Grey's Anatomy Enlists Lena Waithe for Multi-Episode Arc — What's Her Connection to Catherine?
Lena Waithe is scrubbing into Grey's Anatomy: The Emmy winner is set to appear in two episodes of the ABC medical drama, beginning Thursday, March 13.
According to Deadline, Waithe will play Dr. Evynn Moore, a former student of Debbie Allen's Catherine Fox. Brilliant and resourceful, Dr. Moore comes to Grey Sloan for Fox's help on a case that involves her wife (played by Run the World's Andrea Bordeaux).
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Grey's Anatomy, which has been on hiatus since November, resumes Season 21 on Thursday, March 6 at 10/9c. In the midseason premiere, 'the aftermath of the convenience store shooting brings chaos to Grey Sloan,' per the official logline. Meanwhile, 'Ben hits a wall with his new emergency preparedness plan, Romantic tensions surface for Owen,' and 'Amelia and Winston disagree over the surgical plan for a young patient.'
Waithe first gained recognition for her starring role as Denise on Netflix's Master of None. She took home an Emmy in Season 2 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. She then went on to create the BET comedies Boomerang and Twenties, as well as Showtime drama The Chi, which was previously renewed for Season 7. She also serves as an executive producer on the Prime Video horror anthology Them.
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