Miranda Bailey
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.
Miranda Bailey | |
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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 (former) M.D. F.A.C.S. |
Occupation | Attending General Surgeon Chief of Surgery (former) |
Family | William Bailey (father) Elena Bailey (mother, deceased) Danielle Bailey (sister, deceased) |
Spouse | Tucker Jones (divorced)Ben Warren (m. 2012) |
Significant other | Eli Lloyd (former) |
Children | William George "Tuck" Bailey Jones
Miscarriage daughter (deceased) (with Ben) Joey Phillips (adoptive son) Pruitt Arike Miller (adoptive daughter) |
Religion | Christianity |
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.