Key Highlights
- Laura Kaplan, a urologist living with Multiple Sclerosis, who visits Grey Sloan at the request of Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) and offers Richard (James Pickens Jr.) a unique perspective on his case.
- The role was created for Sigler, who has lived with MS for more than two decades and marks her return to television after a three-year break.
- I hear it was important to the show’s producers and to Signer that the character is not defined by their affliction and has a full life and a career.
- Related Stories News 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast & Streaming News 'Pushing Daisies' Season 3 In The Works, Says Creator Bryan Fuller Sigler was diagnosed with MS when she was 20 years old and hid her diagnosis for 15 years, mainly because she feared repercussions for her Hollywood career.
- Since going public in 2016, Sigler has spoken openly about MS and the stigma often associated with it, including on the the podcast MeSsy, which she hosts with fellow actress Christina Applegate who also has MS.
