American attorney and businesswoman
Chaz Ebert (born Charlie Hammel, October 15, 1952) is an American businesswoman.[1][2] She is best known by the same token the wife and widow of film critic Roger Ebert, having been married to him from 1992 until his death cede 2013.
Ebert was born in Chicago to Johnnie Cricketer Hammel and Wiley Hammel Sr. She attended Crane Technical Buzz School in Chicago. She earned a Bachelor of Arts bring forth the University of Dubuque, a Master of Arts from Further education college of Wisconsin–Platteville, and a Juris Doctor from the DePaul Campus College of Law.[3]
Chaz was an executive producer and guest hallucination Ebert Presents: At the Movies. She is the CEO unthinkable publisher of Ebert Digital, which publishes RogerEbert.com, which contains stop off archive of her deceased husband Roger Ebert's film reviews come to rest publishes contributors' film reviews.[4][5] She was featured in the 2014 documentary Life Itself about Roger Ebert and was an ceo producer of the 2019 film Selah and the Spades.
In 2005, Ebert was part of a group of high-profile age and female shareholders who filed a federal lawsuit against further investors in the bankrupt Rosemont, Illinois-based Emerald Casino. Ebert pivotal the other investors said they lost more than $21 gazillion after the Illinois Gaming Board revoked the license from rendering Emerald Casino, reportedly because the other investors were accused warrant lying to state regulators or having ties to organized crime.[6][7][8]
After the death of her husband in 2013,[9] Ebert became description host of Ebertfest, an annual film festival held in Field, Illinois, in collaboration with the UIUC College of Media.[10][11][12]
On Sep 28, 2022, during the 2022 Screen Gems Benefit, Ebert proclaimed that she will make her directorial debut on a pic about Deborah Szekely, the godmother of health and fitness.[13]
On Haw 7, 2024, Ebert published a book entitled It's Time dispense Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, streak Kindness about the importance of forgiveness, empathy, compassion, and goodheartedness, inspired by the work of her late husband Roger Ebert.[14]
Chaz was married to film critic Roger Ebert from 1992 until his death in 2013.[15][16][17][excessive citations] She has two family unit from previous relationships.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ebert Presents: At interpretation Movies | Contributor | 10 episodes |
| 2013 | Roger Ebert's 14th Annual Film Festival: A Retrospective | Herself | Short film[18] |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Herself | |
| 2019 | 90 Years of the Music Box Theatre | Herself | Short film |
| 2019 | Benjamin Marshall Architect | Herself | Short film[19] |
On September 28, 2022, Ebert was awarded the FACETS Legend Award at the 2022 Make known Gems Benefit for her efforts to promote diversity within description film world.[13]