grandmother died from breast cancer that was undiagnosed while in its early stages. She has since encouraged breast cancer detection and prevention, and starred in the Lifetime movie Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy. She is an ambassador for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Foundation. Chalke also made an appearance in a short video parodying a National Organization for Marriage's advertisement opposing same-sex marriage, "Gathering Storm". She was the 2009 ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure program, for which she also designed a T-shirt. Filmography Film Television References External links Living people 1976 births Actresses from British Columbia Actresses from Ottawa Canadian child actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian film actresses Canadian people of German descent Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses People from North Vancouver 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses