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Grey’s Anatomyis facinganother high-profile exitasKelly McCreary’s Dr. Maggie Pierce is bidding farewell to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
PEOPLE has confirmed that McCreary will appear in her last episode as a series regular on April 13 but will return for additional episodes this season.
The actress, 41, shared her gratitude for the last nine seasons onGrey’sin a heartfelt Instagram post.
She broke down some highlights from her time on the long-running medical drama, writing, “9 seasons, 200 episodes, scores of heroic surgeries, countless brave patients, dozens of delightful sister house scenes, 1 episode with my real-life sister, some loss and some grief, a few ghostly visitations from mothers, a handful of boyfriends, 2 gorgeous weddings, a bunch of drunken emotional breakdowns, 1 high-speed chase, several awkward dinner parties, 1 punch taken (1 punch thrown), at least 1 pratfall, buckets of tears, innumerable fits of laughter, all the medical jargon mastered, a slew of friends for life, myriad collaborators who grew me as an artist, 1 grateful heart and 1 massive THANK YOU....