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3Chyler Leigh West (born April 10, 1982 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American actress.
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5She's perhaps best known for her roles in television, namely ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' as Dr. Lexie Grey --the younger sister of titular lead Meredith Grey-- and Kara Danvers's [[ActorAllusion adoptive sister Alex, who used to be a doctor up in Seattle and was introduced in a plane crash]] on ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}''.
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7Leigh is also recognized for her role as Janey Briggs in the teen comedy parody ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', starring opposite Creator/ChrisEvans.
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9Her brother is Christopher Khayman Lee - [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Andros, the Red Space Ranger]]. In 2002, Leigh married her frequent costar Nathan West, with whom she has a son and two daughters.
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12!! Works with pages on TV Tropes:
13* ''Film/KickboxingAcademy'' (1997) as Cindy
14* ''Series/SafeHarbor'' (1999) as Jamie Martin
15* ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' (2000) as Frankie
16* ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' (2001) as Janey Briggs
17* ''Series/That80sShow'' (2002) as June Tuesday
18* ''Series/ThePractice'' (2003) as Claire Wyatt
19* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2007-12, 2021) as Dr. Lexie Grey
20* ''Series/PrivatePractice'' (2012) as Dr. Lexie Grey
21* ''Film/{{Brake}}'' (2012) as Molly Reigns
22* ''Series/TaxiBrooklyn'' (2014) as Detective Caitlin "Cat" Sullivan
23* Series/{{Arrowverse}} as Alex Danvers / Sentinel
24** ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' (2015-21)
25** ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' (2017)
26** ''Series/{{Elseworlds|2018}}'' (2018)[[note]]as an AlternateSelf of Alex[[/note]]
27** ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'' (2019-20)
28** ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' (2021)
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30!!Tropes associated with her works:
31* ActorAllusion: Her character in ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' is the sister of the main character, who works as a doctor in Seattle, and dies in a plane crash in her parting episode. In ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'', she is the sister of the main character, who survives a plane crash in her debut episode, and mentions having worked in Seattle as a doctor.
32* IncestuousCasting: Infamously, she and her brother Christopher Khayman Lee play lovers and share several kissing scenes together in ''Film/KickboxingAcademy''.

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