Biography
Elizabeth Berkley was born in 1972. When she was 5 her parents
enrolled her at Detroit Dance Company. Loving dance, young
Elizabeth began to take part in several ballets, including "Swan
Lake," and in 1983 she starred in some musicals (sometimes singing
in Italian). Her screen debut was a role in the TV movie "Frog" in
1987. She then got work as an extra in some TV series: "TV 101",
"Day by Day", etc. In the summer of 1989 she was in L.A. and
auditioned for a role on "Saved by the Bell". She got the role and
became a TV star. After 4 seasons she left the show to try to break
into cinema. In 1994 she filmed 4 movies, including Showgirls, and
continued to guest star in very popular TV shows, like "Diagnosis
Murder". After Showgirls, she got a degree in English Literature
from UCLA and signed with United Talent Agency. She then filmed
some Hollywood films with small roles (The First Wives Club, 1996
and Any Given Sunday, 1999) and starred in some indies (The Taxman
and Last Call, 1999, The Real Blonde, 1997). In 1999, Elizabeth
performed onstage in London as Honey in "Lenny".
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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