Chandra Wilson

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Recent Role:
Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
Gender:
Female
Born:
8-27-1969
Birthplace:
Houston, Texas, USA
Birth Name:
Chandra Danette Wilson
Chandra Wilson is so pleased to have been selected by The New York Times as one of "8 to Watch , Onstage and Behind the Scenes" for the Spring of 2004!! The New York Times article

This honor comes in conjunction with her Broadway opening of the acclaimed Caroline, or Change at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, written by Tony Kushner, composed by Jeanine Tesori and directed by George C. Wolfe.



She currently has a supporting role on the ABC drama, Grey's Anatomy. Since the show' premiere as a midseason drama in 2005 it has gone on to a second season and





More attained hit status with great ratings and rave reviews. On the show she plays Miranda Bailey, known by hospital staff as "The Nazi", a no-nonsense resident who does her jobs better than most attendings. She is in charge of the 5 popular interns on the show played by Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight, and Sandra Oh. Wilson has received a NAACP Image Award nomination for her role on the show.



This Houston, Texas native began performing in musicals at the age of five with Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) where she appeared in more than ten of their major musical productions. She attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and later went on to acquire her BFA in undergraduate drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. There, she spent four years training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.



Chandra was a series regular on ABC's Bob Patterson in the role of Claudia Hopper. She has made numerous other television appearances, including guest-starring roles on The Sopranos, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Sex and the City, Third Watch, 100 Centre Street, Cosby, Law & Order, and The Cosby Show. She has had recurring roles on One Life to Live and Queens Supreme, and a principle role in the CBS Schoolbreak Special Sexual Considerations. She has also appeared in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video, Burger King, Scope, and the United Negro College Fund as well as numerous radio commercials.



On the big screen, she appears as supporting characters in the films Lone Star, directed by John Sayles and Philadelphia, directed by Jonathan Demme.



On stage, she has portrayed Bonna Willis in the production of The Good Times are Killing Me by Lynda Barry both at the Second Stage and Minetta Lane theatres which won her a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance, Caroline, or Change on Broadway and the Public Theatre, The Miracle Worker at Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Paper Moon: the Musical at the Papermill Playhouse, The Family of Mann by Theresa Rebeck at the Second Stage Theatre, Believing for the Young Playwright's Festival at Playwrights Horizons, Little Shop of Horrors at the Falmouth Playhouse and the Broadway revival of On The Town also directed by George C. Wolfe.

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    10 Perfect
    Last of a dying breed. Absolutely fantastic, got my attention 101% hide show

    For a long time I've been yearning to see someone who puts passion in a role and that did not present itself to me until Chandra Wilson played Miranda Bailey. She does so effortlessly with such skill one may think they're on and the same person. This coming from a dude who's miles away in Africa... Imagine the excitement it feels to have someone play a role just as you had envisioned it in your mind. I've got nothing but mad respect and lots of love for Chandra Wilson. To me you're the last of a dying breed of actresses and for that, hats off!

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    9.6 Superb
    love her! hide show

    she really caught my attention by portraying her role as the Nazi - Dr. Miranda Bailey in Grey's Anatomy. she is the perfect choice for that. i can't think of any other actress who can portray her role better than she does it. chandra wilson truly deserves that award! she should be given an emmy. every performance from her is just superb! who will ever forget that scene where she was giving birth and she tells george to "stop lookin' at her va-jay-jay!" man! that's an absolute classic! i hope she stays with Grey's Anatomy for a long time! she's one of the best actress there is!

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    9.8 Superb
    Acting is superb. I read in Entertainment Weekly she carries the show and should have gotten the emmy, I agree. I think I saw her vacationing in Aruba last week, if not - she has a double. hide show

    I really think Chandra Wilson was sitting next to me during the orientation for our resort. I wanted so much to find out for sure, but I was hoping I could have heard her voice, then I would have known without a doubt. Anyone know if she was in Aruba?

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    10 Perfect
    I THINK SHE IS JUST HOT SHE REALLY MAKES MY DAY I WOULD LOVE TO MEET HER SHE IS A DOWN TO EARTH SISTA hide show

    she is so hot i could not keep my eye off of her on the rachel ray show yesterday
    Rate this person on how you feel they stack up against others in their field. Ratings go from 0-10 with 10 being the highest. Be sure to click next to your rating, before you continue with the rest of the review form. please cont me razar40@yahoo.com

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    9.6 Superb
    Not afraid to play a strong woman and show sensitivity hide show

    Chandra Wilson should have also won an award for her performance in Grey's Anatomy in addition to Sandra Oh. Both women play characters very diferent from their real personalities and do so believably. Wilson is not afraid to play a role where she breaks the conventional stereotype of women being sweet and vulnerable even in positions of power. However, she also takes care not to make her character a charicature and adds multiple dimensions this very strong chief resident in charge of equally strong interns/residents.

    I hope to see Wilson eventually get her own show playing someone completely different from Dr. Miranda Baily. I look forward to seeing Wilson show the world how versitile her acting abilities are in the future.

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