1990s

West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the television series True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness. It was not until two years later that West followed her screen debut with a smaller role in the more-recognised series The Secret of Lake Success.

West appeared in three consecutive films; the first as the female-lead in Puppet Master 4

Puppet Master 4

Puppet Master 4 is a 1993 horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourth film in the Puppet Master franchise, a sequel to 1991's Puppet Master II, and stars Gordon Currie as a youth scientist who, along with his friends, played by Chandra West, Ash...

 (1993), then a smaller role as Miss Germany in the action film No Contest

No contest

No contest may refer to:*Nolo contendere, a plea in a criminal court case *No contest , a decision at a sporting event *No Contest a film starring Shannon Tweed...

 (1994) also starring Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Robert John Davi is an American actor and singer. He has played such roles as Vietnam veteran and Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard, the villainous Jake Fratelli in The Goonies, and Al Torres in Showgirls...

 and Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE...

, and in the same year, reprising her role as Susie in Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994). The closing months of 1994 and most of 1995 saw West return to television with appearances in Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994), Catwalk (1994), Falling for You (1995) and the role of Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway

- Early life :Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise Hemingway and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her sisters are Joan Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway...

 in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...

 Story (1995).

Her other film roles of the late 1990s include Veronica Roberts in Universal Soldier 2: Brothers in Arms (1998) and Universal Soldier 3: Unfinished Business (1998).

2000s

Her film breakthrough came when she starred as Val Kilmer's wife in the 2002 D. J. Caruso

D. J. Caruso

Daniel John "D.J." Caruso is an American director and producer. Caruso has directed the films Disturbia, Two for the Money, Taking Lives, The Salton Sea, Eagle Eye and I Am Number Four. He has also directed television episodes for shows such as The Shield, Over There, Smallville, and Dark Angel...

 crime thriller, The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea is a 2002 American neo-noir film starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio directed by D. J. Caruso.-Plot:While playing the trumpet in a burning room, the protagonist's voice is heard in narration. His story begins with him posing as "Danny Parker", a speed freak addicted to...

. Following the moderate success of The Salton Sea, West was exposed to a wider market. This role helped her obtain the role of Robin in The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest is a 2002 film based on a novel by technology-culture writer Po Bronson. The film stars Adam Garcia.- Plot :...

, which was panned critically and deemed a major disappointment despite an all-star cast, including Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...

, Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia is an Australian actor and tap dancer of partial Colombian descent .-Career:...

 - as well a script penned by Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and comedian. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Rudy, Swingers , Very Bad Things, and The Break-Up. His notable directorial efforts include Elf, Iron Man and its sequel, and Cowboys & Aliens...

.

Her next role was as Laura Chandler in the Emmy-nominated mini-series Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff...

 (2003). From 2003-2004 she portrayed Dr. Jennifer Devlin (girlfriend of Mark Paul Gosselaar's John Clark character) in a recurring role on NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...

. She played the wife of Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Michael John Douglas , better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor known for his early comedic roles, most notably his performance as the title character of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice . Keaton is also famous for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton's...

 in the 2005 horror film White Noise

White Noise (film)

White Noise is a 2005 supernatural horror film, directed by Geoffrey Sax. The title refers to electronic voice phenomena , where voices, which some believe to be from the "other side," can be heard on audio recordings...

. She also played novice agent Holly Gribbs in the pilot of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...

 in 2000. West's more recent performances were in the film Canes (The Covenant), which also starred Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Edward Walter Furlong is an American actor whose best known film roles are John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his performance in...

 and Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Michael Søren Madsen is an American actor, poet, and photographer. He has appeared in more than 150 films, most of them small independent films, though he has starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin...

, and as Tina Blake in the HBO series John From Cincinnati

John from Cincinnati

John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been...

. In 2006, West played the lead character Tracy in the film The Last Trimester

The Last Trimester

The Last Trimester is a 2007 made for tv movie starring Chandra West, Jim Thorburn, Lara Gilchrist and Matthew Harrison.-Plot:Tracy and Eric Smythe are a happily married couple who find it difficult to have children, after numerous failed in vitro-fertilization treatment and a heartbreaking near...

. In 2007 she played "Dr. Honey" in the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is a 2007 comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Barry Fanaro, and starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James as the title characters. The film was released on July 20, 2007, in the U.S., August 16, 2007, in Australia and on September 21, 2007, in the UK and...

. In 2009, she starred as the object of a revenge seeking neighbor in the TV movie My Neighbor's Secret

My Neighbor's Secret

My Neighbor's Secret is a 2009 television film starring Nicholas Brendon as a grieving husband out to ruin a man he blames for ruining his marriage by targeting his family. The film aired on Lifetime channel on September 26, 2009....

.

2010s

West will have a lead role in the new ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 supernatural drama television series The Gates

The Gates (TV series)

The Gates is an American supernatural crime drama television series that aired on the ABC network from June 20, 2010 to September 19, 2010. The show was canceled after its first season due to its poor ratings.-Plot:...

, which premiered in June 2010. In 2011, she appeared in the made-for-TV movie Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe is a 2011 American television special based on the USA Network television series Burn Notice. It was the first official Burn Notice spin-off, and was directed by Jeffrey Donovan. The show was broadcast in the United States on April 17, 2011, on the U.S. television...

, based on the television series Burn Notice

Burn notice

A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons...

.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	True Confections	Carol	TV movie.
1993	Night Terrors Night Terrors (film) Night Terrors is a 1995 horror film directed by Tobe Hooper. The plot involves a young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic cult led by the charismatic Paul Chevalier, who is a descendant of the Marquis de Sade....	Beth
	Puppet Master 4 Puppet Master 4 Puppet Master 4 is a 1993 horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourth film in the Puppet Master franchise, a sequel to 1991's Puppet Master II, and stars Gordon Currie as a youth scientist who, along with his friends, played by Chandra West, Ash...	Susie	Videos.
1994	Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter
	No Contest	Maria, Miss Germany
	Madonna: Innocence Lost	Kelsey Lee	TV movies.
1995	Falling for You	Julie
	Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story	Mariel Hemingway
1996	A Face To Die For	Sheila Gilmore
1997	Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger	Carly Astin
1998	The Waiting Game	Sarah Frazer
	Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms is a 1998 direct-to-video science fiction film, sequel to the 1992 film Universal Soldier. Despite featuring the same characters as the original, the film features none of the original cast or crew. It was followed the same year with triquel titled Universal...	Veronica Roberts
	Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business is a 1998 direct-to-video science fiction film. It was produced as a miniseries for a potential TV series. Like Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms, none of the actors or crew of the original returned, but all the cast and crew from the first sequel...
1999	Life in a Day	Jasmine
	Revenge of the Land	Ceilidh Carmichael
	Seasons of Love	Lucille
	Something More	Kelly
2000	The David Cassidy Story	Sue Shifrin	TV movies.
	The '70s	Elizabeth
	The Perfect Son The Perfect Son The Perfect Son is a Canadian drama film, released in 2000.Written and directed by Leonard Farlinger, the film centres on Ryan and Theo Taylor, estranged brothers reunited by their father's death. Growing up, Ryan was the "perfect son" and Theo was the "black sheep" who struggled with drug...	Sarah Parker
2002	The Salton Sea The Salton Sea The Salton Sea is a 2002 American neo-noir film starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio directed by D. J. Caruso.-Plot:While playing the trumpet in a burning room, the protagonist's voice is heard in narration. His story begins with him posing as "Danny Parker", a speed freak addicted to...	Liz
	The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest is a 2002 film based on a novel by technology-culture writer Po Bronson. The film stars Adam Garcia.- Plot :...	Robin
2003	Then Came Jones	Susan	TV movie.
	Water's Edge	Molly Graves
2004	Dead Lawyers	Elaine	TV movies.
	Category 6: Day of Destruction Category 6: Day of Destruction Category 6: Day of Destruction is a 2004 four-hour miniseries that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in two parts, with the first part aired on November 14 and the second on November 17. It was later released to DVD on February 15, 2005...	Rebecca Kerns
2005	White Noise White Noise (film) White Noise is a 2005 supernatural horror film, directed by Geoffrey Sax. The title refers to electronic voice phenomena , where voices, which some believe to be from the "other side," can be heard on audio recordings...	Anna Rivers
	The Long Weekend The Long Weekend The Long Weekend is a 2005 Canadian film starring Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr as two brothers, Cooper and Ed Waxman . It also stars Paul Campbell, Chandra West, and Cobie Smulders.-Plot:...	Kim
	FBI: Negotiator	Elizabeth Moss	TV movies.
2006	The Last Trimester The Last Trimester The Last Trimester is a 2007 made for tv movie starring Chandra West, Jim Thorburn, Lara Gilchrist and Matthew Harrison.-Plot:Tracy and Eric Smythe are a happily married couple who find it difficult to have children, after numerous failed in vitro-fertilization treatment and a heartbreaking near...	Tracy
	Canes	Lisa Goodman
	The Tooth Fairy	Darcy Wagner	TV movie.
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	Doctor Honey
	Badland	Oli Danilou
2008	For the Love of Grace	Grace Harding	TV movies.
	Of Murder and Memory	Theresa Nichol
2009	My Neighbor's Secret My Neighbor's Secret My Neighbor's Secret is a 2009 television film starring Nicholas Brendon as a grieving husband out to ruin a man he blames for ruining his marriage by targeting his family. The film aired on Lifetime channel on September 26, 2009....	Casey Hess

Television

Year	Title	Role
1992	Beyond Reality Beyond Reality (TV series) Beyond Reality is a Canadian/American science fiction television series which originally aired between October 4, 1991 and March 20, 1993. The series is about two university parapsychologists investigate reports of paranormal phenomena that occur in ordinary people's lives.... Ep: Master of Darkness	Amanda
	Forever Knight Forever Knight Forever Knight was a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a... Ep: Dying to Know You
1993	The Secrets of Lake Success Miniseries	Jenny Grayson
1994	Lonesome Dove: The Series Ep: Last Stand	Dancing Girl
	Catwalk Catwalk (TV series) Catwalk is a Canadian musical drama series that ran for 49 episodes on the YTV network from 1992 until 1994. The series' first season aired in syndication in the United States, while the second season aired on MTV.-Synopsis:...	Wendy
	Highlander Highlander: The Series Highlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985... Ep: Line of Fire	Donna
1995	Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from... Ep: Comings and Goings	Greta Steig
	Picket Fences Picket Fences Picket Fences is a 60-minute American television drama about the residents of the fictional town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS television network in the United States... Ep: Heart of Saturday Night	Tina Hunnecker
	Pointman Pointman Pointman is a TV movie pilot and TV series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network in 1994 to 1995. The premise is the main character is framed and convicted of fraud while he was an investment banker... Ep: Here She Comes, Miss Murder	Brigid O'Connor
1996	Kindred: The Embraced Kindred: The Embraced Kindred: The Embraced is an American television series produced by John Leekley Productions and Spelling Television. Loosely based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the series premiered on Fox on April 2, 1996, and ran for eight episodes before it was canceled on May 9, 1996. The... Ep: Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking Corpse	Grace Dugan
	Viper Viper (TV series) Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that... Ep: Standoff	Becky
1999	Earth: Final Conflict Earth: Final Conflict Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death... Ep: Crackdown Ep: The Vanished	Erica Vosser
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... Ep: Pilot Ep: Cool Change	Holly Gribbs
2001	Jack & Jill Ep: California Dreamin' Ep: Chivas & Lies Ep: Pressure Points Ep: Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf	Sarah Weyman
2003	Mister Sterling Mister Sterling Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff... 8 episodes	Laura Chandler
	NYPD Blue NYPD Blue NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan... 13 episodes 2003-2004	Dr. Jennifer Delvin
2004	Wild Card Wild Card (TV series) Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:... Ep: Wham Bam, Thank You Dan	Carmen
2007	John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been... 7 episodes	Tina Blake
2008	Flashpoint Flashpoint (TV series) Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States... Ep: Asking for Flowers Asking for Flowers (Flashpoint episode) "Asking for Flowers" is the fourth episode in the fist season of the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint. The episode first aired on July 31, 2008.-Plot:...	Rebecca Kessfield
	Imaginary Bitches Imaginary Bitches Imaginary Bitches is a web series created by Andrew Miller that premiered on May 2, 2008. Season one comprises 13 five to seven-minute webisodes... Ep: Three Bitches Is an Imaginary Crowd	Chandra
	90210 90210 (TV series) 90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS... The Bubble Ep: Model Behaviour Ep: By Accident	Gail McKinney
2009
	Eleventh Hour Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series) Eleventh Hour is an American science-based drama television series, which is based on the 2006 British series of the same name. The series originally ran on CBS from October 9, 2008 to April 2, 2009 and aired on Thursdays at 10 pm . The series was a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer... Ep: Eternal	Angie Parks
	Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July... Ep: Mr. Monk and Sharona	Carolyn Walsh
2010	The Gates The Gates (TV series) The Gates is an American supernatural crime drama television series that aired on the ABC network from June 20, 2010 to September 19, 2010. The show was canceled after its first season due to its poor ratings.-Plot:...	Devon
2011	Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe is a 2011 American television special based on the USA Network television series Burn Notice. It was the first official Burn Notice spin-off, and was directed by Jeffrey Donovan. The show was broadcast in the United States on April 17, 2011, on the U.S. television...

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