Chyler Leigh

Chyler Leigh Biography

Chyler was raised in Virginia Beach, Va., USA and moved with her mother to Miami, Florida, at age 12. She was home-schooled for her entire seventh grade year, sailing with her family throughout the Caribbean for months at a time. Back on land for eighth grade, Leigh began modeling, working consistently for the next few years. As the tedium of modeling set in, Chyler branched out into acting, appearing in local commercials and hosting a syndicated teen news show called "Hall Pass" (1996). She experienced her very first whirlwind television pilot season in 1999 and was cast in a starring role on The WB comedy pilot, "Saving Graces" (1999). While the series didn't make the schedule, Leigh's breakout performance landed her a newly created role on "Safe Harbor".

When not working, Leigh enjoys all kinds of water sports, including sailing, surfing, scuba diving and snorkeling. While working on "Safe Harbor", she divided her time between the set in Jacksonville, Fla., and her home in Miami.
Leigh was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Yvonne Norton and Bob Potts. She 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. She soon moved on to acting by appearing in local television commercials and a syndicated teen news show called Hall Pass.

In 2001, Leigh had the lead role in the film Not Another Teen Movie as Janey Briggs. She also appeared in Marilyn Manson's music video "Tainted Love", a song which appeared in the film. She was ranked #65 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.

In 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. Following that, she joined the cast of Reunion in September, 2005.

In ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Leigh, seen as the woman in Joe's bar, tries to pick up Derek Shepherd. In the third season finale it was revealed she will be playing Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister. She was made an official series regular for season four.

On July 20, 2002, she married actor Nathan West and together they have two children. Their son, Noah Wilde, was born December 2003. She gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Taelyn, in September 2006. Leigh and West worked side-by-side in 2000 on the television series 7th Heaven playing Mary Camden's troubled friends, Frankie and Johnnie. Leigh's older brother is Christopher Khayman Lee. Her first name is pronounced "Kyler", not "Shyler" as it is commonly mispronounced.