Elisabeth Berkley

Short Bio

Elisabeth Berkley was born at Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA Elisabeth is (38) old and her birth sign is Leo

Biography

Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Mini biography
When Elizabeth was 5, her parents enrolled her at Detroit Dance Company. Loving dance, young Elizabeth began to take part in several ballets, including "Swan Lake", and in 1983, she starred in some musicals (sometimes singing in Italian). Her screen debut was a role in the TV movie Frog (1987) (TV). She then got work as an extra in some TV series: "TV 101", "Day by Day", etc. In the summer of 1989, she was in L.A. and auditioned for a role on "Saved by the Bell" (1989). She got the role and became a TV star. After 4 seasons she left the show to try to break into cinema. In 1994 she filmed 4 movies, including Showgirls, and continued to guest star in very popular TV shows, like "Diagnosis Murder". At the same time, she was studing English Literature on a college in California. After Showgirls, she signed with United Talent Agency and then filmed some Hollywood films with small roles (The First Wives Club, 1996 and Any Given Sunday, 1999) and starred in some indies (The Taxman and Last Call, 1999, The Real Blonde, 1997). In 1999, Elizabeth performed onstage in London as Honey in "Lenny". Her performances in "Roger Dodger" and "Moving Malcolm", two indipendent movies released in 2002 and 2003 impressed the critics. She made her Broadway debut in "Sly Fox", in February 2004, three months after her marriage with New York artist Greg Lauren.
Spouse
Greg Lauren (1 November 2003 - present)
Trivia
Has different color eyes: right eye is half green and half brown and left eye is green.
The producers of "Saved by the Bell" (1989) created the role of Jessie for her when they could not choose between her and Tiffani Thiessen for the role of Kelly.
Once sat next to a man on an international flight who watched Showgirls (1995) on his in-seat video screen and never recognized her.
Donned a $600 formfitting gown made entirely of collard greens for the "Lettuce Be Lean" campaign sponsored by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. According to "People Weekly", a source claims "she had to be misted every 20 minutes, like a produce section". [1997]
Has an older brother, Jason.
Is a vegetarian.
Dated actor Roger Wilson. [1997-1999]
Dating actor Greg Lauren. [2000]
Auditioned for the film Annie (1982), but was turned down because she was too tall.
Attended Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, this is also the junior high school where actors Sam Khaleghi and Brandon T. Jackson attended, although years later.
Measurements: 34C-23-36 (during Showgirls (1995)) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
In April 2004, she plans to make her Broadway debut with Richard Dreyfuss, in the comedy "Sly Fox".
Her husband, Greg Lauren, is a successful and professional nude painter. Elizabeth and Greg met each other in a dance class in 2000.
Married Greg Lauren in Mexico, at Cabo San Lucas. The wedding ceremony took place at the Esperanza Hotel. Ralph Lauren (Greg Lauren's uncle) designed Elizabeth's dress: a silk sheath with pearled
paghetti-straps and Greg wore a white tuxedo jacket and black bow tie.
In the early 90s, a 12 inch doll was made of her likeness based on her character, Jesse Spano, from "Saved by the Bell" (1989). The same was done for the other cast members.
Good friends with Jennifer Beals. The each appeared in a Joe Eszterhas-written film (Berkeley: Showgirls (1995); Beals: Flashdance (1983)), and they appeared together in Roger Dodger (2002).
Personal quotes
"Ever since those reviews for Showgirls, it's like I was that woman in The Scarlet Letter. Except that instead of having to wear the letter 'A' for adulteress, I was condemned to wear an 'S' for showgirl."
Salary
Showgirls (1995) $100,000

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