Along with acting, Brooke has expressed interest in filmmaking. She's directed a short film and a documentary prior to her job as a regular on Grey's Anatomy.
Brooke's daughter Fanny was born in 2003 and in 2008 Brooke and her husband adopted their second daughter, a baby girl Lucy Dinknesh Lubensky, from Ethiopia.
Brooke: (On the idea of becoming a series regular on ABC hit show Grey's Anatomy ) It's one of those things you, you know, I wouldn't allow myself to think that that would happen because, you know, I would just be disappointed.
Brooke: (On kissing Grey's Anatomy co-star Sara Ramirez) Well, you know it was pretty good. She's a great kisser, what can I say? Very soft lips, she's a very attractive woman, you know. I mean, who wouldn't want to kiss her?