The Doctor Is In: A Conversation with Grey's Anatomy Star Kelly McCreary

On this week's CherryPop episode, Meg welcomes actress and star of Grey's Anatomy , Kelly McCreary . Kelly shares her invaluable experience playing Dr. Maggie Pierce and how the character taught her to embrace her inner nerd. Additionally, she talks about Shonda Rhimes ' impact on the industry and sheds light on the precedent set by Shondaland of a supportive and safe work environment. "Shonda's work first impacted me as an actor because it enabled me to envision myself in roles beyond just what I thought would be available to me. [...] Black women have always found a way to carve space out for themselves, but it's been hard fought—hard fought, hard won—and not a ton of opportunity, even when those spaces are made. So what was really exciting about Shonda, and the impact that she had on the industry [and] on casting, was normalization." - Kelly McCreary "Raising a human being is work. The mental labor, physical labor, emotional labor, [are] defaulted a lot of times to women because of the patriarchy. Of course, there are lots of great men and dads out there who know how to integrate themselves or want to integrate, but let's be real, there's a fundamental assumption that women do a lot, and to know that would not cost me my job, that the work of being a mom would be unquestioningly supported by my work, is so incredibly valuable." - Kelly McCreary CherryPicks is the best place to see what women think about movies, tv, and more. CherryPicks highlights reviews and original stories exclusively from female and non-binary writers. Follow CherryPicks on Instagram and Twitter. @thecherrypicks Follow your host Meg McCarthy on Instagram @megjomccarthy Music composed by Honor Nezzo . CherryPop is executive produced by Miranda Bailey and Rebecca Odes, produced and hosted by Meg McCarthy, and edited by In Haus Media

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The Doctor Is In: A Conversation with Grey's Anatomy Star Kelly McCreary is an episode from CherryPop by CherryPicks.

This episode is 24:10 long.

This episode was published on Oct 27, 2022.

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