Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren is an American television, film and theatre actress. Berkley's most notable roles were in the television series Saved by the Bell, as the brainy Jessie Spano, and the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls, as exotic dancer Nomi Malone...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth28 July 1972
CityFarmington Hills, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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Ever since those reviews for SHOWGIRLS, it's like I was that woman in The Scarlet Letter. Except that instead of having to wear the letter 'A' for adulteress, I was condemned to wear an 'S' for showgirl.
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One of my favorite tools is 'flip it.' 'Flip it' can become your new favorite mantra when you are having one of those mean thoughts. You can choose to flip it and change how you are feeling about yourself in that moment. This is helpful at any age.
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'Showgirls' was a critical point in my life. I had my head handed to me. At 21 years old, I had to find my self-esteem again. It was a very hard time.
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I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.
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I just love creating an environment where people can open up and say what's on their mind and in their heart.
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Having gone through so many of the personal things I've gone through, its about creating an (online) space for girls to be heard. I don't profess to have all the answers. But Ask Elizabeth is a space where girls are not alone.
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I don't think people have seen yet what I can really do. Only appetizers!
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Girls are so often pitted against each other as enemies or adversaries. We even see it in 'Us' magazine: Who wore it better?
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I had to work out where I was going, what type of films I wanted to make. For that reason, I decided to choose independent productions, less important roles, and I tried theater, too.
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For me, as an actress, being a dancer has helped me. I've done it with my feet bloody.
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I get enough sleep. I take very good care of myself. Growing up as a dancer, you know your body so well, you know what to do to overcome something.
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I will say a lot of dancers do such beautiful things for their body and then they smoke a cigarette. I've never been a smoker, but I realized after taking yoga . . . in ballet you're not encouraged to do a lot of breathing. I think in a weird way, a lot of dancers find relief in actually breathing.
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I was raised really, really healthy, pretty much vegetarian and a very clean lifestyle, I don't smoke, I don't drink. I'm more addicted to the things that make me feel good - endorphins after working out.
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You have to be a little crazy to be a dancer.