Chyler Leigh Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founded the organization Create Change to help create a platform for activists to create social change
• Married actor Nathan West in 2002
• Started modeling at a young age, when she was in the eighth grade
• Quote: "I can change my appearance by doing simple things․ People ask, 'What's your ethnicity? Are you part Asian? I can't figure you out․' That gives me range with the roles I play․"
• Quote: "I have a really big heart for young women - having been one - when there aren't a lot of good examples for young women․ Yes, I do strive to be someone young women can look up to․ It is important to find worth in yourself․"
• Quote: "(On staying grounded as an actress) "You can't take yourself and all of this too seriously because then it just thwarts everything․""
• Best known for her role in the series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Supergirl․"