Dr. Miranda Bailey
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| Dr. Miranda Bailey | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "A Hard Day's Night" |
| Information | |
| Aliases | The Nazi |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | early 30s |
| Occupation | Fourth-year Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital |
| Title | M.D. |
| Relationships | Tucker Jones (husband) |
| Children | William George Bailey Jones ("Tuck") |
| Portrayed by | Chandra Wilson |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
Miranda Bailey is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actress Chandra Wilson, who won a 2007 Screen Actor's Guild Award for the role.
[edit] Background
Miranda Bailey, a graduate of Wellesley College, is a resident surgeon who is also in charge of the five interns. Her colleagues refer to her as "The Nazi" because of her tough personality and blunt attitude. Although often harsh with her interns, she cares about her patients and is a committed surgeon.
She married Tucker Jones c.1995. They had been married for ten years and trying to conceive for seven when Miranda announced her pregnancy with their first child. Her son, William George Bailey Jones, was born during a bomb scare at Seattle Grace while her husband was in surgery with Dr. Derek Shepherd, having crashed his car on the way to the hospital (It's The End Of The World / As We Know It, a two-part episode). George O'Malley helped her through labor, and she thanked him by naming her son William George Bailey Jones (although he is nicknamed "Tuck" for his father).
Through the rest of season 2 into season 3, Bailey was seen adjusting to becoming a parent and reconciling this with her desire to continue her career as a surgeon. Her professional confidence was shaken when Izzie Stevens cut Denny Duquette's LVAD wire and Denny subsequently died after his heart transplant; Bailey felt that she wasn't in control of her interns, and that the incident was ultimately her fault. She was criticised for the events at a Morbidity and Mortality conference in Oh, The Guilt, with one colleague questioning outright her competence at juggling career and motherhood. While her confidence has been somewhat restored since then, she still feels bad about not spending enough time with her son, once making a late-night call to sing "God Bless the Child" to him.
Disillusioned by how little she can help patients as a surgeon, Bailey decided to open a free clinic at Seattle Grace in the middle of season 3. She faced initial difficulties getting support from the attendings, but after talking with the Chief, managed to get their agreement to work there. The Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic has since opened using the $8.7 million bequeathed to Izzie by Denny, and Bailey is satisfied that the clinic will change people's lives for the better. She is competing for the post of Chief Resident. Dr. Richard Webber has indicated that she could become Chief of Surgery in a few years' time.
