Chandra West

'Chandra West' (qv) was born in Alberta, Canada, the youngest of nine children. Growing up in Oakville, Ontario, outside of Toronto, she developed an early interest in the arts. This led to 10 years of intensive ballet training. When she was 16, she enrolled in a summer theater program at Oxford University in England, which started her down the path to pursuing a career in acting. She went on to study in the Theater Performance Program at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Notable roles include the Canadian miniseries, _Revenge of the Land (1999)_ (qv), directed by 'John N. Smith' (qv); the feature film, _The Salton Sea (2002)_ (qv), opposite 'Val Kilmer' (qv); the NBC television series, _Mister Sterling (2003)_ (qv), with 'Josh Brolin' (qv); the feature, _White Noise (2005)_ (qv), starring alongside 'Michael Keaton' (qv); a major recurring role on _NYPD Blue (1993)_ (qv), as 'Mark-Paul Gosselaar' (qv)'s bi-polar doctor girlfriend; the HBO series, _John from Cincinnati (2007)_ (qv), from creator 'David Milch' (qv); the Canadian television movie, _Of Murder and Memory (2008)_ (qv), for which she received a Gemini nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role; and the ABC supernatural series, _The Gates (2010)_ (qv).::Craig Bennett