Tiffani Thiessen

The star of Saved by the Bell, Tiffani Thiessen started her career at age 8 when her uncle and friend of Stephen Spielberg, Roger Ernst, suggested she try modeling. Soon Tiffani starred in her first commercial, a Peaches and Cream Barbie ad.

Thiessen's big break came with being cast as Kelly Kapowski on the teen television show Saved By the Bell, playing the love interest of Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Theissen says, “I learned how to smoke from Mark-Paul Gosselaar on Saved by the Bell. He's the one who taught me, and we smoked together.” She continued the role with the short-lived Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Theissen went on to play bad girl Valerie Malone for 6 years on Beverly Hills 90210. She met actor Brian Austin Green on the set and later lived with and dated him for 3 years.

Her transition to film hasn't gone so well. She has starred in a few films, including Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending (Tea Leoni), but she has received dismal reviews. In 2005 she directed a short film called Just Pray. This was the first major release by her production company Tit 4 Tat Productions.

Thiessen dated Mario Lopez and Mark Paul Gosselaar and was once engaged to actor Richard Ruccolo. She married actor Brady Smith in 2005.

In 2006, during a Q & A, Tiffani confirmed that she was writing a children's book, “Fins and Tales” to be released in 2007.