Elizabeth Berkley Biography

Full Name : Elizabeth Berkley Date of birth : 28 July 1972 Place of birth : Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA Height : 5' 10 * 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 spaghetti-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). * Was advised by her manager not to do the Roger Dodger (2002) movie. She ignored him and decided to do the film because she loved the script. * Shares a birthday with the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sally Struthers, Tom Pelphrey, and Laquayva Anthony. Elizabeth Berkley biography Elizabeth Berkley was most recently seen on the big screen in Woody Allen's Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Prior to that, she appeared in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, opposite Al Pacino. Berkley recently received rave reviews in the London production of Sir Peter Halls' Lenny, for her portrayal of Honey Harlow. Berkley trained as a dancer and performed with The American Ballet Theatre and The New York City Ballet before segueing to acting. When she was still in her teens, she landed a regular role in the hit NBC series Saved by the Bell. She made her feature film debut starring in Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls. Her subsequent film credits include The First Wive's Club, starring Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler, The Real Blonde, and The Last Call. She also had a recurring role on ABC's acclaimed series NYPD Blue, in addition to guest starring on numerous other television series.