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Elizabeth Berkley is best known for her performances as Jessie Spano on NBC's "Saved by the Bell" (1989–1993) and Nomi Malone in the film "Showgirls" (1995). She has more than 60 acting credits to her name, including "The First Wives Club" (1996), "Any Given Sunday" (1999), and "Roger Dodger" (2002), and she reprised the role of Jessie Spano on Peacock's "Saved by the Bell" reboot, which is set to begin streaming in 2020. In 2006, Elizabeth founded the online self-help program Ask-Elizabeth, and in 2011, she published the book "Ask Elizabeth: Real Answers to Everything You Secretly Wanted to Ask About Love, Friends, Your Body… and Life in General." In 2013, Berkley competed on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," coming in sixth place.
During her time on "Saved by the Bell," Berkley guest-starred on several TV shows, such as "The Hogan Family" (1990), "Life Goes On" (1990), "Step by Step" (1992), and "Baywatch" (1992). In 1994, she appeared in the television film "Bandit Goes Country," a "Smokey and the Bandit" spin-off, as well as the shows "Diagnosis: Murder" and "Burke's Law." Her next big role was a controversial one: exotic dancer Nomi Malone inPaul Verhoeven's"Showgirls." The NC-17 film only grossed $37.8 million at the box office and resulted in Elizabeth being dropped by agent Mike Menchel; though many agents wouldn't take her calls after "Showgirls" was released, she eventually found new representation at United Talent Agency. In 1996, she voiced the title role in " Armitage III: Poly Matrix" and co-starred withGoldie Hawn,Bette Midler, andDiane Keatonin "The First Wives Club," which grossed $181 million worldwide. Berkley then appeared in "The Real Blonde" (1997) and "Random Encounter" (1998) and ended the 1990s withOliver Stone'shit football drama "Any Given Sunday."
At the age of 10, Elizabeth auditioned for the title role in "Annie," but she was not cast in the movie because the filmmakers thought she was too tall. As a teenager, she began modeling for Elite, and she landed her first acting roles in 1986, guest-starring on NBC's "Gimme a Break!" and "Silver Spoons." In 1987, she co-starred withShelley DuvallandElliott Gouldin the TV movie "Frog," and the following year, she guest-starred on NBC's "Day by Day" and appeared in the short film "Platinum Blonde."
Elizabeth Berkley is an American actress who has a net worth of $10 million. That is a combined net worth with her husband, Greg Lauren. Greg is a nephew of Ralph Lauren. He and Elizabeth have been married since 2003.
In 1989, Berkley was cast in the role that would catapult her to fame: brainy feminist Jessie Spano on "Saved by the Bell." Elizabeth originally auditioned for the part of Kelly Kapowski, but after the part went toTiffani-Amber Thiessen, producers gave Berkley a different role because they thought she was the strongest actress who had auditioned for the series. Elizabeth also appeared in the made-for-TV movies "Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style" (1992) and "Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas" (1994), and her character is well-known for her brief addiction to caffeine pills; a 2018 People.com article said the scene where Jessie sings "I'm So Excited" before sobbing "I'm so…scared!" has "reached cult status" since the episode's 1990 airing. In February 2015, Berkley reunited with "Saved by the Bell" co-starsMark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen,Mario Lopez, andDennis Haskinson an episode of "The Tonight Show StarringJimmy Fallon."
Elizabeth Berkley was born on July 28, 1972, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She grew up with mother, Jere (the owner of a gift basket business), father, Fred (a lawyer), and older brother, Jason. Her family practiced Conservative Judaism, so Elizabeth celebrated her 12th birthday with a bat mitzvah. She has a condition called heterochromia, and the iris of her left eye is both green and brown, while her right iris is completely green. Berkley attended the Cranbrook Kingswood School and Farmington High School, graduating in 1990. During her youth, she loved dancing and trained with professional choreographers in New York; she also performed in ballets and musicals.
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