Kelly McCreary

Kelly McCreary Biography

Kelly McCreary (born July 10, 1983) is an American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Maggie Pierce, Meredith Grey's half-sister, in the ABC drama series, Grey's Anatomy.

Early life

McCreary was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Barnard College in New York City in 2003. She began acting in college, appearing in numerous plays and commercials, before making her television debut on the PBS series Cyberchase.

Career

In 2008, McCreary made her professional acting debut in the Broadway musical Passing Strange. In 2010 she landed a starring role in Perfect Harmony, a musical comedy about the search for truth, love, and high school a cappella championship glory, which played Off-Broadway in New York City. During her early career, McCreary also had a recurring role in the USA Network series, White Collar. She made her movie debut with a small role in the 2011 drama film, Being Flynn starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore. In 2012, she was cast in her first major role of her career, on The CW medical comedy-drama series, Emily Owens, M.D., opposite Mamie Gummer and Aja Naomi King, playing the role of Tyra Dupre, a first-year surgical intern who is a lesbian. However, the series was cancelled after one season.

In 2014, after guest starring in Shonda Rhimes' political drama Scandal, McCreary was cast on the ABC drama series, Grey's Anatomy in the role of Margaret Pierce, Meredith Grey's half-sister. McCreary had been recurring since the season 10 finale. However, after recurring on the first four episodes of season 11, she was promoted to series regular status on October 23, 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Being Flynn	Inez
2013	How to Follow Strangers	Claire
2015	Baby, Baby, Baby	Jo	Post-production
2015	Life	Eartha Kitt	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005-2010	Cyberchase	Kelly	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2009	The Electric Company	Bride	Episode: "Scrambled Brains"
2009-2011	White Collar	Yvonne	Recurring role, 3 episodes
2010	The Onion News Network	Lacey	Episode: "Seventeen"
2010	Rubicon	Judith	Episode: "A Good Day's Work"
2012	I Just Want My Pants Back	Kerry	Episode: "Baby Monkeys"
2012-2013	Emily Owens, M.D.	Tyra Dupre	Series regular, 13 episodes
2013-2014	Scandal	Clare Tucker	Episodes: "YOLO" and "The Fluffer"
2014	Castle	Kelly Jane	Episode: "Limelight"
2014-present	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Maggie Pierce	Guest (Season 10) Main Cast (Season 11-present)

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