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Chandra Wilson
Born	August 27, 1969 (1969-08-27) (age 40) Houston, Texas

Chandra Wilson (born August 27, 1969) is an American actress and director, best known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey on the ABC television drama, Grey's Anatomy.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Credits 4.1 Stage credits 4.2 Broadway 4.3 Television 4.4 Film 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Wilson was born in Houston, Texas. She started her theater career at the age of five with the Houston-based Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS). Wilson attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and went on to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she earned a BFA in drama.

Career

Wilson's first regular network TV role was in the short-lived series Bob Patterson (2001), a post-"Seinfeld" vehicle for Jason Alexander. She also appeared on Law & Order, Sex and the City, and The Sopranos, and had a small role in Lone Star (1996). Wilson also had career in theater, where she played Bonna Willis in The Good Times Are Killing Me, and was featured in the Tony-nominated musical Caroline, or Change. Wilson is an accomplished singer, and has sung in several productions.

Wilson was working at a bank when she auditioned for the Grey's Anatomy pilot. She was cast as Miranda Bailey, a role initially envisioned as a blond Caucasian woman and the final casting was a choice between Wilson and actress Kristin Chenoweth.¹ The show became a success. Wilson was nominated in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. She was nominated and won the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2007 for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series; she also won a SAG Award as part of the Grey's Anatomy cast, which won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series.

She guest-starred on Private Practice for the Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice Crossover Event.

Chandra also directed for the first time. She directed the episode "Give Peace a Chance", the 7th episode in season 6 of ABC's Grey's Anatomy.

Personal life

Wilson and her husband have three children; daughters Serena and Joy were born in 1992 and 1998, respectively, and son Michael was born on October 31, 2005. Her eldest daughter also attended a KIPP school in NYC.²

Credits

Stage credits

• The Good Times are Killing Me
• The Miracle Worker
• Paper Moon: the Musical
• The Family of Mann
• Believing
• Little Shop of Horrors

Broadway

• Chicago (2009)
• Caroline, or Change (2004)
• Avenue Q (2003)
• On The Town (1998)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1989	The Cosby Show	Dina	Episode: "The Lost Weekend"
1992	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Gloria	Episode: "Sexual Considerations"
	Law & Order	Serena Price	Episode: "Cradle to Grave"
2000	Cosby		Episode: "It's a Wonderful Wife"
2001	Third Watch	Volunteer	Episode: "Man Enough"
	100 Centre Street		Episode: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
	Bob Patterson	Claudia	unknown episodes
2002	Sex and the City	Police Officer	Episode: "Anchors Away"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Nurse Jenkins	Episode: "Waste"
2003	"Queens Supreme"	Dolores	Episode: "The House Next Door"
2004	The Sopranos	Evelyn Greenwood	Episode: "Cold Cuts"
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rachel Sorannis	Episode: "911"
	I Love the 80's 3-D	Herself
2005-present	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Miranda Bailey	Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (4 times) Chandra Directed an Episode of Grey's Anatomy that aired October 29, 2009
2008	Accidental Friendship	Yvonne	Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
2009	Private Practice	Dr. Miranda Bailey

Film

• Frankie and Alice (2009)
• Accidental Friendship (2008)
• A Single Woman (2008)
• Strangers with Candy (2005)
• Head of State (2003)
• Lone Star (1996)
• Philadelphia (1993)
• Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
• Peer Pressure, Drugs and... You (1990)

Awards and nominations

• BET Awards
  • 2008, Best Actress: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
  • 2007, Best Actress: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
• Emmy Awards
  • 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
  • 2009, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Accidental Friendship (nominated)
  • 2008, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
  • 2007, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
  • 2006, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
• Image Awards
  • 2009, Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series/Television Movie: Accidental Friendship (nominated)
  • 2009, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (Winner)
  • 2008, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (Winner)
  • 2007, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (Winner)
  • 2006, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
• People's Choice Awards
  • 2008, Favorite Scene Stealing Star: Grey's Anatomy (Winner)
• Satellite Awards
  • 2008, Best Supporting Actress in a Television Vision/Mini-Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • 2008, Outstanding Cast in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (Nominated)
  • 2007, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (Winner)
  • 2007, Outstanding Cast in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (Winner)

References

External links

• Chandra Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
• Chandra Wilson at the Internet Broadway Database
• ABC biography
• Chandra Wilson at TV.com

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