Beth Raines
Beth Chamberlain as Beth Raines
Guiding Light
Portrayed by:
Judi Evans (1983-1986) Beth Chamberlain (1989-1991 & 1997-2009)
Duration:
1983-1986, 1989-1991 & 1997-2009
First appearance:
January 1983
Last appearance:
September 18, 2009
Cause/reason:
Series finale
Created by:
Pam Long
Profile
Other names:
Lorelei Hills (alternate personality)
Gender:
Female
Born:
February 14, 1961 (originally February 14, 1965)
Occupation:
Lawyer
Residence:
Springfield, Illinois
Relationships
Parents:
Unknown man (father, deceased) Lillian Raines (mother) Frank "Buzz" Cooper Sr. (step-father)
Siblings:
Frank Cooper Jr. (step-brother) Harley Cooper (step-sister) Lucille "Lucy" Cooper (step-sister) Henry Cooper "Coop" Bradshaw (step-brother, deceased) Ian Stavros "Rocky" Cooper (step-brother)
Marital status:
Phillip Spaulding (married; ??/2010-)
Past marriage(s):
Frederick "Rick" Bauer (divorced; 1990) Phillip Spaulding (divorced; 1991-1996) James "Jim" Lemay (dissolved; 2000) Edmund Winslow (divorced; 2001) Harlan Billy "Bill" Lewis III (invalid; 2001) {as Lorelai} Alan Spaulding (divorced; 2005-2007) Frederick "Rick" Bauer (divorced; 2007)
Children:
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Spaulding (daughter, with Phillip ) James Spaulding (son, with Phillip ) Unnamed child (sex unknown, with Alan , deceased) Peyton Spaulding (daughter, with Alan ) Alan Cooper "Zach" Spaulding (step-son) Emma Spaulding (step-daughter)
Grandchildren:
Sarah Randall (granddaughter, via Lizzie) Harlan Billy Lewis IV (grandson, via Lizzie)
Aunts & uncles:
Calla Matthews (maternal aunt)
Cousins:
Jessica "Jessie" Matthews (maternal cousin)
Other relatives:
Brandon Hall (maternal first cousin once removed)
Romances:
Bradley Raines (he raped her, deceased) Frederick "Rick" Bauer (dated) Phillip Spaulding (dated/engaged) Brandon "Lujack" Luvonoczek (dated/engaged, deceased) Jackson Freemont (dated) Neil Everest (dated/engaged, deceased) Phillip Spaulding (affair/one night stand) Carl Stevens (lovers, deceased) Benjamin "Ben" Warren (lovers, deceased) James "Jim" Lemay (dated/engaged, deceased) Phillip Spaulding (affair/one night stand) Phillip Spaulding (dated) Harlan Billy "Bill" Lewis III (lovers) Jeffrey O'Neill (lovers) Frederick "Rick" Bauer (affair/lovers) Alan Spaulding (dated, deceased) Henry Cooper "Coop" Bradshaw (lovers, deceased) Alan Spaulding (dated/engaed, deceased)
Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Raines was a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light .
Actor History: [ ]
Judi Evans (May 1983 to July 1986)
Beth Chamberlain (October 2, 1989 to February 18, 1991; November 1, 1997 to October 17, 2003 [Contract ]; October 20, 2003 to September 18, 2009 [Recurring ])
Other Information: [ ]
Elizabeth Ann Raines (full name)
Crimes Committed: [ ]
Killed Professor Blackburn in self-defense [Jul 1986]
Knocked Bradley Raines unconscious with a shovel [Oct 10, 1989]
Slapped Phillip [Jul 31, 2000]
Slapped Edmund Winslow [Jan 24, 2002]
Slapped Edmund [Mar 25, 2002]
Slapped Bill Lewis [Jul 17, 2002]
Slapped Jeffrey O’Neill [Nov 6, 2003]
Slapped Buzz Cooper [Dec 9, 2005]
Held Alan and Gus Aitoro captive [Dec 29, 2005-Mar 10, 2006]
Slapped Alan Spaulding [May 24, 2006]
Had Ava Peralta locked in a meat locker to prevent her from disrupting Lizzie's wedding to Coop [June 16, 2006]
Adultery; had an affair with Rick Bauer while married to Alan [Revealed Aug 23, 2006]
Grabbed Tammy Winslow by her hair [Jan 5, 2007]
Slapped her daughter, Lizzie [Jan 24, 2007]
Slapped Rick [Apr 9, 2007]
Slapped Jonathan Randall [Jan 30, 2008]
Slapped Alan [Feb 18, 2009]
Character History: [ ]