33 Facts About Amelia Shepherd

Amelia Shepherd remained on the show until its final episode in 2013.

Amelia Shepherd is a recovering drug addict whose storylines across both Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice revolve around her battle for sobriety, recklessness, and her career as a talented yet troubled neurosurgeon.

Scorsone's performance as Amelia Shepherd has been praised by both critics and fans for portraying complex emotional depth and resilience.

Amelia Shepherd has appeared as a guest star on the second Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Station 19, further establishing her presence in the Grey's Anatomy universe.

Stoltz pointed out Scorsone's acting skills and her resemblance to Patrick Dempsey, who portrays Derek Amelia Shepherd, which caught Rhimes' attention.

Amelia Shepherd ended up appearing in five episodes of Private Practice's third season.

Amelia Shepherd suffered so much tragedy, heartbreak and really has taken the long and hard path back to sobriety and back to a balanced life.

Amelia Shepherd had her surgical privileges revoked because she fell off the wagon.

Amelia Shepherd has maintained her sobriety, become Chief of Neurosurgery, been an incredible friend to everyone she knows and helped to raise both a baby and a teenager who was struggling with addiction.

Amelia Shepherd's love has expanded in so many ways, and she has her feet solidly planted on the ground.

The loss of Amelia Shepherd's newborn son, Christopher, during Private Practice profoundly affects her storyline in Grey's Anatomy.

Scorsone explained the complexity of Amelia Shepherd's fears regarding parenthood, which stem from the trauma of losing her firstborn.

In Season 16, Amelia Shepherd finds out she is pregnant again, this time with Link's child.

Scorsone felt that Amelia Shepherd was now more prepared for motherhood, having co-parented Leo and supported Betty, as well as processing the loss of Christopher aloud for the first time.

Amelia Shepherd's backstory, particularly the trauma of witnessing her father's murder at the age of 5, is a central aspect of her character development, as she explains in the Grey's Anatomy episode "In the Name of Love".

Amelia Shepherd first appears in Private Practice during the Season 3 episode "Eyes Wide Open", as part of a team of neurosurgeons visiting Los Angeles for a consult.

The patient's husband insists that Amelia Shepherd perform the surgery, despite its risks, leading to tension and conflict over her decision to defy her superiors.

Amelia Shepherd is devastated by Dell's death, and the emotional weight of her job starts to take its toll.

Amelia Shepherd encourages her friend to get tested for the gene, and when the results come back positive, her friend pleads with her to assist in suicide, unwilling to face the same fate as her mother.

Amelia Shepherd refuses to help, and her friend eventually takes her own life, adding to Amelia Shepherd's mounting grief.

Amelia Shepherd wakes up next to Ryan's body, a devastating blow that pushes her deeper into grief.

Shortly after Ryan's death, Amelia Shepherd discovers she is pregnant with his child.

Amelia Shepherd carries the pregnancy to term and holds Christopher in her arms as he passes away shortly after birth.

In Grey's Anatomy's Season 10, Amelia appeared in the final four episodes, visiting her brother Derek Shepherd and his wife Meredith Grey in Seattle.

Amelia Shepherd assisted them in caring for their children and became more involved in the storyline.

On June 23,2014, Scorsone and her character, Amelia Shepherd, were promoted to the regular cast of Grey's Anatomy for season eleven, which premiered in September 2014.

In Grey's Anatomy's eleventh season, Amelia Shepherd ended her engagement with James and began a secret romantic relationship with Owen Hunt.

Amelia Shepherd later confided in her brother Derek about the relationship.

Amelia Shepherd's trauma from losing her firstborn son, Christopher, resurfaced, leading to marital strain.

In Season 14, their relationship further deteriorated, and after Amelia Shepherd had a brain tumor removed, they amicably divorced, attributing some of her erratic behavior to the tumor.

Later in the season, Amelia Shepherd became involved in helping a teenage addict named Betty, who had a six-month-old son, Leo.

In Season 15, Amelia Shepherd began a relationship with Atticus "Link" Lincoln and soon discovered she was pregnant.

In Season 18, Amelia Shepherd became involved in a storyline with Meredith Grey focused on Parkinson's disease research.