Chandra Wilson 3467041 217309662 2008-06-05T14:01:25Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Moving category African-American actors to African American actors per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 May 16]]. {{Infobox actor |image = Replace this image female.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g. promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | |imagesize = 150px | | name = Chandra Wilson | birthname = Chandra Danette Wilson | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1969|8|27}} | birthname = | height = 5'0" (1.52 m) | location = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston, Texas]] | notable role = '''[[Miranda Bailey|Dr. Miranda Bailey]]''' in ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' | academyawards = | spouse = | sagawards= '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Drama Series|Best Actress - Drama Series]]''' <br> 2006 ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' <br> '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble - Drama Series|Best Ensemble - Drama Series]]''' <br> 2006 ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' }} '''Chandra Wilson''' (born [[August 27]], [[1969]]) is a two-time [[Screen Actors Guild Award|SAG Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]], best known for her role as [[Miranda Bailey|Dr. Miranda Bailey]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television drama]], ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. ==Biography== ===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 notable TV role was in the short-lived series ''[[Bob Patterson (TV series)|Bob Patterson]]'' (2001), one of the first post-"[[Seinfeld]]" vehicles for [[Jason Alexander]]. She has also appeared on ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', and ''[[The Sopranos]]'', and had a featured role in ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' (1996). Wilson has had a notable career in the theater. She had an acclaimed run as Bonna Willis in ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', and was also featured in the Tony-nominated ''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 role of Miranda Bailey for the pilot of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. The role was initially envisioned as a blond Caucasian woman, but Wilson's audition got her cast in the role. <ref name="usatodayfun"> {{cite web | last = MacMedan | first = Dan | title = At TV fest, 'Grey's Anatomy' cast has as much fun as characters | publisher = USA Today | date = 2006-03-01 | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-03-01-greys-anatomy-festival_x.htm | accessdate = 2007-01-28 }} </ref> The show became a breakout hit, and the character of Bailey - referred to as "the Nazi" - is an audience favorite. Wilson was nominated in 2006 and 2007 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. ===Personal life=== Wilson and her husband have three children; daughters Serena and Joy were born in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and son Michael was born on October 31, 2005.<ref name="usatodaygladies"> {{cite web | last = Freydkin | first = Donna | title = Grey's ladies | publisher = USA Today | date = 2006-09-20 | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-09-20-greys-ladies_x.htm | accessdate = 2007-01-28 }} </ref> == 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=== * ''Caroline, or Change'' (2004) * ''[[Avenue Q]]'' (2003) * ''On The Town'' (1998) === Television=== === Contract roles === * ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2005-) * ''Bob Patterson'' (2001) * ''I Love the 80's 3-D'' (2005) ==== Guest appearance ==== * ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (2005) Episode "911".....Rachel Sorannis * ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (2004) * ''Queens Supreme'' * ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (2002) Episode "Waste".....Nurse Jenkins * ''[[Sex and the City]]'' (2002) Plays a police officer in season 5 episode, "Anchors Away." * ''100 Centre Street'' (2001) * ''[[Third Watch]]'' (2001) * ''Cosby'' (2000) * ''[[Eddie Mcguire]]'' (1996) * ''[[Law & Order]]'' (1992) * ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' (1989) ==== Television movie ==== * ''Sexual Considerations'' (1991) ===Film=== * ''Strangers with Candy'' (2005) * ''Head of State'' (2003) * ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' (1996) * ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993) * ''Mad Dog and Glory'' (1993) * ''Peer Pressure, Drugs and... Me'' (1990) ==Awards/Nominations== *[[BET Awards]] **2008, Best Actress: ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (nominated) **2007, Best Actress: ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (nominated) *[[Emmy Awards]] **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]] **'''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) *[[34th People's Choice Awards|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== <references/> ==External links== * {{imdb name|id=0933156|name=Chandra Wilson}} * [http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/bios ABC biography] * {{tvtome person|id=27313|name=Chandra Wilson}} * {{ibdb name|id=69840|name=Chandra Wilson}} {{start box}} {{s-awards}} {{succession box | title = [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Drama Series]] | years = 2006<br>'''for ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' ''' | before= [[Sandra Oh]]<br>for ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' | after = [[Edie Falco]]<br>for ''[[The Sopranos]]'' }} {{end}} {{Grey's Anatomy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Chandra}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:African American actors]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Houston, Texas]] [[Category:New York University alumni]] [[Category:Texas actors]] [[ar:شاندرا ويلسن]] [[de:Chandra Wilson]] [[et:Chandra Wilson]] [[es:Chandra Wilson]] [[fr:Chandra Wilson]] [[ms:Chandra Wilson]] [[nl:Chandra Wilson]] [[no:Chandra Wilson]] [[pl:Chandra Wilson]] [[pt:Chandra Wilson]] [[fi:Chandra Wilson]]