Born in Charlotte, North Carolina and raised in Virginia Beach and Miami Beach, Chyler began her career in front of the camera at age 12 modeling for magazines and catalogues. Her success in print later led to national commercials for Coca Cola and Wendy's, among others. By age 16, she had already completed several pilots .
The "Stuff" magazine cover she did with Mia Kirshner was the first time that magazine ever featured multiple people on the cover.
At only 23 years old, she has already been a part of nine different TV series.
Has a son, Noah Wilde, born in December 2003 and two daughters Taelyn Leigh born in September 2006, and Anniston Kae born on May 7, 2009.
Ranked #41 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
Expecting her third child, although the pregnancy will not be written into her "Greys Anatomy" storyline. (People magazine, 29 December 2008).
Chyler and her husband welcomed their second daughter, Anniston Kae, on May 7, 2009, seven days after wrapping the fifth season of Greys Anatomy. Anniston Kae is their third child.
Has a huge sprawling tattoo located on her lower back. The design is some type of artsy cosmic inspired masterpiece, which includes two creatures, stars and a night sky background.
The actual proposal of Nathan West to Chyler Leigh was filmed and is an "Easter Egg" hidden on the DVD of Not Another Teen Movie.
Her name is pronounced "kai-ler lee".
(February 2003) After only two episodes of "Girls Club" had aired, Leigh received a personal phone call from David E. Kelley informing her of the shows cancellation and his desire to bring her forward to his already established series "The Practice" . With only a matter of weeks between shows, Leigh was at work on the set of ABCs "The Practice" as a new series regular.
Younger sister of actor Christopher Khayman Lee.
Portrayed the sister of the title character in "Greys Anatomy" , who died after an airplane crash. In "Supergirl" she is again the sister of the title character and, in the Pilot, is saved by her from perishing in an airplane crash.
Chyler Leigh also makes music with her husband Nathan West (East of Eli), under the name "WestLeigh".
She has played the same character (Alex Danvers) in four different series: "Arrow" , "The Flash" , "Supergirl" and "Legends of Tomorrow" .
At the risk of sounding too cliche, I found a really fantastic church.
That is what keeps me grounded.
It is important to find worth in yourself.
I have exercise-induced asthma.
Yes, I do strive to be someone young women can look up to.
