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Chandra Wilson Born Chandra Danette Wilson
August 17, 1969
Houston, TexasChandra Danette Wilson (born August 27, 1969) is an American actress and director, best known as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama, Grey's Anatomy.
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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 SVU, 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 worked as a temp at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown where she made presentations for the investment banking units. She worked at the Banker's Trust location on 130 Liberty Street, right across the street from the South Tower of the World Trade Center through 9-11 when that building was lost to the terrorist attacks. Wilson was still 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[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.
Wilson made her television directing debut with the episode "Give Peace a Chance", the 7th episode in season 6 of Grey's Anatomy. She also directed episode 17, "Push", of the same season and the fifth episode of season 7, "Almost Grown".
Personal life
Wilson and her husband have three children; daughters Serena and Joy were born in 1995 and 1998, respectively, and son Michael was born on October 31, 2005. Her eldest daughter also attended a KIPP school in New York.[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 Won - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series - Give Peace a Chance
Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (4 times)2008 Accidental Friendship Yvonne Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 2009 Private Practice Dr. Miranda Bailey Film
- Peer Pressure, Drugs and... You (1990)
- Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- Lone Star (1996)
- Head of State (2003)
- Strangers with Candy (2005)
- A Single Woman (2008)
- Accidental Friendship (2008)
- Frankie and Alice (2010)
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
- 2010, Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy - Give Peace a Chance (Winner)
- 2010, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Grey's Anatomy (nominated)
- 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
- ^ MacMedan, Dan (2006-03-01). "At TV fest, 'Grey's Anatomy' cast has as much fun as characters". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-03-01-greys-anatomy-festival_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ Freydkin, Donna (2006-09-20). "Grey's ladies". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-09-20-greys-ladies_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
External links
- Chandra Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
- Chandra Wilson at the Internet Broadway Database
- ABC biography
Grey's Anatomy Characters
(cast members)Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) · Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) · Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) · Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) · George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) · Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) · Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) · Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) · Callie Torres (Sara Ramírez) · Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) · Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) · Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) · Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) · Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) · Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) · April Kepner (Sarah Drew) · Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) · Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) · Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)Shonda Rhimes (creator) · Awards and nominations · Soundtrack ("Chasing Cars" • "How to Save a Life" • "The Story" • "Breathe In, Breathe Out") · Video game · Private PracticeScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1994–2009) Kathy Baker (1994) · Gillian Anderson (1995) · Gillian Anderson (1996) · Julianna Margulies (1997) · Julianna Margulies (1998) · Edie Falco (1999) · Allison Janney (2000) · Allison Janney (2001) · Edie Falco (2002) · Frances Conroy (2003) · Jennifer Garner (2004) · Sandra Oh (2005) · Chandra Wilson (2006) · Edie Falco (2007) · Sally Field (2008) · Julianna Margulies (2009) ·
Complete list · (1994–2009) · (2010–2029)Categories:- 1969 births
- African American actors
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Houston, Texas
- New York University alumni
- Actors from Texas
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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