Beth Alison Broderick was born on February 24, 1959 in Falmouth, Kentucky. She is an American actress famous for her portrayal of the character Aunt Zelda in the television sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch from 1996 through 2002. More recently, actress has made three appearances as Kate Austen's mother on the television show Lost.

Shet was raised in Huntington Beach, California. Beth was always very interested in theater as a child. She graduated high school early at age 16 and she graduated the American Academy of Arts in Pasadena, California at age 18. After that she moved to New York to pursue an acting career. Her mother's name is Nina Broderick. She has two sisters and one brother.

When girl was 27 she started acting again and she made her film debut in 1988 when she played the sexy neighbor who seduces a young, innocent "Jonathan Silverman" in Stealing Home. In 1990 she appeared in "The Bonfire of the Vanities". Beth has also appeared in few theater productions like "Carnal Knowledge", "Triplets in Uniform" and "Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline" (which she also co-produced).

In New York Beth has starred in "The Lion in Winter", "The Mousetrap" and many more. This hot girl is not only an actress, she is also a writer and she has written "Wonderland", "A Cup of Joe" and "Literatti" with "Dennis Bailey". Beth is also a director and she has directed an episode of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" Making the Grade in 2001.

Her movie credits include "Man of the Year" (1995), "Maternal Instincts" (1996), "Psycho Beach Party" (2000) and "The Inner Circle" (2003). Her television credits include "The Five Mrs". Buchanans, Hearts Afire, Supernatural and Glory Days "Bonfire of the Vanities" (1990). She also played a small role in the movie "Fools Rush In" (1997), with Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek, as a business woman.

She was recently in the Chicago Northlight Theatre production of the one woman show titled "Bad Dates". She has also played a role in "stories of passion 26"