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From Sin City to the Big Apple: 'Roger Dodger''s Elizabeth Berkley on the Things Bayside Never Taught Her© Heather Wadowski
Over the years, there are certain things people come to expect on their birthdays-- for instance, a cake, a nice dinner with friends and perhaps a few gifts. However, stopping your friends from singing the theme song to "Saved by the Bell" while you are on the phone with Elizabeth Berkley is not one of them. Yet on my 22 birthday, that's exactly what I was doing.
As my friends break into a chorus of "It's all right/cause I'm saved by the bell" I can't help but think that most actresses would simply cringe to hear a group of twenty-somethings sing the theme song to a show they starred in almost a decade ago and can't escape. However, 30-year-old Elizabeth Berkley is obviously not one of them. In fact, she's probably one of the few actresses who seems to appreciate every moment of her career-- even "Showgirls." The former Jessie Spano happily brought up what many would consider the lowest point of her career when I mentioned I was calling from Vegas, and was more than eager to reminisce about living in the City of Sin even if it was just for a few weeks. But while Berkley may have only lived in Vegas for a month or two, the Michigan native has been living with her Vegas-persona Nomi Malone ever since 1995. Once hailed as one of the "best actresses in an off-primetime series" for her role on "Saved by the Bell" (a role which was created for her when casting directors couldn't decide between her and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen for the part of Kelly Kapowski), Berkley was nominated for both worst new star of the decade and worst actress of the century at the 2000 Razzie Awards after having previously won the awards for worst actress and worst new star in 1996. And despite making brief appearances in several successful films since then ("Any Given Sunday," "The First Wives Club"), the public still laughs at the mere mention of Berkley's name. Now, an actress who was once known for her feminist ways (thanks to Jessie Spano) is now remembered primarily for her T&A, and no matter how hard she tries, Berkley just can't seem to break free of Nomi Malone. With Artisan Entertainment's "Roger Dodger," however, Berkley is hoping that she's taking yet another step in the right direction to remind both Hollywood and the public that she's still the same talented actress she always was. While her role may not sound like much in the press notes (Berkley plays Andrea, a single woman who-- with the help of co-star Jennifer Beals-- gives two New York men an experience they'll never forget), her character is much more detailed than the movie's premise lets on and the film has already earned her rave reviews.
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