52 years old (Born on July 28, 1972)
American actress; She is famous from Showgirls, Saved by the Bell.
Auditioned for the film Annie (1982), but was turned down because she was too tall. 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). Shares a birthday with Jacqueline Kennedy, Sally Struthers, Tom Pelphrey, Laquayva Anthony, Lori Loughlin and Leonor Watling. 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". Is a vegetarian.Elizabeth Berkley's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Elizabeth Berkley
Married Greg Lauren in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, at the Esperanza Hotel. 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, MI. This is also the junior high school where actors Sam Khaleghi and Brandon T. Jackson attended, although years later.
Auditioned for the role of Rachael on "Friends" (1994), which eventually went to Jennifer Aniston.
In the early 1990s a 12-inch doll was made of her as her character, Jesse Spano, from "Saved by the Bell" (1989). The same was done for the other cast members.
Measurements: 34C-23-36 (during Showgirls (1995)) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
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.
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.
Once sat next to a man on an international flight who watched Showgirls (1995) on his in-seat video screen and never recognized her.
1997-99: Dated actor Roger Wilson.
4/04: Plans to make her Broadway debut with Richard Dreyfuss in the comedy "Sly Fox".
After Showgirls (1995), she got a degree in English Literature from UCLA and entered into the United Talent Agency.
Attended the prestigious Cranbrook-Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at the same time as actress Selma Blair.
Has different color eyes: right eye is half green and half brown and left eye is green.
Has an older brother, Jason.