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Keisha Gerrard (nee Chambers; born June 1st 1978) is a British actress, best known under her maiden name Keisha Chambers and for playing Whilhelmina Slater in the hit ABC drama "Ugly Betty".

Chambers made her acting debut when she joined the ITV drama "Kids" in it's second season. She had a recurring role in her first series and from the third season was a series regular. The character became involved in one of the biggest storylines in the shows history when she revealed her pregnancy in the third episode of series four, which became the highest watched episode with 20 million viewers tuning in. The story mirrored real life as Chambers was pregnant with co-star Matt Gerrard's baby, also the father in storyline. She left the show in the final episode of the seventh season due to a change of writers.

She was an original cast member of ITV drama "Where The Heart Is", remaining for 2 series before leaving in the second series finale. She moved to BBC One medical drama "Holby City", appearing in the first 55 episodes of the series. She would leave the show in 2001 when it was announced the series would be extended to 52 episodes a year.

Between 2002 and 2005, Chambers appeared in series 6, 7 and 8 of BBC One drama "Silent Witness" but quit to follow her husband to the US.