When Elizabeth 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. 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. At the same time, she was studying English Literature at a college in California. After Showgirls, she signed with United Talent Agency and then filmed some Hollywood films with small roles (The First Wives Club and Any Given Sunday) and starred in some indies (_Taxman, The (1999)_, Last Call, The Real Blonde. In 1999, Elizabeth performed on stage in London as Honey in "Lenny". Her performances in Roger Dodger and Moving Malcolm, two independent movies released in 2002 and 2003, impressed the critics. She made her Broadway debut in "Sly Fox", in February 2004, three months after her marriage with New York artist Greg Lauren. She then returned to The Great White Way in the terrific Off-Broadway production "Hurlyburly" directed by Scott Elliott and co-starring Ethan Hawke, Parker Posey and Wallace Shawn. She received some of the best reviews of her acting career for her impressive performance as Bonnie.
Showgirls (1995): $100,000
Has different color eyes: right eye is half green and half brown and left eye is green. The producers of Saved by the Bell 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 on his in-seat video screen and never recognized her. 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". Has an older brother, Jason. Is a vegetarian. 1997-99: Dated actor Roger Wilson. Auditioned for the film Annie, but was turned down because she was too tall. 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. Measurements: 34C-23-36 (during Showgirls) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). 4/04: 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 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. In the early 1990s a 12-inch doll was made of her as her character, Jesse Spano, from Saved by the Bell. The same was done for the other cast members. Good friends with Jennifer Beals. They each appeared in a Joe Eszterhas-written film (Berkley: Showgirls; Beals: Flashdance), and they appeared together in Roger Dodger. Was advised by her manager not to do Roger Dodger. She ignored him and decided to do the film because she loved the script. Shares a birthday with Jacqueline Kennedy, Sally Struthers, Tom Pelphrey, Laquayva Anthony, Lori Loughlin and Leonor Watling. After Showgirls, 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. Auditioned for the role of Rachael on Friends, which eventually went to Jennifer Aniston.