Chyler Leigh

Chyler Leigh West (pronounced /ˈkaɪlər/ KY-lər; born Potts; April 10, 1982), known professionally as Chyler Leigh, is an American actress, singer and model. She is known for portraying Janey Briggs in the comedy film Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Lexie Grey in the ABC medical drama series Grey\'s Anatomy (2007–2012), and Alex Danvers in the DC Comics superhero series Supergirl (2015–present).\n', 'Leigh was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Yvonne Norton and Robert Potts. Leigh was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where her parents ran a weight-loss business. However, when Leigh was eight, the business went bankrupt and at the age of twelve, following the break-up of her parents\' marriage, Leigh moved with her mother and brother, actor Christopher Khayman Lee, to Miami where her mother remarried her first husband. Following her parents\' divorce, Leigh was estranged from her father for many years, but they have since reconciled.\n', 'While in eighth grade, she started modelling. She soon began acting by appearing in local television commercials and a syndicated teen news show called Hall Pass. In 1999, Leigh and her mother relocated to Los Angeles in order for Leigh to develop a career in acting. At age 16, Leigh took and passed the California High School Proficiency Exam.\n', '