One half of Soap Opera Digest's 1998 award-winning Best New Couple, Beth Ehlers rejoined the cast of GUIDING LIGHT in May 1997 in the role of Harley Davidson Cooper, which she had previously played from September 1987 to September 1993. The recipient of four Daytime Emmy nominations, including one for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2002, Ehlers, as Harley, is trying to resist her feelings for the boorish Gus Aitoro.

Ehlers was born in Queens and raised on Long Island until the age of nine. She then moved to Roosevelt Island and attended Manhattan's Satellite Academy where she was able to concentrate on pursuing an acting career. After a year at Syracuse University, Ehlers was offered the role of Harley on the CBS daytime drama GUIDING LIGHT.

During her hiatus from the show, Ehlers worked in Los Angeles as a production assistant on commercials and music videos. After a brief return to GUIDING LIGHT for the show's 60th anniversary celebration in January 1997, Ehlers was asked to return to the show on a permanent basis.

Ehlers has done a variety of television and radio commercials and numerous voice-overs. Film credits include The Hunger with David Bowie and Hiding Out with Jon Cryer.

Television appearances include Family Reunion with Bette Davis, In Defense of Kids with Blythe Danner and Sam Waterston, Mother May I on PBS and CBS-TV's Mystery on Fire Island. She was a series regular on the NBC show Best Times.

Ehlers and her husband, Matthew, a sports video editor, were married on March 22, 1996. They are the proud parents of Henry (b. 5/21/99) and Will (b. 7/16/01). The couple resides in New Jersey with their sons and two dogs. Ehlers was born on July 23.