Instead, it’s Kate Walsh, who played Dr. Addison Montgomery throughout Season 1 and as a series regular in Seasons 2 and 3 of Grey’s Anatomy before starring in all six seasons of the spinoff Private Practice.
So far, season 17 of Grey’s Anatomy has brought back two fan-favorite characters and, with the season returning next week, more could be on the way.
Recently, the actress shared her thoughts on how her character could even come back to Grey Sloan Memorial.
While there are a slew of early Grey’s actors fans would probably love to see return, only one has recently said they’d be interested (and no, it’s not Katherine Heigl).