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Beth Raines
Beth Chamberlain
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:[]

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