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Early life

Berkley was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan to Jere and Fred Berkley. She is Jewish and had a bat mitzvah. When Berkley was nine years old, she took part in the nation-wide search for the title role in the film version of Annie. After making it to the semi-finals, she was rejected for being "too tall". She attended North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where she was a good student and also was a member of the school ballet club. She attended college at the University of California at Los Angeles, and she earned her B.A. degree in English in 1995.

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 box office bomb, widely panned by critics, and is generally credited with ruining Berkley's movie career. However, as years passed the movie progressively obtained a "so bad it´s good" reputation.

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 CSI, NYPD Blue,Without A Trace, and Threshold. Her most recent appearance was on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 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/painter Greg Lauren at the Esperanza Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Greg's uncle Ralph designed her wedding dress, a silk sheath with pearled spaghetti straps. She is a strict vegan and does not wear leather.

Quote

"Ever since those reviews for Showgirls, 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."

Complete filmography
Date Film Role Notes
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 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 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 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 White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild Crystal Myers
1994 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano TV movie
1994 Molly & Gina Kimberly Sweeny
1994 Bandit: Bandit Goes Country Beth TV movie
1994 Burke's Law Heather Charles TV series
1994 Diagnosis Murder Shannon Thatcher TV series
1992 Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style 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

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