With Grey’s Anatomy season 11 filming underway, Geena Davis has been cast as a new surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Although Grey’s Anatomy has lost an amazing talent in Sandra Oh they’re gaining an Oscar Winner with Geena Davis. While The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Davis would be playing a surgeon it’s not clear what department she’ll be joining. Her role is described as a major arc for season 11.
At the end of Grey’s Anatomy season 10 it was revealed that Meredith’s half sister (that she doesn’t know about) Margaret Pierce was hired as head of Cardiothoracic Surgery. It’s possible that Davis’ character could be taking the job left empty by Cristina.
Actress Kate Burton will also be returning this season to play the role of Ellis Grey in the form of flashbacks. We’re guessing that the flashbacks will fill in the void of what happened with Margaret’s birth/adoption and how no one seemed to know about it.
You may recognize Davis from her roles in Commander in Chief, Stuart Little, A League of Their Own, and Thelma & Louise.
Davis won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1989 for The Accidental Tourist. She also won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series in 2006 for Commander in Chief.