Elizabeth Chambers (born August 18, 1982) is an American

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. She is the founder of the Texas-based BIRD Bakery

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, and has filmed holiday cooking on

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, ''Today'', and

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. She had a film role in ''The Game Plan'' and appeared in television series ''Shark'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Elizabeth Chambers was born in

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. She is the oldest of four children, and her maternal grandmother, Maureen Carnathan, was of British descent and raised in

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. She studied

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at the

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Career

Chambers's first job was as a correspondent at

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's television network, Current TV. She also was a news correspondent for ''

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'', ''E! News Now'' and ''

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''. She acted in the film, '' The Game Plan'' and in the television shows ''

'', ''2 Broke Girls'', and ''

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''. In 2020, she was named to

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"Outstanding Alumni" list. Chambers is the proprietor of BIRD Bakery, which opened in San Antonio in 2012 and in Dallas in 2016. Its baked goods are based on recipes from her grandmother's kitchen. In 2019, two employees of BIRD Bakery, who were apparently acting independently, were charged with the theft of a total of over $120,000 from the business over several years. Chambers was a guest judge on the Food Network's "Best Baker in America" in June 2019. and on '' Chopped Sweets'' for episodes 105 ("Tiny Treats"), 106 ("Tough Cookies") and 107 ("Million Dollar Desserts") in February and March 2020. In October 2020, Chambers launched Vision Visors, which makes face masks for children.

Advocacy

She has raised money for the San Antonio Food Bank. Chambers' BIRD Bakery also partnered with cancer non-profit Salood, for which she helped design a cookie to benefit pediatric cancer patients. Food that is not sold at BIRD Bakery is boxed and picked up by local non-profits, including churches, fire and police departments, the

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, and the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.

Personal life

In 2010, Chambers married actor

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. They have two children. They separated in July 2020. She resides in the

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with their children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Living people