Ellen Pompeo is a movie actress.
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo ( [ pʌmˈpɛoʊ ] , born November 10 , 1969 ) is an American actress and producer . Pompeo made her feature film debut in 1999 with the romantic comedy Coming Soon , and went on to play minor roles in films like In the Weeds and Mambo Café but found little success initially . Pompeo 's other notable film roles include the comedy Old School ( 2003 ) , the superhero film Daredevil ( 2003 ) , the caper film Art Heist ( 2004 ) , and the comedy drama Life of the Party ( 2005 ) .