Chyler Leigh Biography

Name:Chyler Leigh 

Date of Birth:  April 10, 1982

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina

Chyler Leigh ( Chyler Leigh Potts) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Dr. Lexie Grey on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.  Chyler Leigh also portrayed Janey Briggs in Not Another Teen Movie.

Early Life

Leigh was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Yvonne Norton and Robert Potts.Chyler Leigh was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, until the age of twelve when she moved with her mother and brother Christopher Khayman Lee to Miami, Florida. During eighth grade she started modeling. Chyler Leigh soon moved on to acting by appearing in local television commercials and a syndicated teen news show called Hall Pass. Leigh did not graduate from high school, instead taking the California High School Proficiency Exam.

Career

Leigh started acting at an early age and debuted in the film world at age 15 in 1997's Kickboxing Academy, starring opposite her brother, who played her love interest in the movie. Chyler Leigh started hosting in local TV shows and modeling; in 2001, Leigh nabbed the lead role in the box-office success Not Another Teen Movie as Janey Briggs. Chyler Leigh also appeared in Marilyn Manson's music video "Tainted Love", a song which appeared in the film. Chyler Leigh was ranked #65 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.

Leigh (middle) and J.R. Bourne in June 2011In 2002, Leigh was cast in two short-lived TV series: Girls Club, in which she played lawyer Sarah Mickle, and That '80s Show, in which she played punk rocker June Tuesday. Chyler Leigh  then became a series regular on the ABC legal drama The Practice, but was let go at the end of the season due to budget cuts. Following that, she joined the cast of Reunion in September, 2005.

In ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Leigh first appeared as a woman in Joe's bar who was noticed by Derek Shepherd while in the third season finale, it was revealed that she was Lexie Grey. Chyler Leigh was made an official series regular for season four.

Personal Life

On July 20, 2002, Leigh married fellow actor Nathan West. The couple worked together in 2000 on the television series 7th Heaven, playing Mary Camden's (Jessica Biel) troubled friends Frankie and Johnnie. Leigh and West have three children - a son and two daughters: Noah Wilde (born December 2003), Taelyn Leigh (born September 2006),and Anniston Kae (born May 7, 2009).

Leigh has said that she and her husband have a pact in which the person who guesses the baby's gender correctly gets to choose the name. When pregnant with Noah, she guessed she was having a boy so she chose the first name and Nathan gave him his middle name. For Taelyn, Nathan correctly guessed it was a girl, so he named her. Their third child, also a girl, was guessed correctly by West; he chose the name Anniston Kae.

Filmography

1996 Hall Pass Co-Host

1997 Kinetic City Super Crew unknown

1997 Kickboxing Academy Cindy

1999 Saving Grace Grace Smith unknown episodes

1999 Safe Harbor Jamie Martin Main cast member, 10 episodes

2000 M.Y.O.B. unknown 1 episode

2000 7th Heaven Frankie 3 episodes

2000 Wilder Days Rip unknown episodes

2001 Not Another Teen Movie Janey Briggs

2002 That '80s Show June Tuesday 13 episodes

2002 Girls Club Sarah Mickle 9 episodes

2003 The Practice Claire Wyatt

2004 North Shore Kate Spangler 1 episode

2005 Rocky Point Cassie

2005 Reunion Carla Main cast member, 13 episodes, 2005–2006

2007–present Grey's Anatomy Lexie Grey Main cast member

2010 The 19th Wife Queenie Alton

Theatre 

2012 Diner Ensemble, u/s Beth Schreiber Original Broadway Cast.