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Chandra West Born Chandra K. West
December 31, 1970
Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaOccupation Actress Years active 1991—present Spouse Mark Tinker (2005-present) Chandra K. West (born December 31, 1970) is a Canadian actress.
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Career
1990s
West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the television series True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness. It was not until two years later that West followed her screen debut with a smaller role in the more-recognised series The Secret of Lake Success.
West appeared in three consecutive films; the first as the female-lead in Puppet Master 4 (1993), then a smaller role as Miss Germany in the action film No Contest (1994) also starring Robert Davi and Roddy Piper, and in the same year, reprising her role as Susie in Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994). The closing months of 1994 and most of 1995 saw West return to television with appearances in Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994), Catwalk (1994), Falling for You (1995) and the role of Mariel Hemingway in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995).
Her other film roles of the late 1990s include Veronica Reynolds in Universal Soldier 2: Brothers in Arms (1998) and Universal Soldier 3: Unfinished Business (1998).
2000s
Her film breakthrough came when she starred as Val Kilmer's wife in the 2002 D. J. Caruso crime thriller, The Salton Sea. Following the moderate success of The Salton Sea, West was exposed to a wider market. This role helped her obtain the role of Robin in The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, which was panned critically and deemed a major disappointment despite an all-star cast, including Rosario Dawson, Adam Garcia - as well a script penned by Jon Favreau.
Her next role was as Laura Chandler in the Emmy-nominated mini-series Mister Sterling (2003). From 2003-2004 she portrayed Dr. Jennifer Devlin (girlfriend of Mark Paul Gosselaar's John Clark character) in a recurring role on NYPD Blue. She played the wife of Michael Keaton in the 2005 horror film White Noise. She also played novice agent Holly Gribbs in the pilot of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2000. West's more recent performances were in the film Canes (The Covenant), which also starred Edward Furlong and Michael Madsen, and as Tina Blake in the HBO series John From Cincinnati. In 2006, West played the lead character Tracy in the film The Last Trimester. In 2007 she played "Dr. Honey" in the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. In 2009, she starred as the object of a revenge seeking neighbor in the TV movie My Neighbor's Secret.
2010s
West will have a lead role in the new ABC supernatural drama television series The Gates, which premiered in June 2010.[1] In 2011, she appeared in the made-for-TV movie Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, based on the television series Burn Notice.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes 1991 True Confections Carol TV movie. 1993 Night Terrors Beth Puppet Master 4 Susie Videos. 1994 Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter No Contest Maria, Miss Germany Madonna: Innocence Lost Kelsey Lee TV movies. 1995 Falling for You Julie Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story Mariel Hemingway 1996 A Face To Die For Sheila Gilmore 1997 Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger Carly Astin 1998 The Waiting Game Sarah Frazer Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms Veronica Roberts Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business 1999 Life in a Day Jasmine Revenge of the Land Ceilidh Carmichael Seasons of Love Lucille Something More Kelly 2000 The David Cassidy Story Sue Shifrin TV movies. The '70s Elizabeth The Perfect Son Sarah Parker 2002 The Salton Sea Liz The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Robin 2003 Then Came Jones Susan TV movie. Water's Edge Molly Graves 2004 Dead Lawyers Elaine TV movies. Category 6: Day of Destruction Rebecca Kerns 2005 White Noise Anna Rivers The Long Weekend Kim FBI: Negotiator Elizabeth Moss TV movies. 2006 The Last Trimester Tracy Canes Lisa Goodman The Tooth Fairy Darcy Wagner TV movie. 2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Doctor Honey Badland Oli Danilou 2008 For the Love of Grace Grace Harding TV movies. Of Murder and Memory Theresa Nichol 2009 My Neighbor's Secret Casey Hess Television
Year Title Role 1992 Beyond Reality
Ep: Master of DarknessAmanda Forever Knight
Ep: Dying to Know You1993 The Secrets of Lake Success
MiniseriesJenny Grayson 1994 Lonesome Dove: The Series
Ep: Last StandDancing Girl Catwalk Wendy Highlander
Ep: Line of FireDonna 1995 Road to Avonlea
Ep: Comings and GoingsGreta Steig Picket Fences
Ep: Heart of Saturday NightTina Hunnecker Pointman
Ep: Here She Comes, Miss MurderBrigid O'Connor 1996 Kindred: The Embraced
Ep: Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking CorpseGrace Dugan Viper
Ep: StandoffBecky 1999 Earth: Final Conflict
Ep: Crackdown
Ep: The VanishedErica Vosser 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ep: Pilot
Ep: Cool ChangeHolly Gribbs 2001 Jack & Jill
Ep: California Dreamin'
Ep: Chivas & Lies
Ep: Pressure Points
Ep: Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the WolfSarah Weyman 2003 Mister Sterling
8 episodesLaura Chandler NYPD Blue
13 episodes
2003-2004Dr. Jennifer Delvin 2004 Wild Card
Ep: Wham Bam, Thank You DanCarmen 2007 John from Cincinnati
7 episodesTina Blake 2008 Flashpoint
Ep: Asking for FlowersRebecca Kessfield Imaginary Bitches
Ep: Three Bitches Is an Imaginary CrowdChandra 90210
The Bubble
Ep: Model Behaviour
Ep: By AccidentGail McKinney 2009 Eleventh Hour
Ep: EternalAngie Parks Monk
Ep: Mr. Monk and SharonaCarolyn Walsh 2010 The Gates Devon 2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe References
- ^ "ABC Announces 2010 Summer Schedule" (Press release). ABC Television Network. April 7, 2010. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=040710_03. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
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- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Living people
- People from Edmonton
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