Christina Chambers (born October 24, 1969) is an American actress and

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Personal life

Chambers was born in

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, into a family of academics, both parents holding doctorates (her father's in physics and her mother's in mathematics). She is the next-to-youngest of four siblings. Chambers admits to being a tomboy at heart, and has never been very interested in her appearance. Her mother informed her at the age of six when she made her first acting debut that she looked petrified. However, Chambers says she always knew that she'd become an actress.

Career

She studied

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, and spent a semester in

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studying with the

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, where she played the character Goneril in ''

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''. After joining the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express she went on tour and played

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in ''

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''. After leaving the tour, while in

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, that she took the big step away from Shakespeare. Chambers was spotted by a New York commercial agency who quickly signed her up, and by pure accident ended up signing with a New York modeling agent too. However, it was not until she met her acting agent Peter (who has agencies in New York and Los Angeles) during a New York showcase that her acting career started to accelerate. Chambers became best known to soap fans as Maria Torres on the

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soap opera '' Sunset Beach'' from 1998 to 1999. In 2001 Chambers was cast on

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's first and only soap opera ''

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''. She played the role of the devious Taylor Jones, who ended being the killer in the murder mystery that carried the show from start to end. In summer 2004, Chambers was the recast after

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left the role of

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on ''

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''. She departed soon after her storyline ended. Also, in 2004, she portrayed actress

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in '' Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels''. In November 2006, took over the role of

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on ''

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''. In September 2007, it was announced that Chambers was let go from ''One Life to Live'' after only a year with the soap; she last aired December 4, 2007.

Filmography

* '' Life 101'' (1995), as Linda * '' Sunset Beach'' (1998–1999), as Maria Torres (contract role) * ''

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'' (2001), as Laura * ''

'' (2001), as Taylor * ''

'' (2004), as Molly Conlan McKinnon * '' Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels'' (2004), as

* '' Fighting Tommy Riley'' (2004), as Stephanie * ''

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'' (2005), as Kimberly * ''

'' (2006–2007), as

* ''

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'' (2007), as Simone

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Christina American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American film actresses American television actresses Catholic University of America alumni 1969 births Living people Actresses from Alexandria, Virginia 21st-century American women