Erin Chambers (born September 24, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role as Siobhan McKenna Spencer on ABC soap opera ''

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''. She has made guest appearances in a number of television shows.

Personal life

Chambers was born in

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, and received a BFA in acting from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

. Chambers is a

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. Chambers married Carson McKay in December 2002. The couple have a son, Roan, born June 2, 2016, and a daughter Lilian Mae born in 2018.

Career

In film, Chambers played the female lead in ''The Singles 2nd Ward''. She starred in the Disney Channel original movie '' Don't Look Under the Bed''. She also starred in the 2007 film '' Heber Holiday'' along with

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. Chambers starred as

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in the 2007 film ''Tears of a King'' alongside Matt Lewis as

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, which depicts Elvis's last years. Chambers starred in the 2008 LDS film ''

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'', the story of an LDS missionary in

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learning to cope with a different culture and the missionary lifestyle, as well as a difficult companion. Chambers also has had many guest roles in television shows such as ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stargate: Atlantis'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' CSI: NY'', ''

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'', '' Standoff'', and ''

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''. From 2010 to 2011 she was a regular cast member of the ABC daytime soap opera ''

'', playing the Irish character Siobhan McKenna. In April 2013, it was announced that Chambers had joined ''

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'' as Melanie Daniels in a recurring role. Her first airdate was on June 6. Her character was written out in August, 2013. In fall 2013, Chambers appeared in ABC primetime drama ''

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''.

Filmography

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