Beth Chamberlin
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Beth Chamberlin is a American actress and fitness coach.
. 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 1997 and remained with the show until its cancellation in 2009. She also played the role of Lorelei Hills, Beth's disassociative identity disorder personality, from 2001 to 2002.
Chamberlin has also appeared on television in Columbo, Silk Stalkings
, Days of our Lives
and most recently Cashmere Mafia
. In film, she has appeared in The Big Picture
, The Right Way, and Best Shots. She has also been featured in many commercial campaigns.
She was nominated for the 2010 Daytime EMMY Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Beth Raines on the final season of Guiding Light. Additionally, Chamberlin was nominated two other times for Soap Opera awards, once in 1991 for Outstanding Super Couple and again in 1998 for Outstanding Villainess.
In 2010 she joined the cast of Cell the series in the role of Brenda.
Chamberlin wrote the book Lorelei's Guiding Light, based on storylines from the show.
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
.
and both provide instruction classes for skiers.
Film and television roles
She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Beth Raines Spaulding LeMay Winslow Spaulding Bauer Spaulding on Guiding LightGuiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. 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 1997 and remained with the show until its cancellation in 2009. She also played the role of Lorelei Hills, Beth's disassociative identity disorder personality, from 2001 to 2002.
Chamberlin has also appeared on television in Columbo, Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
, Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
and most recently Cashmere Mafia
Cashmere Mafia
Cashmere Mafia is an American television dramedy which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael Pressman, with Susie Fitzgerald co-executive producing....
. In film, she has appeared in The Big Picture
The Big Picture
The Big Picture may refer to:In magazines:*Big Picture, a magazine by the Wellcome TrustIn painting*The Big Picture , a 1903 painting by Tom Roberts, formally known as The Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall and York The Big Picture may...
, The Right Way, and Best Shots. She has also been featured in many commercial campaigns.
She was nominated for the 2010 Daytime EMMY Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Beth Raines on the final season of Guiding Light. Additionally, Chamberlin was nominated two other times for Soap Opera awards, once in 1991 for Outstanding Super Couple and again in 1998 for Outstanding Villainess.
In 2010 she joined the cast of Cell the series in the role of Brenda.
Chamberlin wrote the book Lorelei's Guiding Light, based on storylines from the show.
Exercise Videos
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.Early career
Chamberlin studied ballet with the American Ballet Theater before enrolling at New York University as a dance/theater major.Chamberlin has a number of regional theater credits, include The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
, Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
, Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon is a science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960...
and You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances...
.
Personal life
Chamberlin has been married to Dr. Peter Roy since 1994. Their son, Lucas, was born in 2005. They live in upstate New York. Chamberlin and Roy are aficionados of skiingSkiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
and both provide instruction classes for skiers.