Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Jere, a gift basket business owner and Fred Berkley, a lawyer. She has an older brother, Jason (b. 1969). Her family is Jewish. By five, she was taking tap and jazz classes with Barbara Fink and ballet classes at Detroit Dance Company. She danced "Swan Lake" with principals from the American Ballet Theatre and for five years she performed in the NYC Ballet's holiday production of "The Nutcracker" in Detroit. Roles in community theatre followed in such plays as "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", "Gypsy" and "Eleemosynary". She placed as a finalist at the "Look of the Year" contest promoted by Elite Agency. At 13 she began modeling for Elite's New York division and that led to print work and TV commercials. Her first on-screen job was a small part in Gimme a Break! (1981), followed by a leading role in the critically acclaimed short Platinum Blonde (1988) and a supporting part in the TV movie Frog (1988). In 1988 her family eventually relocated to California to let Elizabeth pursuing a career in Hollywood. After guest roles in series like TV 101 (1988) and Day by Day (1988), she landed a regular role in Saved by the Bell (1989). After four seasons and a TV movie, she left the show to try to break into features films. In 1994, after several roles in television and straight-to-video films, she booked the coveted role of Nomi Malone in Showgirls (1995). Unexpectedly, the much-anticipated film bombed at the box office and was destroyed by critics. After leaving CAA, she signed with United Talent Agency and began rebuilding her film career with some small roles in major films (The First Wives Club (1996) and Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday (1999)) and leading parts in quality indies (including Taxman (1998) and The Real Blonde (1997)). In 1999 she played Lenny Bruce's wife in the acclaimed West End production of "Lenny", directed by Sir Peter Hall and starring Eddie Izzard. Her performance in Dylan Kidd's Roger Dodger (2002), released in 2002 after a successful festival tour, impressed the critics. The box-office hit "Sly Fox" marked her Broadway debut in 2004 but it was her performance in the Off-Broadway production "Hurlyburly" (directed by Scott Elliott and co-starring Ethan Hawke, Parker Posey and Wallace Shawn) that earned her the best reviews of her career and a public apology from The New York Times. She appeared for several seasons in the hit series CSI: Miami (2002) as Julia Winston, and in the final season of Showtime's The L Word (2004). Thanks to television syndication of Saved by the Bell (1989), Elizabeth is a favorite among a whole new generation of teen girls. Elizabeth has been making life-changing connections with these girls over the past seven years through Ask Elizabeth, her not-for-profit organization that includes self-esteem workshops she facilitates as a volunteer in schools and for youth organizations, a thriving website (ask-elizabeth.com) that hosts digital content as a way to be of continued service to girls and, most recently, her book "Ask Elizabeth" (published by Penguin), which made The New York Times' best-seller list. This nationwide movement has affected the lives of over 100,000 girls and counting. She was also a featured contributor on Oprah.com, bridging the communication gap between mothers and daughters. Berkley is married to artist Greg Lauren and the couple have one son, Sky Cole Lauren, born in 2012. She is 5'10", and she has been a vegetarian her entire life. She enjoys yoga, dancing and singing. She attended UCLA where she studied English Literature. Berkley is active in numerous outreach programs including dance classes for young teens and physically and mentally challenged youth; volunteer work with the elderly at the Motion Pictures Home for the Aging; Women's Cancer Research Fund, the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and the Humane Society.
Elizabeth Berridge
Elizabeth Berridge was born on May 2, 1962 in Larchmont, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Amadeus (1984), Hidalgo (2004) and The Funhouse (1981). She has been married to Kevin Corrigan since March 10, 2001. They have one child.
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road, Paula Kosh in Stella, Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate. She has also featured in British television series such as The Bill, Doctor Who, The Office, Casualty, The Lakes, The Grimleys, Rose and Maloney and Stella.
Elizabeth Bihun
Elizabeth Bihun is an actress, known for Fortunate Son (2020) and Off the Edge (2019).
Elizabeth Bird
Elizabeth Bird is known for Night Cops (2023), Amor Emanuelle (2023) and Beverly Hills Massacre.
Elizabeth Birkner
Elizabeth Birkner is known for The Outpost (2018), Kirtland: America's Sacred Ground (2017) and Behind You (2020).
Elizabeth Blackmore
Elizabeth Blackmore is an Australian actress who portrays Valerie Tulle in the seventh season of The Vampire Diaries. She was born in Perth, Australia and is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2013, Blackmore was a finalist for the Heath Ledger Scholarship award which is intended to give her a chance at success in Hollywood. Aside from her role in The Vampire Diaries, she is best known for playing Natalie in the 2013 horror film Evil Dead and for her upcoming recurring role on Supernatural another CW Series.
Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
Director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas is a British award-winning filmmaker and philanthropist based in Los Angeles. She is the founder and resident director of entertainment company Mother & Daughter Entertainment, whose motto is "Making Content That Matters", putting focus on each project starting a conversation amongst viewers. An Official Ambassador of Awareness Ties for Human Trafficking, Elizabeth hopes to raise more awareness to the horrific nature of human trafficking and help put a stop to it. Her award-winning short film UNSEEN, which addresses the role technology plays in the facilitation of child trafficking, is used by multiple organizations and schools to help educate on potential lure tactics. Being a female director, Elizabeth strives to make projects with at least a 50/50 female cast and crew. A regular on panels at Sundance, Cannes and Toronto International Film Festival, Elizabeth mentors wherever possible, ensuring she sends the elevator back down to all other female directors and filmmakers.
Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs
Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs Critics have praised her virtuosic bel canto technique, the beauty of her voice, her pyrotechnic coloratura, and her unerring theatricality. A brilliant interpreter of the most demanding roles in the spinto-drammatico soprano repertory, she's recently appeared as Puccini's La Fanciulla del West in Sergio Vela's production at Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, Turandot in a new production mounted for her by Andre Heller Lopez at the Theatro Municipal of Sao Paolo, Brazil, for the Gala opening of the new Opera House in Xian, China, and for the Shanghai Grand Theater. Puccini's Tosca with the Charleston SC Symphony, and also with the OFUNAM Mexico City, and the Orquesta del Estado de Mexico. She sang Bellini's Norma at the season opening at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Strauss' Elektra in the "Premio Abbiati" award winning production of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Gutrune in Götterdämmerung for Teatro Massimo Palermo, Salome with the Orchesta Sinfonica Nacional at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and Verdi's Requiem with the OSN at Bellas Artes. In previous seasons she was Violetta in Willy Landin's new production of Verdi's La Traviata at the Teatro Argentina de la Plata, for which she was awarded the Argentine Music Critics Association Award as "Discovery of the Year." She sang Verdi's Lady Macbeth in Montevideo, and Abigaille in Nabucco and for the Grand Théâtre de Gèneve, which critics hailed as "simply extraordinary..." as well as in Nancy, France, and at the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica. She was the featured artist opening the Verdi Bicentennial Concerts at Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes and the OFUNAM, followed by her critically acclaimed role and house debut in Strauss' Salome at Den Norske Opera in Stefan Herheim's reprise of his Salzburg production. She appeared under the baton of Lorin Maazel as Puccini's La Fanciulla del West at his Castleton International Festival, a role she had also performed under Mo. Bruno Bartoletti at Palermo's Teatro Massimo and, for the Florida Grand Opera. She was heard internationally at the Metropolitan Opera as Tosca on a live Sirius Radio international broadcast with the tenor Marcello Giordani. She was Tosca at the Florida Grand Opera and Bellini's Norma for Palm Beach Opera, La Fanciulla del West and Norma for Opera Holland Park, and sang the title roles in Aida, Madama Butterfly, and Suor Angelica, Leonora in Il Trovatore, Giorgetta in Il Tabarro, Elena in I Vespri Siciliani, and Elvira in Ernani. Hailed as one of the best young Verdi singers by Placido Domingo, she appeared with him at the Washington National Opera as Giordani's Fedora in a gala performance. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Violetta in the Zeffirelli production of Verdi's La Traviata under the baton of Marcello Viotti, and her Italian debut was the title role in Jonathan Miller's production of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at Torino's Teatro Regio, conducted by Evelino Pidò.
Elizabeth Boag
Elizabeth Boag is an actress and producer, known for Cross-Eyed Waltz (2005), Chasing Robert Barker (2015) and Jack Malchance (2010).
