Beth Chamberlin (born October 1, 1963) is an American actress, known for her role as Beth Raines on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light.
Beth Chamberlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1963 |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse |
Peter Roy
(m. 1994) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editChamberlin was born in Danville, Vermont. She studied ballet with the American Ballet Theatre before enrolling at New York University as a dance/theater major.[1][2] Chamberlin has a number of regional theater credits, include The Taming of the Shrew, Godspell, Flowers for Algernon and You Can't Take It with You.[1]
Career
editChamberlin is best known for her portrayal of Beth Raines Spaulding LeMay Winslow Spaulding Bauer Spaulding on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light. She was the second actress to portray the role and initially portrayed Beth for a two-year stint from 1989 to 1991. She returned to the role in November 1997 full-time and remained with the show until its cancellation in 2009. She also played the role of Lorelei Hills, Beth's dissociative identity disorder personality, from 2001 to 2002. She was nominated for the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal as Beth Raines on the final season of Guiding Light.[3] Additionally, Chamberlin was nominated two other times for Soap Opera Digest Awards, once in 1991 for Outstanding Super Couple and again in 1998 for Outstanding Villainess.[4]
On primetime television, Chamberlin guest starred on Columbo, Silk Stalkings, Cashmere Mafia, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Blue Bloods, and Chicago Med. She co-starred in two television pilots; Murder in Manhattan for ABC in 2013, and Untitled Wall Street Project for CBS in 2014. In 2022, she was cast as a series regular in the third season of the crime drama series La Reina del Sur playing Jane Kosar.[5]
Personal life
editChamberlin has been married to Dr. Peter Roy since 1994.[1]
In March 2008, Chamberlin released "The Kettlebell Way To Your Perfect Body" and launched a health and fitness website. She released her second kettlebell DVD, "The Kettlebell Way, Volume 2 - Empire State" in the November, 2008. Chamberlin is a certified kettlebell trainer and a member of National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Stewardess | |
| 1989–91, 1997–2009 | Guiding Light | Beth Raines Spaulding LeMay Winslow Spaulding Bauer Spaulding | Series regular Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess (1999) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Super Couple: Daytime (1991) |
| 1990 | Best Shots | Blonde out of Gas | |
| 1992 | Silk Stalkings | Barbara Dunham | Episode: "Shock Jock" |
| 1992 | Columbo | Cindy | Episode: "No Time to Die" |
| 1993 | Days of Our Lives | Nancy Trent | Recurring role |
| 1998 | The Right Way | ||
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Cynthia Tate | Episode: "Yours, Mine and Hers" |
| 2010 | Steamboat | Tabitha | Web-series |
| 2011 | Cell | Brenda | Episode: "My Name Is Sarah" Nominated — Indie Series Award for Outstanding Guest Appearance |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Georgia Stanton | Episode: "Spiraling Down" |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Amy Seabrook | Episode: "No Regrets" |
| 2013 | Murder in Manhattan | Sheila Ramsey | TV pilot |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Abigail Mathers | Videogame |
| 2014 | Untitled Wall Street Project | Molly Conklin | TV pilot |
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Courtney Cole | Episode: "Mistaken" |
| 2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gwendolyn Gates | Episode: "The Newsroom" |
| 2018 | Power | Vivian | Episode: "Second Chances" |
| 2018 | House of Cards | Tabitha Peters | Episode: "Chapter 66" |
| 2019 | FBI | Martina | Episode: "Scorched Earth" |
| 2019 | Venice: The Series | Zelda | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Billions | Lisa | Episode: "The Limitless Sh*t" |
| 2022–2023 | La Reina del Sur | Jane Kosar | Series regular, 26 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Beth Chamberlin Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "About GL: About the Actors - Beth Chamberlin - Guiding Light @ soapcentral.com". Soapcentral.
- ^ "Daytime Emmys 2010 winners list - Zap2it - News & Features". 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
- ^ "SOAPnet Fans: More Ways to Watch General Hospital". ABC. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14.
- ^ Atlanta, Por Redacción de Noticias Telemundo. "Se estrena la tercera temporada de 'La Reina del Sur': ¿cuándo y dónde verla?". www.telemundoatlanta.com.