<P> Ramirez on Grey's Anatomy </P> <P> Ramirez was seen by ABC executives, in her Broadway performance of Spamalot, which garnered their attention . Due to their admiration, the network offered Ramirez a role on any ABC television series, of her choice, and she chose Grey's Anatomy . Ramirez further explained that at her initial audition, the producers liked her, and had intentions to add her to the show, but did not know who to cast her as . She also said she was in awe of how the executives said, "Pick a show, any show", explaining that it is rare . Shonda Rhimes said: "I was looking for a girlfriend for George, but it was in the infancy stages, so I had no idea what I was looking for ." Rhimes built the character around Ramirez after she met her . Ramirez's character was initially given recurring status in the second season and received star billing in the third season, alongside fellow cast member Dane, who portrayed Mark Sloan . Ramirez discusses maintaining relationships with co-stars: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> The weird thing about working in television is that you only see the people that you're in scenes with . It's not like you're all running around the set together . So if you're going to hang out together, you kind of have to make an effort . And I think people have families, people have lives . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> The weird thing about working in television is that you only see the people that you're in scenes with . It's not like you're all running around the set together . So if you're going to hang out together, you kind of have to make an effort . And I think people have families, people have lives . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr>

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