| Chandra West | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chandra K. West December 31, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991—present |
| Spouse | Mark Tinker (2005-present) |
Chandra K. West (born December 31, 1970) is a Canadian actress.
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West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the television series True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness. It was not until two years later that West followed her screen debut with a smaller role in the more-recognised series The Secret of Lake Success.
West appeared in three consecutive films; the first as the female-lead in Puppet Master 4 (1993), then a smaller role as Miss Germany in the action film No Contest (1994) also starring Robert Davi and Roddy Piper, and in the same year, reprising her role as Susie in Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994). The closing months of 1994 and most of 1995 saw West return to television with appearances in Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994), Catwalk (1994), Falling for You (1995) and the role of Mariel Hemingway in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995).
Her other film roles of the late 1990s include Veronica Roberts in Universal Soldier 2: Brothers in Arms (1998) and Universal Soldier 3: Unfinished Business (1998).
Her film breakthrough came when she starred as Val Kilmer's wife in the 2002 D. J. Caruso crime thriller, The Salton Sea. Following the moderate success of The Salton Sea, West was exposed to a wider market. This role helped her obtain the role of Robin in The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, which was panned critically and deemed a major disappointment despite an all-star cast, including Rosario Dawson, Adam Garcia - as well a script penned by Jon Favreau.
Her next role was as Laura Chandler in the Emmy-nominated mini-series Mister Sterling (2003). From 2003-2004 she portrayed Dr. Jennifer Devlin (girlfriend of Mark Paul Gosselaar's John Clark character) in a recurring role on NYPD Blue. She played the wife of Michael Keaton in the 2005 horror film White Noise. She also played novice agent Holly Gribbs in the pilot of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2000. West's more recent performances were in the film Canes (The Covenant), which also starred Edward Furlong and Michael Madsen, and as Tina Blake in the HBO series John From Cincinnati. In 2006, West played the lead character Tracy in the film The Last Trimester. In 2007 she played "Dr. Honey" in the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. In 2009, she starred as the object of a revenge seeking neighbor in the TV movie My Neighbor's Secret.
West will have a lead role in the new ABC supernatural drama television series The Gates, which premiered in June 2010.[1] In 2011, she appeared in the made-for-TV movie Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, based on the television series Burn Notice.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | True Confections | Carol | TV movie. |
| 1993 | Night Terrors | Beth | |
| Puppet Master 4 | Susie | Videos. | |
| 1994 | Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter | ||
| No Contest | Maria, Miss Germany | ||
| Madonna: Innocence Lost | Kelsey Lee | TV movies. | |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Julie | |
| Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | Mariel Hemingway | ||
| 1996 | A Face To Die For | Sheila Gilmore | |
| 1997 | Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger | Carly Astin | |
| 1998 | The Waiting Game | Sarah Frazer | |
| Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | Veronica Roberts | ||
| Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | |||
| 1999 | Life in a Day | Jasmine | |
| Revenge of the Land | Ceilidh Carmichael | ||
| Seasons of Love | Lucille | ||
| Something More | Kelly | ||
| 2000 | The David Cassidy Story | Sue Shifrin | TV movies. |
| The '70s | Elizabeth | ||
| The Perfect Son | Sarah Parker | ||
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Liz | |
| The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Robin | ||
| 2003 | Then Came Jones | Susan | TV movie. |
| Water's Edge | Molly Graves | ||
| 2004 | Dead Lawyers | Elaine | TV movies. |
| Category 6: Day of Destruction | Rebecca Kerns | ||
| 2005 | White Noise | Anna Rivers | |
| The Long Weekend | Kim | ||
| FBI: Negotiator | Elizabeth Moss | TV movies. | |
| 2006 | The Last Trimester | Tracy | |
| Canes | Lisa Goodman | ||
| The Tooth Fairy | Darcy Wagner | TV movie. | |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Doctor Honey | |
| Badland | Oli Danilou | ||
| 2008 | For the Love of Grace | Grace Harding | TV movies. |
| Of Murder and Memory | Theresa Nichol | ||
| 2009 | My Neighbor's Secret | Casey Hess |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Beyond Reality Ep: Master of Darkness |
Amanda |
| Forever Knight Ep: Dying to Know You |
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| 1993 | The Secrets of Lake Success Miniseries |
Jenny Grayson |
| 1994 | Lonesome Dove: The Series Ep: Last Stand |
Dancing Girl |
| Catwalk | Wendy | |
| Highlander Ep: Line of Fire |
Donna | |
| 1995 | Road to Avonlea Ep: Comings and Goings |
Greta Steig |
| Picket Fences Ep: Heart of Saturday Night |
Tina Hunnecker | |
| Pointman Ep: Here She Comes, Miss Murder |
Brigid O'Connor | |
| 1996 | Kindred: The Embraced Ep: Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking Corpse |
Grace Dugan |
| Viper Ep: Standoff |
Becky | |
| 1999 | Earth: Final Conflict Ep: Crackdown Ep: The Vanished |
Erica Vosser |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ep: Pilot Ep: Cool Change |
Holly Gribbs |
| 2001 | Jack & Jill Ep: California Dreamin' Ep: Chivas & Lies Ep: Pressure Points Ep: Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf |
Sarah Weyman |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling 8 episodes |
Laura Chandler |
| NYPD Blue 13 episodes 2003-2004 |
Dr. Jennifer Delvin | |
| 2004 | Wild Card Ep: Wham Bam, Thank You Dan |
Carmen |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati 7 episodes |
Tina Blake |
| 2008 | Flashpoint Ep: Asking for Flowers |
Rebecca Kessfield |
| Imaginary Bitches Ep: Three Bitches Is an Imaginary Crowd |
Chandra | |
| 90210 The Bubble Ep: Model Behaviour Ep: By Accident |
Gail McKinney | |
| 2009 | ||
| Eleventh Hour Ep: Eternal |
Angie Parks | |
| Monk Ep: Mr. Monk and Sharona |
Carolyn Walsh | |
| 2010 | The Gates |
Devon |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe |