erek ' s ▁daughter ) ▁was ▁rec ast ▁and ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁played ▁by ▁Heaven ▁White , ▁who ▁is ▁significantly ▁older ▁than ▁J ela ▁K . ▁Moore , ▁the ▁actress ▁who ▁previously ▁played ▁Z ola . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Isa iah ▁Washington ▁would ▁repr ise ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Pr eston ▁Bur ke ▁for ▁one ▁episode ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁his ▁re app earance ▁will ▁have ▁t ies ▁with ▁Crist ina ▁Yang ' s ▁( S andra ▁Oh ) ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁show ▁after ▁ten ▁years . ▁Dr . ▁Bur ke ▁was ▁Crist ina ▁Yang ' s ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁Washington ▁was ▁fired ▁seven ▁years ▁ago ▁after ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁hom oph ob ic ▁sl ur ▁against ▁cast mate , ▁T . R . ▁Knight . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁another ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y ▁al um ▁would ▁return ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁stay ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁C ater ina ▁Sc ors one ▁will ▁return ▁to ▁play ▁Am elia ▁She ph erd , ▁one ▁of ▁D erek ' s ▁four ▁sister s . ▁Sc ors one ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁the ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y ▁spin - off , ▁Private ▁Pract ice , ▁where ▁she ▁also ▁port rayed ▁Am elia ▁She ph erd . ▁