Miranda Bailey

Miranda Bailey
Grey's Anatomy & Private Practice character
The season nine promotional photograph of Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
First appearance	"A Hard Day's Night" 1x01, March 27, 2005
Created by	Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by	Chandra Wilson
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Nickname(s)	The Nazi Dr. B Mandy BCB (Booty Call Bailey)
Occupation	Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital Attending Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital
Title	Chief of Surgery M.D. F.A.C.S.
Family	William Bailey (father)
Spouse(s)	Tucker Jones (divorced) Ben Warren
Significant other(s)	Eli Lloyd
Children	William George "Tucker" Bailey Jones
Religion	Christianity

Miranda Bailey, M.D. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which airs on ABC in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, and has been portrayed by actress Chandra Wilson since the show's inception in 2005. Introduced as a resident in general surgery at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, Bailey worked her way up to the attending physician level, and on September 24, 2015, was named the Chief of Surgery. Her relationship with the five surgical interns she was 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) - formed a focal point at the beginning of the series.

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. She married Tucker Jones in 1995, but their marriage encountered difficulties in 2007, due to her commitments as both a parent to son Tuck and to her career as a surgeon. Miranda Bailey is a Wellesley College graduate.

Miranda Bailey is introduced to the interns as "The Nazi" in the first season premiere because of her blunt attitude and demanding of respect. When she was still a resident, Webber once pointed out that she disliked nearly every attending she worked under and, indeed, the attendings take her seriously due to her formidable reputation. Off the bat she tells her interns to 'not bother sucking up cause I already hate you and that's not going to change' however Miranda's more motherly and protective side is exhibited as she increasingly cares about not only her patients but also her colleagues. She is protective of her interns, as shown when she warns Derek to stay away from Meredith. Miranda also stays beside Cristina's side as she recovers from surgery. It is later found out that she has been married for ten years and is expecting a baby. Her son 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. George O'Malley helped her through labor, and she thanked him by naming her son William George Bailey (though he is nicknamed "Tuck").