Lark Voorhies
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| Born | March 25, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Miguel Coleman (1996-2004) Andy Prince (2007 - present) 1 child |
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, and grew up in Pasadena, California.
On March 9, 1996, she married actor/producer Miguel Coleman and later divorced in 2004. On May 8, 2007, she married Andy Prince and had a child with him.
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]
Lark is mentioned on the first track of Ludacris' 2001 album "Word of Mouf." He alleges (for comic effect) that he has been "saved by more bells than Lark Voorhies."
[edit] Career
On Saved by the Bell, Voorhies played Lisa Turtle, a fashion-obsessed teen who is in turn the love obsession of her classmate Screech (played by Dustin Diamond). She had contract roles on soap operas such as Days of Our Lives playing bitchy socialite Wendy Reardon and The Bold and the Beautiful playing kind-hearted intern fashion desinger Jasmine Malone but quit both when she realized that she would eventually have to do sex scenes, which clashed with her religious beliefs as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. (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 (Dr. Maxwell "Max" Stanton). Previously, she played Alfonso Ribeiro’s love interest twice on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
She has appeared in music videos for Boyz II Men, Kenny Lattimore and Dru Hill.
Her latest project is a movie adaptation of the book The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Next Hit (2008)
- 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 (1995) (TV series) (1993–1994)
- Saved by the Bell (TV series) (1989-1993)
- Good Morning, Miss Bliss (TV series) (1988-1989)
[edit] References
- ^ AP. “ ‘Saved by the Bell’ Actress Sues Tabloid”, ABC News, 1 June 2006.
[edit] External links
- Lark Voorhies Official MySpace
- Lark Voorhies at the Internet Movie Database
- Lark Voorhies article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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