DeLane Matthews is an American

United States

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 actress. She is best known for her role as Beth Barry in the CBS

CBS

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 television series Dave's World

Dave's World

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from 1993 to 1997.

Career

DeLane Matthews was raised in northern Florida

Florida

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 but moved to Manhattan

Manhattan

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 after being hired to join the Kennedy Center/Juilliard School Acting Company. She began her acting career on stage, appearing Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

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 in City Boys at the Jewish Rep, and Pieces of Eight at The Public Theatre. She also performed in The Cradle Will Rock, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Pericles, and toured in The Bat, Grease, and I Oughta Be in Pictures.

Following daytime television

Daytime television

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 work in General Hospital

General Hospital

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and The Guiding Light in New York City

New York City

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, she transitioned into primetime television as a cast-member of the Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

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 series Joe Bash

Joe Bash

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Television guest-credits include Castle

Castle (TV series)

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, Cold Case, Diagnosis Murder

Diagnosis Murder

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, From the Earth to the Moon, Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

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, Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

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, Quantum Leap, and The Shield

The Shield

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DeLane also appeared in The Muppets

The Muppets

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' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video

Music video

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