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Name: Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Age: 41
Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
Claim To Fame: Film & Television Actress
Professional Partner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Celebrity Info:
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren has appeared in a host of successful film, television and stage roles. Her acting career began at age 15 as “Jessie” in the hit sitcom Saved by the BellCSI: MIAMI. She played Julia Winston on and appeared in the final season of Showtime’sThe L-WordFirst Wives Club. Her television success led to film roles in , Roger DodgerAny Given Sunday, Oliver Stone's , Woody Allen's Curse of the Jade ScorpionShowgirls, and the cult hit . On the London stage she appeared in "Lenny" opposite Eddie Izzard. On Broadway she starred with Richard Dreyfuss in the comedy “Sly Fox” and earned rave reviews for “Hurlyburly” with Ethan Hawke. For the past several years, Berkley Lauren, due to the syndication of Saved by the BellThe New York Times, has been making life-changing connections with a whole new generation of teen girls with her not-for-profit organization “Ask Elizabeth.” She facilitates self-esteem workshops and volunteers in both schools and youth organizations and her website ask-elizabeth.com provides constant resources and assistance to girls. This nationwide movement has affected the lives of over 100,000 girls and counting. Berkley Lauren was a featured contributor for Oprah.com, bridging the communication gap between mothers and daughters. She is the author of bestselling book Ask Elizabeth. She and her artist/fashion designer husband Greg Lauren are the proud new parents to their one-year-old son Sky Cole Lauren.