ELIZABETH BERKLEY

'Elizabeth Berkley' (born July 28, 1972^[1]) is an American television, film, and stage actress. She is known for her roles on the television series ''Saved by the Bell'' and the 1995 film ''Showgirls''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Complete filmography

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Early life

Elizabeth Berkley was born in Fort Durrange, Michigan. She graduated from North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, in 1990, after previously having attended Cranbrook-Kingswood High School, a private school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Career

Berkley gained prominence for her role as Jessica "Jessie" Spano in the sitcom ''Saved by the Bell'', whom she played from 1989 to 1992. Her character spoke against the objectification of women and had a pro-feminist bent. Aside from her work on ''Saved by the Bell'', Berkley is best known for playing Nomi Malone, the lead character in the infamous 1995 film ''Showgirls''. The sex and nudity-laden movie, given an NC-17 rating in the United States, was a , widely panned by critics, and is generally credited with ruining Berkley's movie career.
As time has put distance between Berkley and the infamous film (and the fact that it had gained cult status among movie buffs), she has gained reasonable critical praise with her performances in smaller roles in independent films like ''The Real Blonde'', ''Roger Dodger'', and Woody Allen's ''The Curse of the Jade Scorpion''. Berkley received much acclaim for her role as Honey Bruce in the 1999 London stage version of ''Lenny'', opposite Eddie Izzard. She most recently got favorable reviews as Bonnie in the Off-Broadway production of ''Hurlyburly'', which opened on June 11, 2005.
In 2002, she began a recurring role in the third season of the sitcom ''Titus'' as Christopher Titus' sister Shannon. The show was cancelled after the season ended. She has been seen largely in dramatic television roles since then, guest starring on series such as '', ''NYPD Blue'',''Without A Trace'', and ''Threshold''. Her most recent appearance was on an episode of ''. She also starred in the Lifetime made-for-television movie, ''Student Seduction'' in which she played Christy Dawson, a high school teacher wrongfully accused of sexual harassment by one of her students who becomes obsessed with her.
In October 2006 Elizabeth appeared in the audience of ''Dancing With the Stars'' to cheer on friend and former costar Mario Lopez and in an interview with ''Access Hollywood'' stated she would like to appear on the show for its 4th Season.

Personal life

Berkley has sectoral heterochromia; her right eye is half green and half brown, and her entire left eye is green.
Berkley was the subject of a $45 million lawsuit filed by ex-boyfriend Roger Wilson against Leonardo DiCaprio. It was alleged that DiCaprio bombarded Berkley with messages after spotting her at the promotional party to his film ''The Man in the Iron Mask'' and was initially ignored. After encountering Wilson and Berkley outside a New York bar in 1998, DiCaprio allegedly instructed friends to attack Wilson, who suffered a serious throat injury after the subsequent assault. A judge threw out the case in 2004.
On November 1, 2003, Berkley married actor Gregg Lauren at the Esperanza Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Gregg's uncle Ralph Lauren designed her wedding dress.

Complete filmography

Date	Film	Role	Notes
2007	''Saved by the Bell End''	Ess Tee Dee	TV movie
2007	''Black Widow''	Olivia	TV movie
2005	''	Danielle Quinn	TV series
2005	''Threshold	Christine Polchek	TV series
2004	''Without a Trace	Post-Makeover Lynette Shaw	TV series
2004	''Meet Market''	Linda
2003	''Moving Malcolm''	Liz Woodward
2003	''Student Seduction''	Christie Dawson	TV movie
2003	''Detonator''	Jane Dreyer
2003	''	Renée, Foam Dancer	TV series
2003	''Control Factor''	Karen Bishop	TV movie
2003	''The Twilight Zone	Marisa Sanborn	TV series
2002	''Roger Dodger''	Andrea
2002	''Cover Story''	Samantha Noble
2001	''Titus	Shannon	TV series
2001	''The Shipment''	Candy Colucci
2001	''The Curse of the Jade Scorpion''	Jill
2001	''The Elevator''	Celeste	TV movie
2000	''Becoming Dick''	Maggie	TV movie
2000	''NYPD Blue	Nicole Graf	TV series
2000	''Jack & Jill	Gabi	TV series
1999	''Any Given Sunday''	Mandy Murphy
1999	''Tail Lights Fade''	Eve
1999	''Brother's Keeper	Amy	TV series
1999	''Last Call''	Helena
1999	''Africa (film)''	Barbara Craig
1998	''Random Encounter''	Alicia 'Allie' Brayman
1998	''The Taxman''	Nadia Rubakov
1997	''The Real Blonde''	Tina
1997	''Armitage III: Poly Matrix''	Naomi Armitage	Voice
1997	''Perversions of Science	Ruth	TV series
1997	''A Time to Revenge''	Tiffany Whittmar	Scenes deleted
1996	''The First Wives Club''	Phoebe LaVelle
1995	''Showgirls''	Nomi Malone
1995	''	Crystal Myers
1994	''	Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano	TV movie
1994	''Molly & Gina''	Kimberly Sweeny
1994	''	Beth	TV movie
1994	''Burke's Law	Heather Charles	TV series
1994	''Diagnosis Murder	Shannon Thatcher	TV series
1992	''	Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano	TV movie
1992	''Baywatch	Courtney Bremmer	TV series
1992	''Step by Step	Lisa Morgan	TV series
1992	''Raven	Deborah	TV series
1991	''Point Break''	Macrame Girl	Scenes deleted
1990	''Life Goes On	Selena	TV series
1990	''Married People	Isabel	TV series
1990	''Valerie	Ashley	TV series
1989 - 1993	''Saved by the Bell	Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano	TV series
1988	''Day by Day	Lizabeth	TV series
1988	''Platinum Blonde''	Unknown
1987	''Frog (TV movie)''	Kathy	TV movie
1986	''Silver Spoons	Melissa	TV series
1986	''Gimme a Break!	Unknown

Footnotes

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External links

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★ Official Site http://www.ask-elizabeth.com/#

★ Unofficial MySpace Fan Page http://www.myspace.com/elizabethfans