After two decades of playing Gray’s Anatomy Character Dr. Meredith Gray, Ellen Pompeo is ready to step into another role.

Ellen, who shares children: Stella, 15, Sienna, 10, and Eli, with husband Chris Iive, wanted to spend more time with his family, and the show’s hectic 17-hour working days became a major obstacle to it.

“It’s really important for me to be around for them and be more present for them. The Drew Barrymore show.

The actress also wanted to play different roles and have more commitment to her projects.

Now the actress plays in Hulu’s Good American familyWhere her character adopts a Ukrainian girl who has dwarfism.

“What was exciting for Ellen was that she was with this project from scratch- and when it came to crunchy time, no one overworked her,” an insider told Radar online About Ellen’s new role.

“Although she had lots of input on Gray’s casting over the years, this show was a chance to work with actors, she has been admired and respected for many years, including Dulé Hill and Christina Hendricks,” they explained.

“Ellen has patiently been waiting for an opportunity like this since the early days of Gray’s – and this kind of material has a much better shot at winning awards than Gray’s ever did,” the mole concluded.

Ellen Pompeo played Meredith Gray on Gray’s Anatomy for the show’s first 18 seasons.