This ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star is returning for Season 21 after a 17-year absence
nypost.com“Grey’s Anatomy” star is returning for Season 21 after spending 17 years away from the show. Kali Rocha, who played Dr. Sydney Heron from Seasons 2 to 4, will have a three-episode guest arc in the upcoming season, Deadline reported on Thursday.In 2006, Rocha, 52, joined the cast of the hit ABC series as a fourth-year resident who takes over Miranda Bailey’s (Chandra Wilson) role of overseeing the interns when Bailey goes on maternity leave.Sydney later ran against Bailey and Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) for the Chief Resident position, but she lost.She also served as Izzie Stevens’ (Katherine Heigl) peer counselor after Denny’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) death and went on a bad date with Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).After appearing in one episode of Season 2, Rocha, as Sydney, was brought back for five episodes in Season 3 and two episodes in Season 4.
Her final appearance on the show was in November 2007.“Grey’s Anatomy” is heading into its 21st season after being on the air since 2005.The Season 21 main cast includes Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Wilson as Bailey, James Pickens Jr.
as Richard Webber, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson, Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd, Kim Raver as Teddy Altman, Chris Carmack as Atticus Lincoln, Anthony Hill as Winston Ndugu, Alexis Floyd as Simone Griffith, Harry Shum Jr.
as Blue Kwan, Adelaide Kane as Jules Millin and Niko Terho as Lucas Adams. Jason George will return as Ben Warren, after departing the show to star in the spinoff “Station 19,” which ended in March.The new season will also see the exits of Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt and Midori Francis as Mika Yasuda.
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