Elizabeth Berkley was born in Detroit, Michigan. When she was 5 her parents subscribe her at Detroit Dance Company. Loving dance, young Elizabeth begun to take part in several ballets as "The Swan Lake" and in 1983 starred in some musicals, singing in Italian, too. Her debut was a role in t.v. movie "Frog" in 1987 and then she started to participate as extra in some t.v. series, "TV 101", "Day by Day"... In the summer of 1989 she was in L.A. and auditioned for a role on "Saved by the Bell". She had the role and became a t.v. star. After 4 seasons she left the show trying to enter in cinema. In 1994 she filmed 4 movies, including Showgirls and continued to guest star in very popular t.v. shows, as "Diagnosis Murder". After Showgirls, she got a degree in English Literature from UCLA and enter to United Talent Agency. She then filmed some Hollywood films with small roles (The First Wives Club, 1996 and Any Given Sunday, 1999) and such independent movies as star (The Taxman and Last Call, 1999, The Real Blonde, 1997).

In 1999, Elizabeth was in London upon stage as Honey in "Lenny". Elizabeth has one older brother, Jason. Elizabeth's eyes are two different colors. One is half brown and half green and the other is completely green. While once taking a trip, the in-flight movie was Showgirls. The man sitting next to Elizabeth watched the movie but never recognized her. She is a vegetarian. In the television series, 'Saved By The Bell,' producers couldn't decide between Elizabeth and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen to play Kelly, so they created Jesse just for Elizabeth.