Chandra Danette Wilson is an American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama Grey's Anatomy. She made her New York stage debut in 1991. She also began to land guest spots on a variety of prime-time television shows. She made her bi...
If I want to know how I'm doing at work, I don't wait for a pat on the back; I ask the people who will give me a clear, objective opinion. When I need a real, arms-wrapped-around-me hug, I go to someone who does that. I stopped getting disappointed by my expectations from non-huggers.
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Starting at age four, my mom decided that she was not going to have an idle child in the house. So I started taking dance lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then I was in acting classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and I was also modeling on Saturdays. And that was my childhood.
3
The only thing that I know is that, growing up, I came across stumbling blocks, and I always said to myself, 'If I ever get into a position to do something about this, I would like to, so that somebody does not deal with what I went through.'
4
When the time came for me to go to college, there was only one scholarship that my high school offered at the time and I didn't win that one, but that didn't stop me. I went on to college anyway. I worked my way through it and paid my student loans for 11 years.
5
My first show was 'The King and I' when I was five.
6
I cannot get into cottage cheese, and I've tried a lot. Yogurt is hard for me to eat, too. I have to hold my nose to get it down. There's something wrong with that.
7
I keep getting amazing things to bring to life. There's always something to discover with 'Dr. Bailey,' something that brings her home to the audience, something that makes people say, 'I know that woman. I work with that woman.' It's incredibly flattering and I'm still finding new things with her all the time.
8
I was an only child for 16 years. I didn't realize it at the time, but that experience definitely turned me into a people pleaser. I always tried to do what was expected of me, and I constantly sought reassurance from the adults around me that I was doing a good job.
9
I'm a big cook and prefer to make meals at home when I can. I'm either cooking, or we're going to a drive-through somewhere. I'm really proud of my homemade sweet potato pie. At Thanksgiving I make five of them because they go quick.
10
Our happiness is certainly mixed in with the tragedies of life. You have to find the lemonade. You have to find the silver lining in the middle of everything that happens in life.
11
I'm fortunate enough to have learned not to waste time getting frustrated with my kids, or co-workers, or friends and family for not doing everything I wish they would. If someone doesn't respond to me the way I want them to, I understand that it doesn't have anything to do with me.
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I wanted a good relationship with my mother, and I realized I had a choice: Either I could spend all my time angry that she didn't give me the hugs I thought I needed, or I could understand that she hugs differently. It's not a spread-open-the-arms, 'come here' hug. She hugs by sheltering me from her worries.
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Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it.
14
I'm excited to flex my Broadway muscles - it keeps you alive as an actor.
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Fact
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Used to sing in school plays in high school.
2
BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1991)
Imagine 013: A Celebration of Children's Hospital Los Angeles
2010
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Host
41st NAACP Image Awards
2010
TV Special
Herself
13th Annual Prism Awards
2009
TV Special
Herself
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards
2009
TV Special
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie & Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
2009
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Jersey Boys
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2006-2009
TV Series
Herself
The 40th NAACP Image Awards
2009
TV Special
Herself
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2009
TV Series
Herself
The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards
2009
TV Special
Herself
Late Show with David Letterman
2008
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
39th NAACP Image Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself
14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself
The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself
The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards
2007
TV Special
Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
TV Series
Herself
BET Awards 2007
2007
TV Special
Herself
Anatomía Unplugged
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
38th NAACP Image Awards
2007
TV Special
Herself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2007
TV Series
Herself
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2007
TV Special
Herself
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2007
TV Series
Herself
The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards
2007
TV Special documentary
Herself
14th Annual Inner City Destiny Awards
2006
Video
Herself - Presenter
The Oprah Winfrey Show
2006
TV Series
Herself
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
TV Series
Herself
Tavis Smiley
2006
TV Series
Herself
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
The 4th Annual TV Land Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself
ABC News Nightline
2006
TV Series
Herself
37th NAACP Image Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself
I Love the 80's 3-D
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Come Rain or Come Shine: From Grey's Anatomy to Private Practice
2007
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine
2007
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts
2007
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart
2006
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Getting Into Grey's Anatomy
2006
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure
2006
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart
2006
TV Movie
Dr. Miranda Bailey
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Festival Prize
SoHo International Film Festival
Best Acting Performance
Muted (2014)
2014
Prism Award
Prism Awards
Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2010
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2009
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2009
Prism Award
Prism Awards
Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Accidental Friendship (2008)
2008
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2008
People's Choice Award
People's Choice Awards, USA
Favorite Scene Stealing Star
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Ensemble, Television
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2014
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2013
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2012
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2011
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2010
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2009
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Accidental Friendship (2008)
2009
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2009
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Accidental Friendship (2008)
2009
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Accidental Friendship (2008)
2008
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2008
BET Award
BET Awards
Best Actress
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2008
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2008
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
BET Award
BET Awards
Best Actress
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Drama Supporting Actress
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Ensemble of the Year
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Golden Nymph
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
Outstanding Actress - Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2007
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Drama Supporting Actress
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Ensemble of the Year
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
2006
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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