Miranda Bailey
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| Dr. Miranda Bailey | |
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 Dr. Miranda Bailey, portrayed by Chandra Wilson |
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| First appearance | "A Hard Day's Night" |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Portrayed by | Chandra Wilson |
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| Aliases | The Nazi, Mandy |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 34 |
| Occupation | Chief Resident Fifth-year General Surgery Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital |
| Title | M.D. |
| Spouse(s) | Tucker Jones (husband) (Separated) |
| Children | William George Bailey Jones ("Tuck") (son; with Tucker) |
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. Chandra Wilson was also nominated for a supporting actress in a drama series at the 2007 Emmy Awards for this role.
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[edit] Background
Miranda Bailey, a graduate of Wellesley College, is a resident surgeon who was also previously in charge of the five interns (now second-year surgical residents, except for Dr. George O'Malley, who failed the intern exam). Her colleagues refer to her as "The Nazi" because of her tough personality and blunt attitude. Although often harsh with her interns, she has been shown to provide both support and advice when they need it; some might say she practices "tough love." She married Tucker Jones c.1995.
[edit] Fictional Biography
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).
For instance, Bailey stayed by Cristina during her pregnancy scare and her initial recovery; she also held Izzie's hand when Izzie was giving bone marrow for her daughter. She cares about her patients and is a committed surgeon.
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, paid for using part of the $8.7 million bequeathed to Izzie by Denny Duquette, and Bailey is satisfied that the clinic will change people's lives for the better. She competed for the post of Chief Resident, but in the final episode of Season Three, she found out she lost to Callie Torres. Dr. Richard Webber indicated that she could become Chief of Surgery in a few years' time.
In season four, Miranda decided to be Callie's "number two," as Torres was lacking in performance as Chief Resident. The Chief saw Bailey pick up the slack, and delegate exceptionally well, and eventually realized that Miranda was covering for Callie. He fired Torres from the position, and told Bailey that he made a mistake in not giving her the job in the first place. He also apologized for taking Dr. Bailey for granted. At this Miranda broke down in tears hugged the Chief. This is an example of the emotional baggage the "Nazi" carries, and shows one of her very rare emotional moments. During season four Miranda helped save the life of a white supremacist paramedic despite his racist treatment of her. When closing his stomach after the surgery, she comments to George that the incision will need to be aligned better, thus ruining the paramedic's large swastika tattoo on his stomach. During the surgery she declared that she "will not be called the Nazi ever again." Following severe injuries to her son in late season four and several arguments over the state of their marriage, Doctor Bailey and her husband separated because her husband believed that she placed her job at the hospital before her family and that it led to Tucker's injuries. In the finale she turned control of the clinic to Dr. Izzie Stephens citing that she had earned it.
[edit] Casting
Sandra Oh was initially looking to audition for the part of Dr. Bailey.[1]
[edit] Trivia
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- Dr. Bailey named her son William George Bailey Jones. He is called Tuck by her, after his father, and she gave him the middle name "George" out of respect to George O'Malley, who stayed with her throughout labor.
- She played Oboe in her High School Marching Band.
- She enjoys science fiction, able to recount numerous facts about Han Solo from Star Wars, including events taking place in "Expanded Universe" novels set years after the films. (Season Four, episode Freedom)
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