Ellen Pompeo is 5 feet 5 ½ inches (166.4 cm), slightly above the average American woman’s height, though she occasionally claims to be 5 feet 6 ½ inches in interviews.
Ellen Pompeo with her much taller husband, Chris Ivery, at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California (Credit: DN Photography / INSTARimages)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average height for adult women in the United States is about 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm). This means Pompeo is about 1.5 inches taller than the average American woman, placing her slightly above the national average height for women.
Ellen Pompeo in a colorful jumpsuit adorned with crystal embellishments at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022, in Santa Monica, California (Credit: BauerGriffin / INSTARimages / Cover Images)
In her appearance on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast in 2020, Ellen Pompeo shared that her initial goal was solely to pursue acting. While living in Miami, she was frequently approached by modeling scouts, a common occurrence, who suggested she consider modeling.
However, Pompeo considered herself too short for the modeling industry, standing at 5 feet 6 and a half inches tall, and expressed a lack of interest in modeling, emphasizing that her passion was acting, not modeling.
Well, I was really just aiming to act. But in Miami, a couple of scouts, I don’t know if they still have them, but then they used to have modeling scouts and a bunch of people would always walk up to me and say, hey, you know, I want you to be a model. And I was really I’m really short. I’m only 5-6 and a half. I’m like, yeah, and modeling is not my thing.
Best known for her role as Meredith Grey on the hit ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, her shoe size of 9 US converts to approximately a size 7 in the UK, size 40 in Europe, and size 29.5 in Japan.
On Your Next Shoes, you can see Ellen Pompeo boosting her height in heels by footwear brands such as Christian Louboutin and Brian Atwood.
Ellen Pompeo elevates her look in chic black-and-white patterned Louboutin heels, showing off her perfectly polished red pedicure (Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock)
Ellen Pompeo boosts her height in stylish black strappy platform heels (Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock)
Ellen Pompeo Goes Geometric for Urs Fischer’s Art Exhibition Opening
In April 2013, Ellen Pompeo helped celebrate the opening of Swiss artist Urs Fischer’s exhibition at the ‘Yesssss!’ 2013 MOCA Gala in Los Angeles.
Ellen Pompeo at the ‘Yesssss!’ 2013 MOCA Gala celebrating the opening of the exhibition of contemporary artist Urs Fischer held at the MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles, California on April 20, 2013 (Credit: FayesVision / WENN)
The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star wore a chic all-black look in a mesh-sleeved button-down top and cropped suit pants. She chose a geometric art vibe for her shoe, deciding on paneled black-and-white t-strap sandals to complete her art exhibition ensemble.
The colors aren’t the only things paneled on Ellen Pompeo’s shoes. The suede, calfskin, and patent leather materials have also been pieced together.
Ellen Pompeo’s hot feet in Roger Vivier shoes (Credit: FayesVision / WENN)
You may remember seeing them in yellow on Emma Stone. They are these popular (and pricey!) “Prismick” sandals by French fashion house Roger Vivier:
Roger Vivier Prismick Sandals, $1,150
Although yellow is the bestselling color of these sandals, this black-and-white color is just as good-looking and more versatile. They’re also available in a nude-and-pink color combo, which we find beautiful!