Lark Voorhies
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Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974) is an American actress who gained fame playing Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell.
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[edit] Personal life
Lark Voorhies was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
She was once engaged to actor Martin Lawrence. On March 9, 1996, she married actor/producer Miguel Coleman.
On May 30, 2006, Voorhies filed a lawsuit against the National Enquirer for libel over an article that included claims she had a drug problem.[1]
[edit] Career
On Saved by the Bell, Voorhies played a teen obsessed with fashion, with such brands as AAA, Dickies, Ben Davis, and others (5 for 10 was her favorite place to shop); who is in turn the love obsession of her classmate Screech (played by Dustin Diamond) who always seemed to chase after her. She had contract roles on soap operas such as Days of our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful but quit both when she realized that she would eventually have to do sex scenes, which clashed with her religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. (She was released from her contract on B&B.)
In 1995, Voorhies guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Life Support.” She has continued to act in various roles since then such as In the House, in which she played the girlfriend-turned-wife of Alfonso Ribeiro's character (Maxwell Stanton). Her latest project is a movie adaptation of the book The Black Man’s Guide to Understanding Black Women.
[edit] Trivia
- Lark has appeared in music videos for Boyz II Men, Kenny Lattimore and Dru Hill.
- She has played Alfonso Ribeiro's love interest twice on two different shows: once on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and later on In the House.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Civil Brand (2002)
- How High (2001)
- Fire & Ice (2001) (TV)
- The Last Don (1997) (miniseries)
- How to Be a Player (1997)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) (TV series) (1995–1996)
- Days of our Lives (1965) (TV series) (1993–1994)
- Saved by the Bell (1989) (TV series)
[edit] Notes
- ^ AP. "Saved by the Bell' Actress Sues Tabloid", ABC News, 1 June 2006.
[edit] External links
- Lark Voorhies at the Internet Movie Database
- Lark Voorhies article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
