who played april kepner on grey's anatomy
Sarah Drew
title: Sarah Drew text: Sarah Drew Sarah White Drew (born October 1, 1980) is an American actress, director and producer. She is known for playing Hannah Rogers in The WB family drama series "Everwood" (2004–2006) and Dr. April Kepner in the ABC medical drama series "Grey's Anatomy" (2009–2018). Drew was born and raised in Stony Brook, New York, where she attended The Stony Brook School. Her mother, Dr. Jeannie Drew, is now teaching biology at an independent private school for girls in Manhattan. Her father, Rev. Charles Drew, is the senior pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. Her brother, Allen Drew, title: April Kepner text: April Kepner April Kepner M.D., is a fictional character from the ABC ‘s hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes and is portrayed by actress Sarah Drew. She was introduced in the episode "Invasion" as a surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital who joins the staff at Seattle Grace Mercy West after the two hospitals merge to compensate for the absence of some of the central cast members, and was created to be disliked by her colleagues. The character was originally set to appear in two episodes but Drew's contract was extended to title: Sarah Drew text: later guest-starred on "Cold Case", "", "Medium", "Castle", "Glee", "Privileged", "Supernatural", and "Private Practice". She starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film "Front of the Class" (2008), and from 2008 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Kitty Romano in the AMC drama series "Mad Men". In 2014, she starred in the film "Moms' Night Out". In 2009, Drew was cast as Dr. April Kepner in the medical drama series "Grey's Anatomy". Drew was cast in late September and first appeared in the sixth season episode “Invasion" as one of the residents from Mercy West Hospital after its title: April Kepner text: made public when the two are involved in a car accident, where April almost dies of hypothermia. In the season finale, April and Matthew get married. Drew was cast in late September 2009 and first appeared on the show in the fifth episode of the sixth season as one of the residents from the Mercy West Hospital after its merger with Seattle Grace. Drew was brought aboard "Grey's Anatomy" after former collaborations with the Series' producer and creator Shonda Rhimes; she was formally featured as a guest in two episodes of "Private Practice" in 2008 and was one of the title: April Kepner text: main cast in Rhimes television pilot "Inside the Box" (2009) which was eventually not picked up by ABC. Her casting came after the absence of some of the central cast members, notably Katherine Heigl departure after her maternity leave and Ellen Pompeo's absence due to pregnancy. Drew was originally contracted to guest star in a multi-episodes story arc where her character would be eventually fired from the series after two episodes. She explained: "I came on to the show and I was told from day one that I was only going to be there for two episodes. I did not