Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Station 19 character
The season nine promotional photograph of Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
First appearance
Grey's Anatomy: "A Hard Day's Night" (1.01) March 27, 2005 Private Practice: "Ex-Life" (2.16) February 12, 2009 Station 19: "Stuck" (1.01) March 22, 2018
October 15, 2009
Created by
Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by
Chandra Wilson
In-universe information
Nickname
The Nazi Dr. B Mandy BCB (Booty Call Bailey)
Title
Chief of Surgery M.D. F.A.C.S.
Occupation
Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital Attending General Surgeon
Director of the Residency Program Residency at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital
Family
William Bailey (father) Helena Bailey (mother, deceased) Danielle Bailey (sister, deceased)
Spouse
Tucker Jones
(m. 1995; div. 2009)
Ben Warren
(m. 2012)
Significant other
Eli Lloyd (former)
Children
William George "Tuck" Bailey Jones[1]
Joey Phillips (foster son)
Pruitt Arike Miller (adopted daughter with Ben)
Religion
Christianity
Miranda Bailey, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy. The character was created by series creator and producer Shonda Rhimes, and has been portrayed by actress Chandra Wilson since the show's inception in 2005. Wilson has reprised her role in the spin-off series Private Practice and Station 19. Having appeared in 387 episodes total (372 on Grey's Anatomy, 2 on Private Practice, and 13 on Station 19), as of October 2021, Bailey is the most appearing character in the Grey's Anatomy franchise.
Introduced as a resident in general surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital, Bailey works her way up to the attending physician level, and is eventually named Chief of Surgery. Her relationship with the five surgical interns she is in charge of - Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) - is a focal point at the beginning of the series.
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