Naomi Bennett

Naomi Bennett
Private Practice & Grey's Anatomy character
First appearance	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
Information
Nickname(s)	Nai
Occupation	Physician at Pacific Wellcare Center (former) Physician at Oceanside Wellness Group (former)
Title	Director at Pacific Wellcare Center (former) Director at Oceanside Wellness Group (former) M.D. F.A.C.O.G.
Family	Philmore "Dink" Davis (son-in-law via Maya) Olivia Davis (grand-daughter via Maya)
Spouse(s)	Sam Bennett (remarried)
Significant other(s)	Archer Montgomery 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 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 Center in Los Angeles, where the series is set. 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. She left Private Practice at the end of the fourth season, but returned for the series finale.

Naomi is a founding partner of the Oceanside Wellness Center in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a fertility specialist, board-certified in reproductive endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology. She attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She works alongside her health guru ex-husband, Sam (Taye Diggs) who divorced her prior to the beginning of the series. Together they have a teenage daughter named Maya (Geffri Maya Hightower), whose godmother is Naomi's best friend from medical school, Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh). Addison seeks medical advice from Naomi as she wants to get pregnant. After running some tests, Naomi concludes that Addison is unable to have children because her antral follicle count is two.