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Chandra Wilson

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Chandra Wilson
Soft-spoken Harmony has grown used to living in the shadow of her pop star boyfriend, but when he breaks up with her just before the holiday season, she returns to her quaint hometown to discover the heart and music that her big city life has been missing, remembers what it is to actually love, and learns the real beauty of Christmas.
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Houston, Texas native Chandra Wilson began performing in musicals at the age of five with Theatre Under the Stars. She attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and later went on to acquire her BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts through which she spent four years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Chandra's first series regular job was on ABC's Bob Patterson (2001) in the role of Claudia Hopper. She has made numerous other television appearances including guest-starring and recurring roles. 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.

Aside from film and television, she has several New York stage credits. Her portrayal of Bonna Willis in the production of "The Good Times are Killing Me" by Lynda Barry (both at the Second Stage and Minetta Lane Theatres) won her a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance.

Some of her other stage credits include "Paper Moon: The Musical" at the Papermill Playhouse, "The Family of Mann" by Theresa Rebeck, "Believing" for the Young Playwright's Festival and the Broadway production of "On the Town" directed by George C. Wolfe.
BornAugust 27, 1969
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 13 wins & 29 nominations total

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Jessica Capshaw, Sara Ramirez, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Danny Feld, Mandy Moore, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson and Camilla Luddington in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Known for

James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Grey's Anatomy
7.6
TV Series
  • Dr. Miranda Bailey
Lone Star (1996)
Lone Star
7.4
  • Athena
  • 1996
Chandra Wilson in Accidental Friendship (2008)
Accidental Friendship
6.7
TV Movie
  • Yvonne
  • 2008
Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)
Philadelphia
7.7
  • Chandra
  • 1993

Credits

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Actress

  • Bob Patterson
    • Claudia
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Station 19 (2018)
    Station 19
    • Dr. Miranda Bailey
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2023
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Dr. Miranda Bailey
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2023
  • The Kendall K. & Friends Show
    • Sydney
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Maurice Benard, Ingo Rademacher, Julie Berman, Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Kelly Monaco, Kirsten Storms, Laura Wright, Dominic Zamprogna, and Chad Duell in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    • Sydney Val Jean
    • Dr. Francine Massey
    • Tina Estrada
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2023
  • In the End: There's Always A Disney God (2021)
    In the End: There's Always A Disney God
    • Chief Bailey
    • Chief Miranda Bailey
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Adam Mayfield and Kelley Jakle in Christmas Harmony (2018)
    Christmas Harmony
    • Karen
    • 2018
  • Sophia Ali, Jeanine Mason, Jake Borelli, Rushi Kota, and Alex Blue Davis in Grey's Anatomy: The Webisodes (2009)
    Grey's Anatomy: The Webisodes
    • Dr. Miranda Bailey (video)
    • Miranda Bailey
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Chandra Wilson in Muted (2014)
    Muted
    • Lena Gladwell
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Frankie & Alice (2010)
    Frankie & Alice
    • Maxine
    • 2010
  • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
    Private Practice
    • Dr. Miranda Bailey
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Chandra Wilson in Accidental Friendship (2008)
    Accidental Friendship
    • Yvonne
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • A Single Woman (2008)
    A Single Woman
    • Coretta Scott King (voice)
    • 2008
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Rachel Sorannis
    • Nurse Jenkins
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2005
  • Amy Sedaris in Strangers with Candy (2005)
    Strangers with Candy
    • Inmate
    • 2005
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    • Evelyn Greenwood
    • TV Series
    • 2004

Director

  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2023
  • Bryan Craig, Emma Hunton, Cierra Ramirez, Josh Pence, Priscilla Quintana, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola, and Tommy Martinez in Good Trouble (2019)
    Good Trouble
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
    The Fosters
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
    Scandal
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015

Producer

  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Autism in America (2015)
    Autism in America
    • co-producer
    • 2015

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Official Trailer
Season 12 Trailer
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Season 12 Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
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Theatrical Trailer
Grey's Anatomy: Transplant Wasteland
Trailer 1:35
Grey's Anatomy: Transplant Wasteland
Grey's Anatomy: Run, Baby, Run
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Grey's Anatomy: Run, Baby, Run
Grey's Anatomy: Season 9
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 9
Grey's Anatomy: One Day Like This
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Grey's Anatomy: One Day Like This
Grey's Anatomy: Season 14
Trailer 0:17
Grey's Anatomy: Season 14
Grey's Anatomy: Caught Somewhere in Time
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Grey's Anatomy: Caught Somewhere in Time
Grey's Anatomy: April Delivers Matthew's Baby
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Grey's Anatomy: April Delivers Matthew's Baby
Grey's Anatomy: Personal Jesus
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Grey's Anatomy: Personal Jesus
Grey's Anatomy: Beautiful Dreamer
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Grey's Anatomy: Beautiful Dreamer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Chandra D. Wilson
  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • August 27, 1969
    • Houston, Texas, USA
  • Children
      Joy
  • Other works
    (11/'98) Stage: Appeared (as "Flossie's Friend" / "Woman of Carnegie Hall") in "On the Town" on Broadway. Musical by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Directed by George C. Wolfe.
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    • 4 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Daughter Joy was born in 1994
  • Quotes
    I'm excited to flex my Broadway muscles - it keeps you alive as an actor.
  • Salaries
      Grey's Anatomy
      (2005)
      $125,000 / episode

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