Elizabeth
Berkley made her mark in the acting world in the TV division when she played Jessie
on the now famous "Saved by the Bell", and then in the Hollywood world
when she made the leap to the bigtime in the feature film "Showgirls".
Berkley
had many acting classes and training for her career in her childhood. So she was
very prepared when she got the role of Jessie Spano, a smart conservative teenage
girl, on 'Saved By The Bell'. She played the role for almost the full run of the
show, and earned many fans during that time in her career; a fact that served
her well when she was to make her big screen debut in 1995. As a child, and also
later on, Berkley also took many dancing and technique classes in addition to
her acting training, so when Paul Verhoeven offered her the lead role as an exotic
dancer in 1995's 'Showgirls', a dazzling, thought-provoking expose drama about
dancing and showbiz, she happily accepted; she was very eager to show her dancing
talents, AND combine them with her already well known acting talent as well. Of
that role Berkley is very proud, saying,"I've been preparing for this role
my whole life. Like Nomi (Berkley's character in 'Showgirls'), I can't live without
dance in my life."
After
"Showgirls", Berkley appeared in supporting roles in other hit films,
including Hugh Wilson's "First Wives Club", Tom DiCillo's, "The
Real Blonde", Avi Nesher's "Taxman", and Christine Lucas's "Last
Call".