Elizabeth Berkley

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Elizabeth Berkley Wiki Biography

 

Elizabeth Berkley Lauren was born on 28 July 28 1972, in Farmington Hills, Michigan USA, into a Jewish family. Elizabeth  was a model and a ballet dancer before plunging into her actor`s career, but is best known for her performance in the television series “Saved by the Bell”.

So just how rich is Elizabeth Berkley? Sources estimate that Elizabeth’s net worth is $3 million, accumulated largely as a result of her acting career across the media .

Elizabeth Berkley’s parents were Jere, a gift basket business owner, and Fred Berkley, a lawyer, and she was raised in the Conservative tradition of Judaism and became bat mitzvah. Elizabeth graduated from North Farmington High School in 1990, but a strong interest in dancing at a very young age saw her appear in several ballets and musicals, including “Swan Lake”, in 1983.

Elizabeth Berkley was actually a model for Elite before pursuing an acting career. She made her debut on television with the film “Frog” in 1997, and has subsequently appeared in more than 30 movies, over 25 TV shows and series, and in several theatre productions.  The film “Showgirls” directed by Paul Verhoeven and released in 1995 earned Elizabeth a couple of interesting awards with a humorous nature: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star. In “Showgirls”, Elizabeth portrayed a dancer named Nomi Malone. However, then for her performance in the 1996 comedy film “The First Wives Club”, Berkley received NRB Award for Best Cast.

Elizabeth Berkley has performed in many movies which have increased her net worth: “Molly & Gina” (1994), “Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas” (1994), “Taxman” (1999), “Becoming Dick” (2000), “The Shipment” (2001), “Meet Market” (2008), “The Butler`s in Love” (2008), “Women in Trouble” (2009), “Lucky Christmas” (2011). In “Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style”, Berkley performed Jessie Spano, and this role made Berkley very famous. It also helped Elizabeth to enlarge her net worth.

Elizabeth Berkley’s net worth has been boosted by her television performances, too. Her debut on television was in “Gimme a Break!” (1986), and then in “Silver Spoons” (1986). However, her more notable appearances were in “Day by Day” (1988), “The Hogan Family” (1990), “Life Goes On” (1990), “Baywatch” (1992), “The Twilight Zone” (2002), “Brother`s Keeper” (1999), “Without a Trace” (2004), “Melissa & Joey” (2014). In “CSI: Miami”, Elizabeth portrayed Julia Winston. In total, she appeared in nine episodes which reached the top 10 in the Nielsen ratings chart, and certainly added considerable revenues to Elizabeth Berkley’s net worth.

In her personal life, Elizabeth married Greg Lauren, an occasional actor in 2003. Greg is best known for performances in ”The Young and the Restless”, “Friends & Family”, “Boogie Nights” and “The Wedding Planner”.

An interesting fact about Elizabeth Berkley is that she has eyes with different colours: one is half green and half brown, and the other one is all green, a condition called heterochromia. Elizabeth is known to be an activist for animals` rights. She was also an activist in “Lettuce Be Lean” campaign which gave vegetarianism prominence. To show her support, Elizabeth donned a $600 dress made of collard greens.

 

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Elizabeth Berkley Quick Info

Full Name Shelley Berkley
Net Worth $6 Million
Date Of Birth July 28, 1972
Place Of Birth Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 130 lbs
Profession Television actress
Education University of San Diego School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of San Diego, North Farmington High School, Cranbrook Schools, University of California, Los Angeles
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Greg Lauren (m. 2003)
Children Sky Cole Lauren
Parents Fred Berkley, Jere Berkley
Siblings Jason Berkley
Nicknames Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/elizberkley
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/elizberkley
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000924
Awards National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Movies Showgirls, Any Given Sunday, Student Seduction, The First Wives Club, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style, Roger Dodger, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Black Widow, S. Darko, Moving Malcolm, Cover Story, Control Factor, Women in Trouble, Armitage III, The Real Blonde, Tail Lights Fade, A Time to Reve…
TV Shows Step It Up and Dance, Crossroads, Brother’s Keeper, Life Goes On, Saved by the Bell, Raven, Married People, Dancing with the Stars

Elizabeth Berkley Trademarks

  1. Statuesque, model-like figure
  2. Long curly blonde hair

Elizabeth Berkley Quotes

  • [on her role in New Girl (2011)] I love new adventures. Such a thrill still to pull up to a Hollywood studio. I’m always grateful. And happy I’m not jaded. I’ve seen it all. Been through it all and I can honestly say…. I still love it.
  • [on her role in Showgirls (1995), shortly before its release] I knew I had to play this role. No question. The minute I read it. I read it, and I couldn’t put it down. And I didn’t stop talking about it.
  • [on Showgirls (1995), shortly before its release] First of all, to portray this woman any other way would be a lie. This is what she does. I mean, my feeling is sexuality, people who have a problem with it are living in shame, so that’s their problem. All I know is that this will help people feel more free about themselves, I think, and, um, I see nothing harmful in it. It’s a wonderful message about going after what you want.
  • Not only am I grateful for my family, but there’s a real love I have for growing up Jewish, and where I grew up, because there’s a foundation that it’s given me in these crazy kind of worlds that I might come across.
  • [about Lauren Hutton, in “Style Makeover”, Volume 13, Number 9, Fall 2006] Women shine when they are at their most natural, and Lauren Hutton has a certain timelessness I admire. She knows what works for her.
  • [11/23/05] The first thing I want to say is that I think that Threshold (2005) is one of the best new shows out there, which is one of the reasons I wanted to join this amazing cast. Barbara Nance, the writer of this episode, created an incredible, strong female character who I knew I would have a lot of fun playing. There are fight scenes, there is glamor, and there’s this fun cat-and-mouse game between me and Brian Van Holt, who plays Cavennaugh. All the dynamics were in place. But what was fun was when Carla called me not knowing that they had offered it, and even though we only have a couple of scenes together, we were both so excited. Across the board, the cast is amazing. The only other guest spots I’ve done in the last couple of years were on shows that were already established, like Without a Trace (2002) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and NYPD Blue (1993), so it was fun to be a part of something from the beginning.
  • [on working with high-profile directors] I’m very grateful, because a lot of actors would kill to work with any one of them. It’s been a very conscious choice on my part to work with the best – even if it was taking a small supporting role. After Showgirls (1995), I really wanted to surround myself with the best people. I wanted to build it that way instead of doing flashy roles just like “Showgirls”, which would have hurt me.
  • The First Wives Club (1996) gave me a certain level of confidence. Because I was working with these three women – Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton – who as women have been through every high and low. Goldie especially took me under her wing and was really supportive. She told me, “I don’t like the way you were directed in that movie [Showgirls (1995)], but there’s something there that you can’t deny. So you just keep doing what you’re doing and someone will get it, and someone will show the real you, and not just some idea of you”.
  • [on making Roger Dodger (2002)] I really loved it. On the set, it was like being part of a real family. Everybody was there because they wanted to be and not because of some paycheck – there were no dressing rooms or big trailers; you’d get ready in a bathroom. Here’s this $2-million movie that could have gone nowhere or everywhere. But it’s one of the most special experiences that I’ve ever had. I want more similar experiences. I’m not “Showgirl” – that’s the point!
  • Ever since those reviews for Showgirls (1995), 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”.

Elizabeth Berkley Important Facts

  • $100,000
  • Good friends with Carla Gugino.
  • Auditioned for the role of Rennie in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), but lost out to Jensen Daggett.
  • Has started her own website, www.ask-elizabeth.com, which helps young girls and young women with the problems they deal with and their experiences growing up. [2006]
  • Getting great reviews for her performance as “Bonnie” in the Off-Broadway production of “Hurlyburly”, New York. [June 2005]
  • Gave birth to her 1st child at age 39, a son Sky Cole Lauren on July 20, 2012. Child’s father is her husband, Greg Lauren.
  • Expecting her first child with husband Greg Lauren [March 5, 2012].
  • In 2006, she founded a self help group for young girls called Ask Elizabeth, in which she helps girls discuss problems and ask questions to each other which they would usually feel uncomfortable sharing with others.
  • Her first book, entitled “Ask Elizabeth: Real Answers to Everything You Secretly Wanted to Ask About Love, Friends, Your Body… and Life in General”, was released on March 22, 2011. It ties in with the self help program she founded in 2006.
  • Good friends with Lauren Bush Lauren.
  • Attended the prestigious Cranbrook-Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at the same time as actress Selma Blair. Another former student was Jaime Ray Newman.
  • After Showgirls (1995), she got a degree in English Literature from UCLA and entered into the United Talent Agency.
  • Was advised by her manager not to do Roger Dodger (2002). She ignored him and decided to do the film because she loved the script.
  • Good friends with Jennifer Beals. They each appeared in a Joe Eszterhas-written film (Berkley: Showgirls (1995); Beals: Flashdance (1983)), and they appeared together in Roger Dodger (2002).
  • In the early 1990s, a 12-inch doll was made of her as her character, Jessie Spano, from Saved by the Bell (1989). The same was done for the other cast members.
  • Married Greg Lauren at the Esperanza Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Ralph Lauren (Greg’s uncle) designed Elizabeth’s dress–a silk sheath with pearled spaghetti straps–and Greg wore a white tuxedo jacket and black bow tie.
  • Her husband, Greg Lauren, is a successful and professional nude painter. Elizabeth and Greg met each other in a dance class in 2000.
  • Attended Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This is also the junior high school where actors Sam Logan Khaleghi and Brandon T. Jackson attended, although years later.
  • Auditioned for the film Annie (1982), but was turned down because she was too tall.
  • Is a vegetarian.
  • Has an older brother, Jason.
  • 1997: Donned a $600 form-fitting 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”.
  • Once sat next to a man on an international flight who watched Showgirls (1995) on his in-seat video screen and never recognized her.
  • The producers of Saved by the Bell (1989) created the role of Jessie Spano for her when they could not choose between her and Tiffani Thiessen for the role of Kelly Kapowski.
  • Has different color eyes: right eye is half green and half brown and left eye is green. This condition is known as Heterochromia.

Elizabeth Berkley Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Taxman 1998 Nadia Rubakov Actress
A Time to Revenge 1997 Tiffany Whittmar (scenes deleted) Actress
The Real Blonde 1997 Tina Actress
Perversions of Science 1997 TV Series Ruth Actress
The First Wives Club 1996 Phoebe LaVelle Actress
Armitage III: Polymatrix 1996 Video Armitage (voice) Actress
White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild 1995 Crystal Actress
Showgirls 1995 Nomi Malone Actress
Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas 1994 TV Movie Jessie Spano Actress
Molly & Gina 1994 Kimberly Sweeny Actress
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country 1994 TV Movie Beth Actress
Burke’s Law 1994 TV Series Heather Charles Actress
Diagnosis Murder 1994 TV Series Shannon Thatcher Actress
Crossroads 1993 TV Series Jen Actress
Saved by the Bell 1989-1992 TV Series Jessie Spano Actress
Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style 1992 TV Movie Jessie Spano Actress
Baywatch 1992 TV Series Courtney Bremmer Actress
Step by Step 1992 TV Series Lisa Morgan Actress
Raven 1992 TV Series Deborah Actress
Life Goes On 1990 TV Series Selena Actress
Married People 1990 TV Series Isabel Actress
Valerie 1990 TV Series Ashley Actress
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? 1989 TV Movie Jessie Spano Actress
Platinum Blonde 1988 Short Actress
Day by Day 1988 TV Series Lizabeth Actress
Frog 1987 TV Movie Kathy Actress
Silver Spoons 1986 TV Series Melissa Actress
Gimme a Break! 1986 TV Series Actress
New Girl 2016 TV Series Becky Cavatappi Actress
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Jessie Spano Actress
Melissa & Joey 2014 TV Series Dr. Kathryn Miller Actress
Lucky Christmas 2011 TV Movie Holly Actress
S. Darko 2009 Trudy Actress
CSI: Miami 2008-2009 TV Series Julia Winston Actress
Women in Trouble 2009 Tracy Actress
The L Word 2009 TV Series Kelly Wentworth Actress
The Butler’s in Love 2008 Short Angelique Actress
Black Widow 2008 TV Movie Olivia Whitfield / Grace Miller Actress
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2006 TV Series Danielle Quinn Actress
Threshold 2005 TV Series Christine Polchek Actress
Meet Market 2004 Linda Actress
Without a Trace 2004 TV Series Post-Makeover Lynette Shaw Actress
Moving Malcolm 2003 Liz Woodward Actress
Student Seduction 2003 TV Movie Christie Dawson Actress
Detonator 2003 Jane Dreyer Actress
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2003 TV Series Renée, Foam Dancer Actress
Control Factor 2003 TV Movie Karen Bishop Actress
The Twilight Zone 2002 TV Series Marisa Sanborn Actress
Roger Dodger 2002 Andrea Actress
Titus 2001-2002 TV Series Shannon Actress
Cover Story 2002 Samantha Noble Actress
The Shipment 2001 Candy Colucci Actress
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001 Jill Actress
Grosse Pointe 2001 TV Series Elizabeth Berkley Actress
The Elevator 2001 TV Movie Celeste Actress
Becoming Dick 2000 TV Movie Maggie Actress
NYPD Blue 2000 TV Series Nicole Graf Actress
Jack & Jill 2000 TV Series Gabi Actress
Africa 1999/I Barbara Craig Actress
Any Given Sunday 1999 Mandy Murphy Actress
Tail Lights Fade 1999 Eve Actress
Brother’s Keeper 1999 TV Series Amy Actress
Last Call 1999/II Helena Actress
Random Encounter 1998 Alicia ‘Allie’ Brayman Actress
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Saved by the Bell 1989-1992 TV Series performer – 10 episodes Soundtrack
Dinner at Tiffani’s 2015 TV Series Herself Self
The Meredith Vieira Show 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Dancing with the Stars 2006-2013 TV Series Herself – Contestant / Herself Self
Bethenny 2013 TV Series Herself Self
Big Morning Buzz Live 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Chelsea Lately 2008-2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
E! News 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Good Morning America 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Rachael Ray 2011 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf 2011 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The Wendy Williams Show 2011 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Today 2011 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Michael Jackson Memorial 2009 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Stand Up to Cancer 2008 TV Movie Herself Self
Step It Up and Dance 2008 TV Series Herself – Host Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2008 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The View 2008 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch 2008 TV Series Herself Self
The Sauce 2008 TV Series Herself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Herself Self
Eat Out NY 2006 TV Mini-Series Herself (#1.3) Self
Handmade Modern 2005 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Special Thanks to Roy London 2005 Documentary Herself Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2004 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Hollywood’s Hottest 2003 Video documentary Self
E! True Hollywood Story 2002 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 2001 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1996-2000 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
1998 VH1 Fashion Awards 1998 TV Special Herself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1995-1998 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
¿Qué apostamos? 1996 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Late Show with David Letterman 1995-1996 TV Series Herself Self
Esto es lo que hay 1996 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Corazón, corazón 1996 TV Series Herself Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show 1996 TV Series Herself Self
Lo + plus 1996 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The Making of ‘Showgirls’ 1995 TV Short documentary Herself Self
The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards 1993 TV Special Herself Self
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1992 TV Special Himself – Audience Member Self
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture 2015 TV Mini-Series documentary Nomi Malone Archive Footage
Extra 2015 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
The Insider 2015 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
Saturday Morning: From Toons to Teens 2013 Video short Jessie Spano (uncredited) Archive Footage
Saved by the Bell: It’s Alright – Back to the Bell 2013 Video short Jessie Spano (uncredited) Archive Footage
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013 Video documentary Jessie Spano (uncredited) Archive Footage
Celebrity Naked Ambition 2011 TV Movie documentary Herself Archive Footage
Live from Studio Five 2010 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
The First of Its Class: From Sitcom to Icon 2005 Video documentary short Jessie Spano (uncredited) Archive Footage
Celebrity Naked Ambition 2003 TV Movie documentary Archive Footage
Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1996 TV Series Jessie Spano Archive Footage
Saved by the Bell 1992 TV Series Jessie Spano Archive Footage

Elizabeth Berkley Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1996 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Acting by an Ensemble The First Wives Club (1996) Won
1996 Razzie Award Razzie Awards Worst Actress Showgirls (1995) Won
1996 Razzie Award Razzie Awards Worst New Star Showgirls (1995) Won
1996 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Acting by an Ensemble The First Wives Club (1996) Nominated
1996 Razzie Award Razzie Awards Worst Actress Showgirls (1995) Nominated
1996 Razzie Award Razzie Awards Worst New Star Showgirls (1995) Nominated