Addison Montgomery

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Addison Forbes Montgomery
Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice character
The Private Practice Season 3 Gallery Picture of Dr. Addison Montgomery
First appearance	"Who's Zoomin' Who?" 1x09, May 22, 2005 (Grey's Anatomy) "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" 1x01, September 26, 2007 (Private Practice)
Last appearance	"Didn't We Almost Have It All?" 3x25, May 17, 2007 (Grey's Anatomy; series regular)
Cause/reason	Left Seattle Grace for a new practice in Los Angeles, CA
Created by	Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by	Kate Walsh
Information
Nickname(s)	Addie, She-Shepherd, Monty
Occupation	Physician at Oceanside Wellness Group (Private Practice) Attending Surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital (Grey's Anatomy)
Title	Director (Private Practice) Head of Neonatal Surgery , Obstetric and Gynaecology M.D. F.A.C.S.
Significant other(s)	Derek Shepherd (ex-husband) Mark Sloan Alex Karev Pete Wilder Kevin Nelson Noah Barnes Sam Bennet (boyfriend) Wyatt Lockhart
Relatives	Bizzy Forbes Montgomery (mother) "Captain" Montgomery (father) Archer Forbes Montgomery (brother)

Addison Adrienne Forbes Montgomery (previously Shepherd), is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, and its spin-off show Private Practice. Addison is a world-class neonatal surgeon¹ with board certifications in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Maternal and Fetal Medicine.² Additionally, she is a medical genetics fellow.²³ The character is portrayed by actress Kate Walsh.

Contents 1 Storylines 1.1 Backstory 1.2 Grey's Anatomy 1.3 Private Practice 2 References 3 External links

Storylines

Backstory

Much of Addison's past is presented in a non-linear fashion, primarily revealed in the second and third seasons of Grey's Anatomy and the second season of Private Practice. Addison is the daughter of wealthy parents, and has a twenty five million dollar trust fund.⁴ Her mother, Bizzy Forbes Montgomery, is rarely referred to as "mom" while her father was frequently adulterous and used time spent with Addison as a pretense.⁵ Her brother Archer is a world-class neurologist⁶ and successful author.⁴ Addison met her future husband, Derek Shepherd, at medical school;⁷ Though never actually stated in the series, this would mean that she attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, as it is known this is where Derek attended medical school, she met future colleagues, Sam and Naomi Bennett,⁸ there as well. She completed her residency under the supervision of Richard Webber.⁹ Addison, along with Derek, became successful in their respective fields and each began their own practice in New York, which placed a strain on their marriage. Addison's affair with Derek's best friend Mark Sloan prompts the end of their marriage and Derek's departure to Seattle.¹⁰ Addison briefly attempted to have a relationship with Mark, which resulted in her becoming pregnant. She had an abortion as she was still in love with Derek, and when Mark cheated on her, she moved to Seattle.¹¹

Grey's Anatomy

Addison first appears in the season one finale, arriving at Richard's doing. She immediately learns that Derek has started a relationship with intern Meredith Grey, and tries to reconcile her relationship with him. Derek is initially still angry with her, and there is a period of antagonism between them. Addison's presence, however, does reinvigorate their relationship, and ultimately Derek chooses Addison over Meredith.¹² They attempt to return to their former life, taking residence in his trailer, and Addison makes her move to Seattle permanent, becoming the head of a unique surgical service integrating neonatal and obstetrics and gynaecology.¹³ She begins to realize that Derek still has feelings for Meredith, and their marriage is tested further when Mark arrives in Seattle looking for Addison.¹⁴ When Addison finds out about Derek's affair with Meredith, she gets drunk and pursues a relationship with Mark that ultimately fails.¹⁵ During season two, Addison punishes Alex Karev by putting him on her service. However, by season three, she begins to feel attraction towards Alex and eventually sleeps with him, only to discover that he is not interested in a relationship with her.¹⁶ Feeling alone, Addison decides to have a baby and visits Naomi, who is a fertility specialist.¹⁷ This introduces Addison's transition from Grey's Anatomy to its spin-off, as it serves as the backdoor pilot for Private Practice.¹⁸ Soon after, Addison decides to leave Seattle and move to Los Angeles, joining Oceanside Wellness, led by Sam and Naomi.¹ This marks Addison's depature from the series as a regular.¹⁹

Private Practice

In the series' first episode, Addison is made to feel unwelcome by the other doctors. They decide to vote on whether she should be allowed to stay at the practice, but when Addison announces she intends to stay whatever the outcome of their vote, they decide to accept her. Addison is attracted to Pete Wilder, the practice's alternative medicine specialist.¹¹⁷ When Pete stands her up on a date, Addison decides they should be friends and nothing more, and instead accepts a date with Kevin, a police officer she met through work.²⁰ In a crossover episode, Addison briefly returns to Seattle Grace to help with a patient whose fetus’s heart is growing outside of its body. The mother and child both survive the surgery and Addison prepares to leave Seattle and return to L.A, telling Richard that she needed to come back to see how much she liked her new life. She leaves, but not before finding Meredith and advising her not to let Derek get away.²¹

In season two, Addison learns from Naomi that the practice is failing financially.²² She tells Sam against Naomi's wishes, and he launches a hostile takeover. Feeling betrayed, Naomi breaks off her friendship with Addison.²³ Addison inadvertently prompts the staff to vote between Sam and Naomi, and is surprised when instead, she is elected to lead the practice as its director.²⁴ Addison's relationship with Kevin is tested when her brother Archer tells Kevin he is not good enough for her. Addison attempts to reassure him to the contrary,⁴ and when Kevin is shot in the line of duty, he moves in with her while he recovers.²⁵ The two later break up after Addison kisses Dr. Wyatt Lockhart,²⁶ a well-respected oncologist,²⁷ with whom she has been competing professionally. In another episode, Addison is surprised when Archer begins working for Pacific Wellcare Center, a rival practice.²⁸ When he experiences multiple seizures and believes he has a brain tumor, Addison asks Derek to treat him in another crossover episode with Grey's Anatomy.²⁹ Derek discovers he has parasites in his brain, and successfully removes them.⁶ As the season draws to a close, Dr. Noah Barnes is introduced as St. Ambrose Hospital's cardiothoracic surgeon, with whom Addison shares an attraction.³⁰ After discovering that her patient is married to him,³¹ Addison decides not to pursue a relationship.³²

In season three, Addison continues to lead the practice. Displaying her surgical ability, Addison is able to save fellow colleague, Violet Turner, and her baby; meanwhile, Addison's relationship with Naomi seems to be on the mend, despite the latter's departure to Pacific Wellcare.³³ Addison's father, "the Captain" comes for a visit and it's revealed that Addison is aware of how the man has had multiple affairs over the years behind the back of Bizzy, Addison's mother. She's irate when her father sleeps with Violet and her tirade against him causes him to call Bizzy and demand that she tell Addison the truth. She comes and Addison is stunned to see her mother kissing an old friend, Susan. Addison assumes her mother was pushed to it by her father's cheating and is rocked when Bizzy reveals she and Susan have been lovers for twenty years. She explains she was expected to marry the Captain due to their social positions and it was only after having children that she realized the truth about herself. Addison is naturally stunned to realize how her parents have been lying to her for her entire life. She tries to handle it well as they leave, falling into her parents' own habit of acting like nothing is wrong. In the season finale, Addison has to operate on Maya Bennett, her godchild, who got in a car accident on her way to the hospital to give birth. A close friend of hers, Dell later dies of a brain hemorrage as he was the one driving Maya to St. Ambrose's Hospital. At the end of the season Addison starts to date Sam Bennett, her best friend's ex-husband.

References

External links

• ABC biography of Addison Montgomery

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