Chandra Wilson is best known as Actress, Singer, Director, Producer, Theatre Artist, Activist who has an estimated Net Worth of $10 Million. Primetime Emmy Award-nominated actress best known for playing Dr. Miranda Bailey on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. She was born on August 27,1969, Houston, TX. She worked as a bank temp across from South Tower of the World Trade Center and was there during the September 11 attacks. Her acting career began at age five while performing at the Theater Under the Stars in Houston. Her first regular TV role was in the short-lived TV series Bob Patterson with Jason Alexander. She has three children, two girls and a boy, with her boyfriend, whom she began dating in 1988. Her zodiac sign is Virgo
Chandra Wilson Bio, Wiki
Best Known For
Having been cast as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC medical drama television series, Grey’s Anatomy (from 2005). She was nominated for an Emmy Award in the “Best Supporting Actress in a Drama” category consecutively in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2007, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award in the “Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series” category and has also won a SAG Award, as part of the Grey’s Anatomy cast, in the “Best Ensemble in a Drama Series” category. She was also nominated for NAACP Image Awards in the “Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” category consecutively from 2007 to 2010. In 2008, she won a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Scene-Stealing Star” for her role. Her performance on the show has also gained many positive reviews.
Appearing in a number of stage productions such as On the Town, The Good Times are Killing Me, The Miracle Worker, Paper Moon: The Musical, The Family of Mann, Avenue Q, Believing, The Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, and Caroline, or Change
Having been cast in several shows such as Law & Order, The Cosby Show, CBS Schoolbreak Special, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Megan Mullally Show, Third Watch, S*x and the City, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Queens Supreme, The Sopranos, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy: B-Team, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Station 19, General Hospital, Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Pyramid, Rachael Ray, Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Steve Harvey, and Home & Family
Nick Name
Chandra
Full Name
Chandra Danette Wilson
Birth Place
Houston, Texas, United States
Education
Chandra Wilson studied at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts which is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas. Later, she got enrolled at New York University‘s Tisch School of the Arts and in the year 1991, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama.
Chandra Wilson is represented by Innovative Artists, Talent Agency, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Family
Mother – Wilma Bradshaw Allen (A Postal Worker)
Genre
Soundtrack
Label
Unsigned
Build Type
Average
Nationality
American
Age
51 years old
Date of Birth
August 27,1969
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Height
5 ft or 152.5 cm
Weight
70 kg or 154.5 lbs
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Often sports forehead bangs
Wide smile
Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Net Worth
$10 Million
Chandra Wilson Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990
Peer Pressure, Drugs and… You
1993
Mad Dog and Glory
1993
Philadelphia
Chandra
1996
Lone Star
Athena
2003
Head of State
Jaime
Uncredited
2005
I Love the 80's 3-D
Herself
2008
A Single Woman
Coretta Scott King
2010
Frankie and Alice
Maxine
2018
Christmas Harmony
Karen
Chandra Wilson TV Shows
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1989
The Cosby Show
Dina
Episode: “The Lost Weekend”
1992
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Gloria
Episode: “Sexual Considerations”
1992
Law & Order
Serena Price
Episode: “Cradle to Grave”
2000
Cosby
Unknown
Episode: “It's a Wonderful Wife”
2001
Third Watch
Volunteer
Episode: “Man Enough”
2001
100 Centre Street
Unknown
Episode: “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”
2001
Bob Patterson
Claudia
Unknown episodes
2002
Sex and the City
Police Officer
Episode: “Anchors Away”
2002
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”
2005–present
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Main Cast (Season 1–present)NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2007–08)People's Choice Award for Favorite Scene Stealing StarSatellite Award for Best Cast – Television SeriesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated—BET Award for Best Actress on Television (2007–08)Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress – Drama SeriesNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2010–14)Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2006–09)Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2007–08)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2006, 2008)
2008
Accidental Friendship
Yvonne
Made-for-TV movie directed by Don McBreartyPrism Award for Performance in a Television Movie or MiniseriesNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
