It’s comforting to see people even fictional ones triumph over (or at least survive) daunting challenges.
“I just remember being depressed because I was just lonely.
I just didn’t feel like I knew anyone or no one really understood me,” she recalled.
So like many of us, she turned to television for therapy.
Since she had limited time for TV, she chose her binges strategically.
For Henderson, watching Wilson portray Bailey was its own master class in acting.
“Chandra Wilson is someone I’ve watched for years,” she said.
At the time, “Grey’s Anatomy” was Henderson’s escape from the pressures of school.
“And then to come into another medical role and play another fierce Black doctor is an honor.
It’s an honor,” she said.
“And also aligned with who I am.”
