Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley | |
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Born | |
Other names | Elizabeth Berkley Lauren |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Awards | NBR Award for Best Cast 1996 The First Wives Club |
Elizabeth Berkley is an American actress. She played Jessie Spano in the Saved by the Bell television franchise and Nomi Malone/Polly Ann Costello in the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls. She voiced the title role of the anime film Armitage III: Poly-Matrix and had supporting roles in the films The First Wives Club and Roger Dodger. In theater, she received critical acclaim for her performance in Hurlyburly.[1]
Early life
Berkley was born and raised in
She was born with partial
From a young age, she danced and practiced in a room her parents set up for her in the basement. When she became interested in pursuing dance professionally, she traveled to New York City to train with dancers and choreographers.[7] She performed in several ballets, including Swan Lake, and in 1983 she appeared in some musicals.[8]
Career
1980s
Berkley was a teenage model for
1990s
After leaving Saved by the Bell to pursue a film career, Berkley won the role of Nomi Malone, the lead character in the controversial
2000s
Berkley made her Broadway debut in the comedy Sly Fox with Richard Dreyfuss in February 2004, three months after her marriage to artist Greg Lauren.[citation needed]
She replaced
Berkley has been seen in many dramatic television roles, guest-starring on series such as
In 2008, Berkley signed on to appear in a multiepisode arc of CSI: Miami, in which she plays
Berkley hosted
During the press tour for Step It Up and Dance, Berkley appeared on various shows, including various morning news programs,
In 2009, Berkley starred in a multi-episode arc of the Showtime series
During Berkley's guest appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in June 2009, her Saved by the Bell co-star Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris[35] expressed his desire to take part in Jimmy Fallon's "class reunion" of the show's original cast members, revealing that Berkley had also agreed to take part in the reunion.[36] Dennis Haskins, Lark Voorhies, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley and Mark-Paul Gosselaar agreed to a reunion.[37][38] Gosselaar reprised his role as Zack Morris on the June 8, 2009 Late Night, while promoting his then-current TNT drama, Raising the Bar. The spoof interview closed with a performance of "Friends Forever" originally by Zack Attack, where Zack played guitar and sang with backing from Fallon's house band, the Roots. Tiffani Thiessen posted a parody video to the online website Funny or Die, where she said she was just too busy to join in a reunion.[39]
2010s
In 2011, Berkley played the lead female role in the Hallmark Channel original film Lucky Christmas, about a woman who wins the lottery, only to have to recover the ticket from the glove compartment of her stolen car. The film premiered there on November 12, 2011.[40]
In September 2013, Berkley was announced as one of the contestants on the
They were eliminated on the 9th week of competition, and landed in 6th place, despite receiving high judge scores. Several perfect scores were earned and awarded by the expert panel judges. Ultimately, however, the public vote eliminated her team based upon popularity metrics used by the show.In 2014, the TV film The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story aired, with actress Tiera Skovbye portraying Berkley.[citation needed] On February 4, 2015, Berkley reunited with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dennis Haskins, and Tiffani Thiessen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they appeared in a Saved by the Bell sketch with Fallon.[42][43][44] In November 2020, Berkley reprised the role of Jessie Spano in the Saved by the Bell sequel series.[45][46]
Ask-Elizabeth
In 2010, Berkley set up the now-defunct self-help program online for teen girls called Ask-Elizabeth.[47] The website was created when husband Greg Lauren commented on the number of girls who came to her asking for advice and joked that she should have her own column. She regularly meets with young girls to discuss different issues and topics and to help them with any problems that they are going through, speaking of her own troubles in the past.[citation needed]
Ask-Elizabeth was also the working title of a
In 2011, Berkley published Ask-Elizabeth, a self-help book for teenaged girls, which drew from the workshops she conducted for the Ask-Elizabeth program.[50]
Personal life
In 2000, Berkley was tangentially involved in a $45 million lawsuit when actor and screenwriter Roger Wilson filed suit against Leonardo DiCaprio, claiming that DiCaprio had encouraged his friends to assault Wilson in a street fight, related to invitations to socialize directed at Berkley.[51] DiCaprio was alleged to have pursued Berkley while she was in a relationship with Wilson, and Wilson confronted DiCaprio over the accusation.[52]
On November 1, 2003, Berkley married artist and actor Greg Lauren at the Esperanza Hotel in Cabo San Lucas. She formally changed her name to Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, but she still uses her maiden name professionally.[53] She gave birth to their son in July 2012.[54]
Berkley is a strict vegetarian.[55]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Platinum Blonde | Unknown | Short film |
1991 | Point Break | Macrame Girl | Scene deleted[citation needed] |
1993 | Molly & Gina | Kimberly Sweeny | |
1994 | Round Up | Tiffany | Unreleased[citation needed] |
1995 | White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild | Crystal | |
Showgirls | Nomi Malone / Pollyanna Costello | ||
1996 | Armitage III: Poly-Matrix
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Naomi Armitage (voice) | |
The First Wives Club | Phoebe LaVelle | ||
1997 | The Real Blonde | Tina | |
1998 | Random Encounter | Alicia 'Allie' Brayman | |
1999 | Taxman | Nadia Rubakov | |
Africa | Barbara Craig | ||
Last Call | Helena | ||
Tail Lights Fade | Eve | ||
Any Given Sunday | Mandy Murphy | ||
2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Jill | |
The Shipment | Candy Colucci | ||
2002 | Cover Story | Samantha Noble | |
Roger Dodger | Andrea | ||
2003 | Detonator | Jane Dreyer | |
Moving Malcolm | Liz Woodward | ||
Student Seduction | Christie Dawson | ||
2008 | Meet Market | Linda | |
The Butler's in Love | Angelique | Short film | |
2009 | Women in Trouble | Tracy | |
S. Darko | Trudy |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Gimme a Break! | Girl #1 | Episode: "Getting to Know You" |
Silver Spoons | Melissa | Episode: "Rick Moves Out" | |
1987 | Frog | Kathy | Television film |
1988 | Day by Day | Lisabeth | Episode: "Girl Wars" |
1989–1993 | Saved by the Bell | Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano
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75 episodes |
1990 | The Hogan Family | Ashley | Episode: "California Dreamin': Parts 1 & 2" |
Married People | Isabel | Episode: "Once More with Passion" | |
Life Goes On | Selena | Episode: "La Dolce Becca" | |
1992 | Raven
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Deborah | Episode: "The Death of Sheila" |
Step by Step | Lisa Morgan | Episode: "J.T.'s World" | |
Baywatch | Courtney Bremmer | 2 episodes | |
Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style
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Jessie Spano | Television film | |
1993 | Crossroads | Jen | Episode: "Paradise Found" |
1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Shannon Thatcher | Episode: "Flashdance with Death" |
Burke's Law | Heather Charles | Episode: "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?" | |
Bandit Goes Country | Beth | Television film | |
Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas
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Jessie Spano | ||
1997 | Perversions of Science | Ruth | Episode: "Planely Possible" |
1999 | Brother's Keeper | Amy | Episode: "You Are Me" |
2000 | Jack & Jill | Gabi | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
NYPD Blue
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Nicole Graf | 2 episodes | |
Becoming Dick | Maggie | Television film | |
2001 | The Elevator | Celeste | Television film |
2001–2002 | Titus | Shannon | 3 episodes |
2002 | The Twilight Zone | Marisa Sanborn | Episode: " Sanctuary "
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2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Renée, Foam Dancer | Episode: " Lady Heather's Box "
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Control Factor | Karen Bishop | Television film | |
2004 | Without a Trace | Post-Makeover Lynette Shaw | Episode: "American Goddess" |
2005 | Threshold | Christine Polchek | Episode: "Progeny" |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Danielle Quinn | Episode: "Dollhouse" |
2008 | Black Widow | Olivia Whitfield / Grace Miller | Television film |
2008–2009 | CSI: Miami | Julia Winston | 9 episodes |
2009 | The L Word | Kelly Wentworth | 4 episodes |
2011 | Lucky Christmas | Holly Ceroni | Television film |
2013 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself | 14 episodes |
2014 | Melissa & Joey | Dr. Kathryn Miller | Episode: "Couples Therapy" |
2015 | Dinner at Tiffani's | Herself | "Girl's Night In" |
2015 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Jessie Spano
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1 episode |
2016 | New Girl | Becky Cavatappi | Episode: "The Apartment" |
2020–2021 | Saved by the Bell | Jessie Spano | Series Regular |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1990 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast | Saved by the Bell | Nominated |
1993 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series | Nominated | |
1995 | Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Actress | Showgirls | Nominated |
1995 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actress | Won | |
Worst New Star | Won | |||
1995 | National Board of Review | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The First Wives Club | Won |
1999 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actress of the Century | Showgirls | Nominated |
Worst New Star of the Decade | Nominated |
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