Badger

Relentless advocate who never backs down from a fight.

Ellen Pompeo is famous for her fierce, unyielding tenacity — most notably negotiating her way to a $20 million-per-year salary for Grey's Anatomy, making her the highest-paid actress in TV drama and refusing to accept anything less than her worth. She has consistently spoken out publicly about pay equity, Hollywood sexism, and industry power dynamics, often at personal risk to her career, with a stubbornness that defines the badger's spirit. Even her decision to step back from Grey's Anatomy after nearly two decades was characteristically on her own uncompromising terms.