5 of “Grey’s Anatomy” as Dr. Margaret Campbell, one of the original surgeons at the hospital who comes back to help in the OR.
Demi Lovato
The pop star made an appearance on “Grey’s Anatomy” during her “Sonny With a Chance” days as Hayley May in a guest role during Season 6.
Mandy Moore
Now one of the stars of “This Is Us,” Mandy Moore guest-starred in one of the most-talked about episodes in “Grey’s” history. She played a pregnant patient in the active shooter episodes in Season 6.
Elisabeth Moss
The “Handmaid’s Tale” star had a guest role in Season 3 of “Grey’s” as Nina Rogerson, the daughter of a patient.
Zach Gilford
Kyle Chandler isn’t the only “Friday Night Lights” alum to make an appearance on the ABC medical drama. Zach Gilford popped up in Season 5 as a soldier trying to get in healthy enough condition to return to the field. (And Jesse Plemmons made an appearance in Season 2).
Leslie Odom Jr.
The Grammy- and Tony-winning “Hamilton” star made an appearance on the small screen way back in Season 5. He played P.J. Walling, a participant in a domino surgery.
