Grey's Anatomy: "The Other Side of This Life, Part 1" 3x22 Private Practice: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" 1x01
Last appearance
Grey's Anatomy: "Before and After" 5x15 Private Practice: "...To Change the Things I Can" 4x22 (as regular cast) "In Which We Say Goodbye" 6x13 (as guest)
Created by
Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by
Merrin Dungey (backdoor pilot) Audra McDonald
In-universe information
Nickname
Nai
Title
Director at Pacific Wellcare Center (former) Director at Oceanside Wellness Group (former) M.D. F.A.C.O.G.
Occupation
Physician at Pacific Wellcare Center (former) Physician at Oceanside Wellness Group (former)
Family
Philmore "Dink" Davis (son-in-law via Maya) Olivia Davis (grand-daughter via Maya)
Spouse
Sam Bennett (remarried)
Significant other
William White (deceased) Dr. Gabriel Fife (ex-fiancé)
Children
Maya Davis (née Bennett; daughter with Sam) Betsey Parker (adoptive daughter) Unnamed child (with Sam)
Dr. Naomi Bennett is a fictional character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice. She was initially portrayed by Merrin Dungey in the backdoor pilot Grey's Anatomy episode, "The Other Side of This Life", but was replaced by Audra McDonald prior to the show's first season. Naomi is a fertility specialist and founding partner of the Oceanside Wellness Group in Los Angeles. She is the best friend of central character Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) and was married to the practice's internist Sam (Taye Diggs), with whom she has a daughter, Maya. She left Private Practice at the end of the fourth season but returned for the series finale.
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on the interpersonal relationships among Addison's co-workers, NaomiBennett, Sam Bennett, Cooper Freedman, Dell Parker, Violet Turner and Pete Wilder,...
asks NaomiBennett for a place at Oceanside as the primary neurosurgeon. In the season three finale, Amelia performs surgery on Maya, Sam, and Naomi's pregnant...
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visits friend and reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist NaomiBennett in Los Angeles to discuss whether or not she could have a baby. During...