Veteran actor Joel Grey, 77, will appear in a November episode of
Grey's Anatomy as Izzie’s old high school teacher. “It’s a pretty amazing episode,” says show creator Shonda Rhimes. “He was the teacher who convinced Izzie (Katherine Heigl) she was more than a girl from the trailer park. And now he’s in need of her help.”
This will be Katie’s only episode in November sweeps, as she is off shooting a movie.
Rhimes is also considering bringing back Sharon Lawrence as Izzie’s trashy mama, Robbie Stevens, who was last seen at her ailing daughter’s bedside. “We love Sharon,” Rhimes says.