Samantha Sloyan - wikipedia Samantha Sloyan Samantha Sloyan Samantha Sloyan ( 1979 - 01 - 04 ) January 4, 1979 ( age 38 ) Los Angeles County, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 2003 -- present Parent ( s ) James Sloyan Deirdre Lenihan Samantha Sloyan ( born January 4, 1979 ) is an American actress. Sloyan is best known for her roles in In the Key of Eli and Scandal. Samantha was also seen playing Sarah in the 2016 film Hush as well as Dr. Penelope Blake in the medical drama Grey 's Anatomy in Season 11 and 12. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Films 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early Life Samantha Sloyan was born in 1979 in California, U.S.. She is the daughter of the American actor James Sloyan and actress Deirdre Lenihan, and has one brother named Dan Sloyan. Career Sloyan first appeared the 2003 Independent feature film My Life With Morrissey as a florist. She continued to appear in a few short films such as No Shoulder, Shamelove and Autodoc. In 2009 she produced and starred in the short film Plus One. Sloyan has also guest starred in several television series such as The Beast, The Forgotten, Law & Order : LA and NCIS. She played a recurring role as a White House employee named Jeannine Locke in the first three seasons of Scandal. She also guest starred in another ShondaLand produced show named Private Practice in 2010. Sloyan continued to appear in smaller films including In the Key of Eli, Tape 407, and in the television movie Murder in Mexico : The Bruce Beresford - Redman Story. In 2014, Sloyan guest starred in four television series including, Castle, Parks and Recreation, Hawaii Five - 0 and Rizzoli & Isles. She began a recurring role in the ShondaLand produced show Grey 's Anatomy as Dr. Penelope Blake. She first appeared in the eleventh season highly critical episode `` How to Save a Life '', which included the death of lead character, Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey who had starred on the series since the beginning. She appeared again in the twelfth season, including the show 's 250th episode `` Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner '' which was mostly focused on Sloyan 's character. Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2003 My Life with Morrissey Florist Independent feature film 2005 No Shoulder Bobbie Short film 2006 Shamelove Julie 2009 Plus One Lindsay Short film, credited as producer 2009 Autodoc Emmy Hennings 2011 In the Key of Eli Megs 2012 Tape 407 Lois 2013 Do You Have a Cat ? Marissa Short film 2015 Murder in Mexico : The Bruce Beresford - Redman Story Gretchen Television movie 2016 Hush Sarah Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 The Beast Grace Morton Episode : `` No Turning Back '' 2009 The Forgotten Nurse Episode : `` Railroad Jane '' Law & Order : LA Rachel Forester Episode : `` Echo Park '' Private Practice ER Nurse Episode : `` What Happens Next '' 2011 The Cape Television reporter Episode : `` Endgame '' 2011 NCIS Emily Goodwin 1 episode 2012 - 2014 Scandal Jeannine Locke Recurring role ( 8 episodes ) 2013 The Fosters ER Doctor 1 episode 2014 Castle Pam Clark 1 episode 2014 Parks and Recreation Erica Episode : `` New Slogan '' 2014 Hawaii Five - 0 Sarah Richmond 1 episode 2014 Rizzoli & Isles Alex Ruebens Episode : `` If You Ca n't Stand the Heat '' 2015 - 2016 Grey 's Anatomy Dr. Penelope Blake Recurring role 2015 Criminal Minds Tracy Senarak Episode : `` The Witness '' 2017 The Good Doctor Evan 's Mother Episode : `` Point Three Percent '' References Jump up ^ `` Samantha Sloyan ''. IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2015. Jump up ^ Denninger, Lindsay ( October 22, 2015 ). `` Who Plays Penny On ' Grey 's Anatomy ' ? Samantha Sloyan Is The Hospital 's Newest Resident ''. Bustle. Retrieved October 25, 2015. External links Samantha Sloyan on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samantha_Sloyan&oldid=811398762 '' Categories : American television actresses 1978 births Living people American film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles County, California 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Edit links This page was last edited on 21 November 2017, at 10 : 35. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays penny blake on grey's anatomy
Answer: Samantha Sloyan