Ready to meet Jackson Avery’s mom?

Actor-director Debbie Allen has been cast in the upcoming season of Grey’s Anatomy, playing Catherine Avery. The move brings Allen out from behind the camera on Grey’s, where she’s previously directed three episodes of the show (not entirely unlike how Eric Stolz directed an episode of Private Practice before appearing in Grey’s).

Allen has a slew of TV directing credits to her name (Everybody Hates Chris, That’s So Raven) and is best known as an actress for her work in the movie Fame (both versions). She’ll lend some insight into Jackson’s family in the fifth episode of the eighth season, which premieres on Sept. 22.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Sara Ramirez is engaged!

The actress, who plays Callie Torres on the hit ABC drama, is set to tie the knot, her rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.

“After a spectacular year on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and topping the iTunes charts with her first EP, Sara Ramirez and her longtime partner, Ryan Debolt, are thrilled to announce their engagement,” the rep told Access.

Ryan popped the question while the couple was in Paris, France on June 17.

This will be the first marriage for Sara, 35.

The real-life impending nuptial news comes on the heels of her character’s “Grey’s Anatomy” wedding to fellow Seattle Grace doctor Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw) towards the end of last season.

Source: Access Hollywood

I got an e-mail from a representative of Hillsides this morning, informing me of a very exciting event! Hillsides is a non-profit foster care children’s charity in Los Angeles, who is currently having an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes. And guess what? They are lucky enough to get shoes from almost all of the cast of Grey’s Anatomy!

The autograph shoes of the cast that are available for auction are of Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Kevin McKidd, Sara Ramirez, Justin Chambers, Eric Dane, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens, Jr. You can take a look at the respective shoes (that the cast wore during filming of the show) by visiting the auction website at BiddingForGood.com.

Dr. Drew Pinsky of “Celebrity Rehab” and “Loveline” was the honorary chair of Hillsides Foster Soles. More than 200 celebrities have stepped out and donated their autographed shoes and signed head shots to benefit foster care and vulnerable children living at Hillsides and served by the charity in Los Angeles County. Presented by Rusnak Porsche Pasadena, part of Rusnak Auto Group, the Third Annual Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity autographed pair of shoes held during May’s Foster Care Awareness Month.

I am very much in love with Sandra Oh’s Nike Shox!

The PRISM Awards, which are produced by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and FX, honor actors, movies, music, media and television’s top shows that accurately depict and bring attention to substance abuse and mental health issues, including prevention, treatment and recovery. This year’s ceremony, which is set for April 28, 2011, will take place at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Drama Series Episode – Mental Health:
- Bones – “The Devil in the Details”
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – “House of Hoarders”
- Grey’s Anatomy – “Suicide is Painless”
- House – “Massage Therapy”
- In Plain Sight – “Her Days Are Numbered”

Performance in a Drama Episode:
- Anthony John Denison, The Closer
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Christine Lahti, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Kevin McKidd, Grey’s Anatomy
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Mental Health:
- Grey’s Anatomy – “With You I’m Born Again”/”Shock to the System”/”Superfreak”
- Parenthood: Seasons 1 and 2
- Private Practice – “Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?”/”What Happens Next”/”Can’t Find My Way Back Home”
- Sons of Anarchy – “Oiled”/”Caregiver”/”Home”

Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline:
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
- Monica Potter, Parenthood
- Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
- KaDee Strickland, Private Practice

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Outstanding Drama Series
- Detroit 1-8-7
- Grey’s Anatomy
- HawthoRNe
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Treme

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
- Chandra Wilson – Grey’s Anatomy
- GuGu Mbatha-Raw – Undercovers
- Jada Pinkett Smith – HawthoRNe
- Regina King – Southland
- Wendy Davis – Army Wives

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Andre Braugher – Men of a Certain Age
- Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad
- James Pickens, Jr. – Grey’s Anatomy
- Nelsan Ellis – True Blood
- Terrence Howard – Law & Order: Los Angeles

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Alfre Woodard – Memphis Beat
- Sandra Oh – Grey’s Anatomy
- Sara Ramirez – Grey’s Anatomy
- S. Epatha Merkerson – Law & Order
- Vanessa Bell Calloway – HawthoRNe

Congratulations to the cast and crew for the amazing nominations!

Source: NAACPImageAwards.net