Christina Chambers (born October 24, 1969) is an American actress and
model.Chambers was born in Alexandria, Virginia, 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.She studied Shakespeare at The Catholic University of America
in Washington, D.C. and spent a semester in Stratford on Avon studying
with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she played the character
Goneril in King Lear. After joining the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
she went on tour and played Juliet in Romeo & Juliet.After leaving the
tour, while in New York City, 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 wasn't 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.
model.Chambers was born in Alexandria, Virginia, 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.She studied Shakespeare at The Catholic University of America
in Washington, D.C. and spent a semester in Stratford on Avon studying
with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she played the character
Goneril in King Lear. After joining the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
she went on tour and played Juliet in Romeo & Juliet.After leaving the
tour, while in New York City, 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 wasn't 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.
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