Caterina Scorsone

About

Caterina Scorsone is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of neurosurgeon Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the ABC primetime medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (2010–present) and its spin-offs Private Practice (2010–2013) and Station 19 (2020–2024). Prior to this, she made her debut as a child actor on the Canadian children’s program Mr. Dressup. She also appeared in a number of films, notably Edge of Darkness (2010), and The November Man (2014). Other television credits include Michelle Parker on Power Play, Jess Mastriani on Missing, Callie Wilkinson on Crash, and Alice Hamilton on Alice.

Scorsone was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is the middle child of five in her family. Her father, Antonio Bruno Scorsone, is a social worker, and her mother, Suzanne Rozell Scorsone, is a social anthropologist. She is of Italian descent. Her four siblings include: older twin sisters, Jovanna and Francesca (who serves as a chaplain in the Canadian Army, holding the rank of major), and a younger sister (Deborah Scorsone) and a brother. She attended the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto, as well as alternative school Subway Academy II. She majored in…