Beth Chamberlin is a renowned American actress who garnered a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2010 for her captivating portrayal of Beth Raines Spaulding in the esteemed soap opera Guiding Light, which premiered in 1952. Notably, she also took on the role of Lorelei Hills, a personality with dissociative identity disorder, on the same show from 2001 to 2002.
The backstory Chamberlin created for her character, Lorelei, inspired her to author the best-selling book "Lorelei's Guiding Light, An Intimate Diary", which was published by St. Martin's Press in 2002.
Chamberlin was born in Danville, Vermont, as the youngest of four children and the only girl. She was born with a congenital defect affecting her ureter tubes, which led to a significant portion of her early life being spent in hospitals. Furthermore, she suffered from petit mal, a form of epilepsy, during her childhood. Today, she attributes her strong work ethic and success to the valuable lessons she learned from overcoming adversity during her childhood.
As a young girl, Chamberlin developed a passion for dance, which led her to study at the renowned American Ballet Theater in New York. She went on to earn a nearly full scholarship to the NYU dance program and later honed her acting skills at HB studios and the prestigious William Esper Studios in New York City.
In addition to her acting career, Chamberlin is a multifaceted individual with various pursuits. She is the producer and star of "The Kettlebell Way," a series of exercise DVDs, and is a certified kettlebell trainer and member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Moreover, she is a professional ski instructor and a former member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA).
Chamberlin shares her life with her husband, Dr. Peter Roy, and their son, Luke, in upstate New York.
