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Tiffani Thiessen

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Director
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Tiffani Thiessen
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Tiffani Amber Thiessen was born on January 23, 1974 in Long Beach, California to Robyn Ernest, a homemaker & Frank Thiessen, a park designer. She grew up in Long Beach with her parents and her brothers, professional cyclist Todd (born August 1, 1968) and Schyler (born May 10, 1977). When Tiffani was 8, her uncle, Roger Ernest, suggested that she try acting and modeling. Soon afterward, she appeared in her first TV commercial, for Peaches and Cream Barbie. From there she started competing in several beauty pageants and, in 1987, she won the Miss Junior America pageant.

She got her big break when she was cast as the popular cheerleader Kelly Kapowski on the NBC series Saved by the Bell (1989), which lasted for five years. But this was not at all the end of her career. Coinciding with the cancellation of the short-lived Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993), she was cast as the bitchy, conniving vixen Valerie Malone on Aaron Spelling's long-running hit series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). Here, she played the constant enemy of Kelly Taylor, played by Jennie Garth, although in real life, the two are actually best friends. Tiffani also lived with co-star Brian Austin Green for several years. She stayed with the show until 1998 and then left to pursue her movie career. The result was two independent movies, followed by two comedies and then Hollywood Ending (2002), in which she starred alongside Woody Allen.

She met actor Richard Ruccolo while guest starring as Marti in the hit sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998) where in 2001, the couple became engaged. During the fall of 2002, she co-starred with best friend Jennie's husband, Peter Facinelli, and Bill Bellamy on Fox's action/drama series, Fastlane (2002), where she starred as Billie Chambers, but the show was canceled after one season. In 2003, Tiffani broke off her engagement to Richard Ruccolo and in 2005, she married actor Brady Smith. The couple have two children, a daughter, Harper Smith (Harper Renn Smith) and a son, Holt Fisher Smith.
BornJanuary 23, 1974
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  • Awards
    • 7 nominations

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Tiffani Thiessen
Tiffani Thiessen in White Collar (2009)
Woody Allen and Tiffani Thiessen in Hollywood Ending (2002)
John Forsythe and Tiffani Thiessen in The Powers That Be (1992)
Tiffani Thiessen
Tiffani Thiessen in Fastlane (2002)
Tiffani Thiessen in Hollywood Ending (2002)
Tiffani Thiessen in Hollywood Ending (2002)
Tiffani Thiessen, Paris Berelc, and Isabel May in Alexa & Katie (2018)
Tiffani Thiessen in Live-In (1989)
Brian Austin Green and Tiffani Thiessen in She Fought Alone (1995)
Tiffani Thiessen and Lark Voorhies in Saved by the Bell (1989)

Known for

Paris Berelc and Isabel May in Alexa & Katie (2018)
Alexa & Katie
7.5
TV Series
  • Lori Mendoza
Matt Bomer in White Collar (2009)
White Collar
8.2
TV Series
  • Elizabeth Burke
Deliciousness (2020)
Deliciousness
4.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Saved by the Bell (2020)
Saved by the Bell
5.7
TV Series
  • Kelly Kapowski-Morris
  • Kelly Morris(uncredited)

Credits

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Actress

  • Saved by the Bell (2020)
    Saved by the Bell
    • Kelly Kapowski-Morris
    • Kelly Morris (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Paris Berelc and Isabel May in Alexa & Katie (2018)
    Alexa & Katie
    • Lori Mendoza
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Diedrich Bader, Katy Mixon, Daniel DiMaggio, Meg Donnelly, and Giselle Eisenberg in American Housewife (2016)
    American Housewife
    • Celeste
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Jimmy Fallon in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    • Kelly Kapowski (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Matt Bomer in White Collar (2009)
    White Collar
    • Elizabeth Burke
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2014
  • Josh Hopkins, Tiffani Thiessen, Bailee Madison, and Max Charles in Northpole (2014)
    Northpole
    • Chelsea Hastings
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • David Arquette, Colin Ford, Madison Pettis, and Jonathan Morgan Heit in Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)
    Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates
    • Misty the Wonderful Witch
    • Mermaid (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Funny or Die Presents... (2009)
    Funny or Die Presents...
    • Tiffani Amber Thiessen
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Cyborg Soldier (2008)
    Cyborg Soldier
    • Lindsey Reardon
    • Video
    • 2008
  • What About Brian (2006)
    What About Brian
    • Natasha Drew
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Eric Roberts, Faye Dunaway, and Tiffani Thiessen in Pandemic (2007)
    Pandemic
    • Dr. Kayla Martin
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2007
  • Stroller Wars
    • Lainey
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Jere Burns, Mark Feuerstein, Matt Letscher, Suzanne Pleshette, Ashley Williams, and Constance Zimmer in Good Morning, Miami (2002)
    Good Morning, Miami
    • Victoria Hill
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Bill Bellamy, Peter Facinelli, Tiffani Thiessen, and Mo McRae in Fastlane (2002)
    Fastlane
    • Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2003
  • Hollywood Ending (2002)
    Hollywood Ending
    • Sharon Bates
    • 2002

Producer

  • Saved by the Bell (2020)
    Saved by the Bell
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Deliciousness (2020)
    Deliciousness
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Dinner at Tiffani's (2014)
    Dinner at Tiffani's
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Just Pray
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Tiffani Thiessen in Buried Secrets (1996)
    Buried Secrets
    • co-producer (as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen)
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Director

  • Just Pray
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2005

Videos55

Cyborg Soldier
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Cyborg Soldier
Cyborg Soldier
Clip 1:50
Cyborg Soldier
Trailer
Trailer 0:31
Trailer
Complete Collection DVD Trailer
Trailer 1:57
Complete Collection DVD Trailer
Northpole
Trailer 0:33
Northpole
White Collar: Season Six
Trailer 0:17
White Collar: Season Six
White Collar: Season Three
Trailer 0:31
White Collar: Season Three
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Trailer 1:07
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
White Collar: The Complete First Season
Trailer 0:40
White Collar: The Complete First Season
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The Thirteenth
Trailer 2:41
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The Thirteenth
Cyborg Soldier
Trailer 0:45
Cyborg Soldier
Sugar Rush Christmas: Season 2
Trailer 1:26
Sugar Rush Christmas: Season 2

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Tiffani Amber Thiessen
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • January 23, 1974
    • Long Beach, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Brady SmithJuly 9, 2005 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Harper Smith
  • Parents
      Frank Thiessen
  • Relatives
      Schuyler Thiessen(Sibling)
  • Other works
    June 2002- Hosted a fashion show to debut new collection from MY-TEE designer Chrissy Azzaro.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 4 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
    • 64 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was offered a role on Charmed (1998) to replace Shannen Doherty, but turned it down. [2001]
  • Quotes
    There are too many rotten things in this world, and if I can put a smile on one little girl's face, one little boy's face, then I've done my job. - on acting professionally in show business.
  • Trademarks
      Soft mellow voice
  • Nickname
    • Tiff

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