Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974) is an American actress who rose to fame playing Lisa Turtle in Saved by the Bell, for which she twice won the Young Artist Award, in 1990 and 1993, and was twice nominated for the same award in 1991 and 1992.
Voorhies was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in Pasadena, California. Voorhies is the second oldest of four siblings. Her first name, "Lark," was the name of a character in the movie Cool Breeze....
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Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974) is an American actress who rose to fame playing Lisa Turtle in Saved by the Bell, for which she twice won the Young Artist Award, in 1990 and 1993, and was twice nominated for the same award in 1991 and 1992.
Voorhies was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in Pasadena, California. Voorhies is the second oldest of four siblings. Her first name, "Lark," was the name of a character in the movie Cool Breeze. Voorhies' mother, who loved the character, decided to name her daughter thus.
Growing up, Voorhies took vocal lessons, dance lessons, joined the church choir, and attended gymnastic classes. She went to Pasadena Civic Ballet Company, where she studied different dance style routines for five years, including jazz, ballet, tap, and hip hop. Voorhies was an aspiring ballerina when she was younger.
Voorhies made her acting debut at the age of two. She postponed her acting career until the age of 11. The reason behind this was because of her...
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