Caterina Scorsone was born in Toronto, Ontario.

She attended the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto where she starred in Oklahoma! and several other productions, as well as alternative school Subway Academy II. In addition, she attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto, majoring in Literary Studies and minoring in Philosophy, and in 2005 finished her studies there.

Caterina Reminy Scorsone (born October 16, 1981) is best known for her roles on television. She starred as lead character in the Lifetime crime drama series, Missing from 2003 to 2006. She is best known for her role as Amelia Shepherd in the ABC medical dramas ‘Private Practice’ and ‘Grey's Anatomy’. Scorsone also has starred in a number of television films, most notably ‘Alice’ (2009).

In 2010, Scorsone joined the cast of Shonda Rhimes' drama series ‘Private Practice’ in the recurring role of Amelia Shepherd, the sister of Derek Shepherd from ‘Grey's Anatomy’. As of July 2010, Scorsone had been promoted to series regular for ‘Private Practice’. She appeared in the third episode of the seventh season of ‘Grey's Anatomy’ where Amelia and Derek started to reconcile their differences.

In March 2014, Scorsone returned to ‘Grey's Anatomy’ after a 3-year absence as a recurring guest star. In June of the same year, it was announced that she was promoted to series regular status for the show's 11th season.

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