 On March 2, 2010, Scorsone was recruited to join the cast of Shonda Rhimes' drama series "Private Practice" in the recurring role of Amelia Shepherd, the sister of Derek Shepherd from its parent show, "Grey's Anatomy".Eric Stoltz, who was directing Scorsone's debut episode "Eyes Wide Open" heard about the role of Amelia and recommended Scorsone portray her, as he knew her from working with her during her child actress days on "My Horrible Year!