Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Tiffani Thiessen

Another request! Some of you may not remember her early days on "90210" or the older "Saved by the Bell." Many young men of the day had a thing for her. You can see her now in a show called "White Collar" playing the role of Elizabeth Burke, wife of Peter Burke, a main character who is an FBI agent.

Notice that her name is spelled with an "i." The linked image names are spelled wrong, so if you grab them on to your computer, change it, okay?

She was born on January 23, 1974 in Long Beach, California as Tiffani Amber Thiessen. She if 5' 5" [1.65 m] tall. She is married with one kid, Daughter, Harper Renn, who was born on June 15, 2010. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 3 oz.


Factoids:

  • Her middle name Amber, was chosen by her grandmother.
  • Middle sister of Todd and Schuyler.
  • Won the Miss Junior America beauty pageant [1987]
  • Tied with another girl, Tiffany Weber, for the crown of Teen Magazine's Great Model Search 1988.
  • Made Cover Girl Magazine's Model of the Year [1989]
  • Attended Valley Professional High School in Studio City, California; named class valedictorian in 1992.
  • Was offered a role on "Charmed" (1998) to replace Shannen Doherty, but turned it down. [2001]
  • Has two dogs, Buck and Pearl, and two cats, Sadie and Savannah.
  • Is a close friend of actress Jennie Garth.
  • Admitted an ongoing struggle to fit Hollywood's waifish beauty ideal.
  • Early on into production, was considered for the role of Corley James in her movie Just Pray (2005) before becoming director of the film.
  • Started her own production company, Tit 4 Tat Productions.
  • Taking the advice of her uncle, screenwriter/actor Roger Ernest, she began modeling at the age of eight.
  • Her father is of German descent. Her mother is of Greek, Turkish, and Welsh descent.
  • Accepted an invitation to serve on the National Advisory Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. [2006]
  • Volunteered at Camp Rainbow Gold, a summer camp for children stricken with cancer, located near Ketchum, Idaho, USA. [2006].
  • Won the CLCA Green Image Award presented by the "Green Expo/Green Image Awards" for her contributions to help residents learn sustainable living techniques and support the California Green Movement [2009].
  • Made USA network audition casting history, when the role of Elizabeth Burke on "White Collar" (2009) took her no more than 3 hours to read for her scene with Tim DeKay before it was finally decided that she was cast.


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