Debora Cahn on "Push"...
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Grey Matter - Found Mar. 11, 2010 Did you notice in the credits that Chandra Wilson directed this episode? Miranda Bailey on-screen, and the director off-screen. |
Grey's Anatomy: Preview of Episode 6.17 "Push"
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BuddyTV - Found Mar. 10, 2010 Elsewhere on "Push" Bailey (Chandra Wilson) is jumpy about her date with anesthesiologist Ben, more so when Callie (Sara Ramirez) nonchalantly... |
Grey's Anatomy: Episode 6.17 "Push" Clips and Promos
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BuddyTV - Found Mar. 9, 2010 ... it, and he gives it to McArmy, leaving Richard embittered. On a much happier note, Bailey (Chandra Wilson) is understandably jumpy about her... |
Grey?s Anatomy Season 6 Episode 17 Preview
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dingoRUE - Found Mar. 7, 2010 Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel ?Izzie? Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James... |
'Grey's Anatomy': Sloan wants to commit and Bailey's dating
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Zap2it.com - Found Mar. 13, 2010 I love Bailey and I love Chandra Wilson, and while she walks a great line between tough and vulnerable and has been brilliant when she's let... |
'Grey's Anatomy': Love is in the air for Bailey
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Los Angeles Times - Found Mar. 12, 2010 What'd you think of the episode, which was directed by Chandra Wilson? Do you think Ben and Bailey are a good match? |
Critic's Corner Thursday: 'Parks and Rec,' 'Grey's Anatomy'
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USA Today - Found Mar. 10, 2010 ? We already know Chandra Wilson is a terrific actor; she proves that every week as Bailey on Grey's Anatomy(ABC, 9 ET/PT). |
Critic's Corner Thursday: 'Parks and Rec,' 'Grey's Anatomy'
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USA Today - Found Mar. 10, 2010 Who knew the little marsupials were such a threat? ? We already know Chandra Wilson is a terrific actor; |
Chandra Wilson Biography
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Chandra Wilson
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| Chandra Wilson | |
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| Born | August 27, 1969 Houston, Texas |
Chandra Danette 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.
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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, 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.
Wilson made her television directing debut with the episode "Give Peace a Chance", the 7th episode in season 6 of 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 |
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| 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" | |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | ||
| 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
- 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
- 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
- Chandra Wilson at TV.com
- ABC biography
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