Elizabeth Berkley.

Born in Farmington Hills, Michigan on July 28th, 1972, baby Elizabeth Berkley showed an early aptitude for dance. At age five, her parents enrolled her at the Detroit Dance Company. As her love for dance grew with the years, she began performing at high-profile shows such as Swan Lake, which attracted large audiences. As talent scouts started to frequent her shows, her parents were able to land her parts on TV shows such as Gimme a Break! and Silver Spoons, when she was seven years old.

After her film debut in 1987's made-for-TV movie Frog, she landed her most important part yet: the role of Jessie Spano in the Saturday morning TV sensation, Saved by the Bell. After four successful seasons, Elizabeth was finally of age to start an official movie career. The 1995 release of Showgirls, however, was not the kind of beginning she had envisioned. Drooled over by men and vilified by the media for her portrayal of a lap dancer, she took most of the rap for the film's failure.

After looking past Showgirls, which is often hard to do, one can see that Elizabeth Berkley is no Julia Roberts. While she does have a fairly extensive filmography, it does not contain many impressive stints. For many, starring as a Vegas lap dancer will eventually not be enough to be remembered by. Although we know her thespian skills were put to the test with Saved by the Bell alongside the lovable Screech, her ability as an on-screen star is often questioned, and rightly so. Showgirls, her first big release, immediately gave her the negative publicity that many actors try so hard to avoid.


After her Showgirls days, she dated actor Roger Wilson, who, in 1999, got her in some hot water after filing a $45 million lawsuit against Leonardo DiCaprio and his crew. Wilson claimed to have a broken larynx and other injuries after duking it out with Leo and his crew over a pass the Titanic star allegedly made at Elizabeth. At last check, the leggy blonde parted ways with Wilson and was dating another actor, Greg Lauren.