Chandra Wilson Biography
Chandra Wilson is a director and actress from the United States. Since 2005, she has played Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama Grey’s Anatomy. Her stage debut was as ‘Bonna Willis,’ a black woman attempting to overcome racial discrimination, in ‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’ (1991). She was nominated for a ‘Theater World Award’ for ‘Outstanding Debut Performance’ for this role.
How old is Chandra Wilson?- Age
She is 53 years old as of August 2022. Wilson was born Chandra Danette Wilson on August 27, 1969, in Houston, Texas, USA.
Chandra Wilson Education
Wilson attended Houston’s ‘High School for the Performing and Visual Arts,’ graduating in 1987. She later attended New York University’s ‘Tisch School of the Arts,’ where she earned a BFA in 1991.
Chandra Wilson Height
She stands at a height of 5’0″ (152 cm) tall.
Chandra Wilson Family- Siblings
Danette Wilson was born and raised, in Houston, Texas, and was raised by her mother, postal worker Wilma Bradshaw Allen.
Chandra Wilson Partner- Daughter
Wilson has been in a relationship with her partner since 1988 and has three children: Sarina (born in 1992), Joylin (born in 1998), and Michael (born in 2005). Wilson revealed in a magazine interview in 2007 that she had never married her partner, but they had been living together for over three decades.
Chandra Wilson Career
Wilson worked in professional theater while attending university. Her stage debut was as ‘Bonna Willis,’ a black woman attempting to overcome racial discrimination, in ‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’ (1991). She was nominated for a ‘Theater World Award’ for ‘Outstanding Debut Performance’ for this role. During her early career, she appeared in a number of ‘off-Broadway’ productions, including ‘Paper Moon: The Musical’ and ‘Little Shop of Horrors.’ She appeared in the 1998 play ‘On the Town.’ Wilson debuted on television in 1989 as ‘Dina’ on ‘The Cosby Show.’ She also appeared in ‘Law & Order’ and the ‘CBS Schoolbreak Special ‘Sexual Consideration,’ in which she played a significant role.
Wilson’s big break came in 1993, with a role in ‘Philadelphia.’ She appeared alongside Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in this critically acclaimed film. For eight years, she worked as a cashier at ‘Deutsche Bank’. She did occasionally appear in minor roles, such as ‘Lone Star’ (1996). Wilson landed the series regular role of ‘Claudia Hopper in ABC’s ‘Bob Patterson’ in 2001. The show, however, was short-lived. She had previously appeared on TV shows such as ‘Cosby’ (2000), ‘Third Watch’ (2001), and ‘100 Centre Street.’ She later appeared as a guest star in the television shows ‘Sex and the City’ (2002), ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (2002), and ‘The Sopranos (2004).
Wilson also appeared in and sang in musicals at the theater. She played ‘Gary Coleman’ in ‘Avenue Q’ (2003) and ‘Dotty Moffett,’ Caroline’s friend, in ‘Caroline, or Change’ (2004). Wilson was cast as the tough supervising doctor ‘Miranda Bailey’ in ‘ABC’s TV drama series ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ Her performance earned her both fame and awards. She won the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ (2007) for ‘Outstanding Female Actor in Drama Series’ and was nominated for four ‘Emmy Awards’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Drama’ (2006–2009). She was nominated for and won four ‘NAACP Image Awards’ between 2006 and 2015. She also received the ‘People’s Choice Award’. Wilson has also directed episodes of the shows ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘The Fosters.’
Wilson made her Broadway debut in 2009 as ‘Matron Mama Morton’ in ‘Chicago: The Musical.’ Among her other stage credits are ‘The Miracle Worker,’ ‘The Family of Mann,’ and ‘Believing.’ She appeared as a guest star in ‘Private Practice’ (2009) and a few episodes of ‘General Hospital.’ Wilson received the ‘SOHO International Film Festival’s ‘Best Acting Performance Award’ in 2015 for her performance as ‘Lena Gladwell’ in the award-winning short film ‘Muted.’ She provided narration for the documentary ‘Autism in America.’ She has been featured in several magazines, including ‘Ebony,’ ‘Heart & Soul,’ ‘Parade,’ ‘Venice,’ ‘Working Mother,’ and ‘Essence.’ In 2004, ‘The New York Times’ named her one of the “8 to watch, on stage and behind the scenes.” She was a co-producer on the 2015 documentary ‘Autism in America.’
Wilson is a cyclic vomiting syndrome activist and the spokesperson for the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association, as well as a celebrity ambassador for CureMito! after her adolescent daughter, Sarina was diagnosed with the disease in 2010. Wilson met with Grey’s Anatomy producers for the ninth season and pitched the idea of including cyclic vomiting syndrome in an upcoming episode. Wilson directed the episode “Second Opinion” which aired on November 15, 2012. She is also an advocate for people suffering from mental and/or substance use disorders. She hosted the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 10th Annual Voice Awards event in 2015.
Chandra Wilson’s Net Worth
Chandra has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars as of 2023.
Chandra Wilson Movies
2021 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2019 General Hospital
2018 General Hospital
2018–present Station 19
2014 General Hospital
2009 Private Practice
2008 Sesame Street
2008 Accidental Friendship
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2005–present Grey’s Anatomy
2004 The Sopranos
2003 Queens Supreme
2002 Sex and the City
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2001 Third Watch
2001 100 Centre Street
2001 Bob Patterson
2000 Cosby