▁Ted dy ▁Alt man ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁medical ▁drama ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ra ver ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁by ▁her ▁mother , ▁T ina ▁Ra ver , ▁and ▁her ▁step father , ▁Chris ▁M elt esen . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁sister , ▁Cy be le ▁Ra ver , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁three ▁half ▁sister s , ▁Nad ja ▁Ra ver , ▁Grace ▁Ra ver , ▁A im ée ▁Ra ver , ▁and ▁two ▁half ▁brothers , ▁Jacob ▁Ra ver , ▁and ▁William ▁Ra ver . ▁She ▁attended ▁North field ▁Mount ▁Herm on ▁School , ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁North field , ▁Massachusetts ▁where ▁actor ▁Bry an ▁C allen ▁was ▁a ▁class mate . ▁ ▁Ra ver ▁attended ▁Boston ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁drama . ▁Ra ver ▁continues ▁to ▁study ▁the ater ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁teacher ▁and ▁ment or ▁W yn n ▁Hand man . ▁She ▁is ▁fl uent ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁German , ▁a ▁language ▁that ▁she ▁learned ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁from ▁her ▁German - born ▁mother . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ra ver ▁got ▁her ▁start ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁star ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁appearing ▁on ▁Ses ame ▁Street ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 . ▁She ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁She ▁initially ▁acted ▁in ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁Vis a ▁and ▁Je ep ▁when ▁her ▁adult ▁career ▁began . ▁Her ▁first ▁prominent ▁role ▁was ▁her ▁Broadway