Celebrity | Ellen Pompeo 8 Actresses Who Are Downright Divas But Courteney Cox always seems so nice onscreen... By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jun 14, 2010 10:58 AM CDT Copied In this image released by ABC, actress Ellen Pompeo, is shown playing Meredith Grey in a scene from ABC's, "Grey's Anatomy." (AP Photo/ABC, Michael Desmond) Since divas always want to be the center of attention, The Frisky devoted an entire list to them. Eight ladies with bad on-set reputations: Paris Hilton: Played herself—for just one day of shooting—in The Other Guys, yet still had three pages of demands including live lobsters prepared fresh and a bottle of Grey Goose vodka. Courteney Cox: A Cougar Town crew member says she once yelled at an assistant who prepared her ham and cheese sandwich incorrectly. Ellen Pompeo: Was such a pain during the first season of Grey’s Anatomy, she was nicknamed “Pompous Pompeo”—she even insisted on being interviewed separately from the rest of the cast . Faye Dunaway: She also earned herself a nickname—“the dreaded Dunaway”—on the set of Roman Polanski’s Chinatown. Supposedly, tantrums were involved. For the complete list—including the not-entirely-surprising news that Lindsay Lohan was once banned from a set—click here. Read These Next In the early morning hours in East Hollywood, chaos. CEO resigns after appearance on Kiss Cam. This is why you don't wear metal in MRI rooms. The latest in the generation wars: the 'Gen Z stare.' Report an error