Lark Voorhies
Lark Voorhies ( born March 25, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee ) is an American actress. She was known primarily for her role as Lisa Turtle, in which they appear in the television series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, California High School, Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, as well as in the connected movies California high School - Hot Holiday and intrigue and California College - wedding in Las Vegas was used. Even after the success in the late 1980s or the early 1990s, she was still active as an actress, but could not connect to their previous success by far. Besides being or Voorhies also worked as a model, singer and spokesperson.
Life and career
Film career
The in Nashville, the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee, born in 1974 Voorhies began her acting career at the tender age of two. Then she interrupted her fledgling acting career for several years, in which fell among other things, also a part of their schooling, and only came back at the age of about eleven years to make a comeback. In 1988, the young talent finally found their first notable role in film and television when she first stepped into the role of Lisa Turtle, and this in all 13 episodes of Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the pioneer of California High School, for use came. For her role, she was in 1989, in which the dated with 13 episodes series also expired, nominated for the Young Artist Award in the category "Best Young Actress in a Cable Family Series". After appearances in two different episodes of the TV series Small Wonder, in which they came into existence in two different roles, they came in 1989 as one of the leading actresses in the cast of the successful youth series California High School received. In this she came to 1993 in all 86 episodes used and was just one of four people who managed to be used in all produced episodes of the series. Over time, it was nominated several times for the aforementioned Young Artist Award and was able to answer a twice such price. During her successes at California High School Voorhies was invited as a guest star in a number of television series. So she was to see (1992 ), among others, each in a episode of The Robert Guillaume Show ( 1989) and The Fresh Prince of Bel -Air. In 1993, she was also in the television series Martin, around the rising star Martin Lawrence, in a recurring role as Nicole in two episodes used. During this time she also fell in love the main characters of the series, with whom she was then briefly also romantically involved.
Connected to the success of California High School, Voorhies took with the official cast of the show and the first made-for- television film California High School - Hot Holiday and intrigue part. After the final of the series in 1993, the African American actress came in the same year in a short-term supporting role in the cast of the soap opera Days of Our Lives, in which she was seen until 1994 in 15 episodes as Wendy Reardon. In addition, she also took on a recurring role in the short-lived television series rather Getting By, where it was used in the second episode of the first season and the first episode of the second season in the role of Tasha. Since the success of California high school at that time were still at the aftermath, more movies and two spin-offs for successful youth series it was decided to produce. So Voorhies came in 1994 in an episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years, the subsequent season finale for which even has its own movie under the name California College - Las Vegas wedding was filmed, and a sequence of Saved by the Bell: The New Class on their missions. In addition, she was also seen in the same year in an episode of Me and the Boys. In 1995, she also came to a use in an episode of the CBS School Break Specials excellent umpteen times, followed by an appearance in each case an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and all under one roof. Furthermore, she made it this year to a recurring role in the soap opera Bold and the Beautiful, in which she had until 1996 appearances in four different sets.
Already at that time was their successful time as Lisa Turtle on the decay, which is why they only sporadically occurred in the following years in several television series as a guest star. In addition to performances in an episode of Malcolm & Eddie, in the miniseries The Last Don, which was published among others in the German-speaking countries, and yet surprisingly successful film The Playboy case they came in 1997 in a supporting role in the cast of a terrible in the House, where it was used until 1999 in 18 episodes. In the meantime, they came in 1998 in an episode of The Love Boat: The Next Wave and 1999 in the Emmy nominated TV movie Mutiny at Port Chicago used. In immediate connection to their involvement in a terrible nice house Voorhies joined in 1999 in a recurring role in two episodes of The Parkers in appearance. After that, the former still prevalent in some degree of hype surrounding the former youth star put final. So she came in 2000 only in a series of Grown Ups used and summed it only sporadic appearances in films such as Fire & Ice (2001 ), where they can be seen, inter alia, one of the main roles. In the same eventually was followed by appearances in the two films Longshot - A longshot and So High. Finally, in 2002 was followed by roles in Civil Brand and the miniseries Widows before it became quiet around the former junior talent. By 2008, so was not followed by other well-known performances more, with Voorhies mainly devoted her music career at this time. In 2008, she finally gave in the film The Next hit her comeback as an actress, followed by a speaking role in an episode of the animated series Robot Chicken (2008) and a substantial role in the short film Mimi 's Place in 2009. Another film with Voorhies in one of the main roles or a significant supporting role is currently (as of February 2011) in post-production. Premature release date of Redemption in the United States is 1 July 2011.
Music career
In addition to her acting career Voorhies also had a moderately successful career as a musician. They founded already in 1994 a band called X - Girls ( who later bore the name Geneva ), in which they having Stacee (born 1971 ) and Yashi Brown ( b. 1977 ), the daughters of Rebbie Jackson, performed together. Furthermore Voorhies was also the founder and lead singer of the alternative rock band Third Degree. After this, however, broke up, the young actress was eager to start a solo career. In -house production eventually published several and also only moderately successful singles and albums. Your to date (February 2011) last proven single she released in early 2010 in their own management and production company.
The single Lark on My Go- Kart by Asher Roth's debut album Asleep in the Bread Aisle from 2009 is an allusion to Lark Voorhies, which is represented in the music video for the single in an animated character. As early as the 1990s came Voorhies in a music video for use when she played the girlfriend of Wanya Morris in the video for the single On Bended Knees by Boyz II Men. Also in the 90's she was in the 1996 music video for Kenny Lattimore Never Too Busy Single in use. Other uses in music videos they had, among other things Dru Hills 1998 These Are the Times. Followed in 2001 by a mention in Coming 2 America a song by Ludacris ' album Word of Mouf second.
Lark Voorhies is the managing director of Lark Voorhies Productions and Voorhies Management, Inc., which she founded with her brother and some business partners. In addition to her acting and music career Voorhies worked as a model, especially in the 1990s, but could not due to their very small size of around 1.60 m really prevail. In addition, she is still active as a speaker and rarely also as a trainer for younger actors. One of her charges is including the emerging spectacle youngster Cassandra Mari Quarto. In addition, she worked in the advertising industry, especially in the 1990s and was present in several commercials for well-known brands and companies like " Head & Shoulders" or "Onyx 10".
Personal / family / Trivia
- She got the name Lark of her mother, who saw at the age of 14 years a movie ( Cool Breeze ), in which one of the main characters bear this name.
- It belongs to in some way to the famous Jackson family around the 2009 deceased superstar Michael Jackson. She is the niece of Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson.
- In the early 1990s she was in a relationship with the distinguished actor Martin Lawrence, with whom she initially only on a letter - romance built up a relationship before she got together with him afterwards. In 1993, Lawrence finished with an appearance on the TV show The Arsenio Hall Show the relationship by he said to already be in a relationship with another woman. They met the two have in Lawrence's own television series Martin.
- During her time at Californie High School, she established a love relationship with her fellow actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar. The relationship held from 1989 to 1992 and broke through the phasing out of the series.
- On March 9, 1996, she married Miguel Coleman, who was also active as an actor and producer later. In 2004, the couple separated and divorced.
- From 8 May 2007, she is married to Andy Prince, with whom she also has a child.
- In 2006 she filed a lawsuit against the magazine The National Enquirer, which wanted to attach her a drug problem, and threw the editors of the magazine against slander.