The actress also tells former co stars Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington which character she was originally asked to play Sarah Drew attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 10, 2024 in West Hollywood, California (Dia Dipasupil/WireImage) “Grey’s Anatomy” star Sarah Drew said her firing from the long-running ABC series at the end of its 14th season was “unjust” but that returning to the show in seasons 17 and 18 was “freeing.” She told