Lark Voorhies

Lark Voorhies
Voorhies in 2008
Born	Lark Holloway (1974-03-25) March 25, 1974 (age 42) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, spokeswoman, model
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Miguel Coleman (m. 1996–2004) Jimmy Green (m. 2015)

Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974) is an American actress who rose to fame playing Lisa Turtle on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell from 1989 until 1993. She was nominated for the Young Artist Award six times, winning in 1990 and 1993 for her work on the show. Voorhies also portrayed the role as a regular on the Disney sitcom Good Morning, Miss Bliss.

Voorhies was born Lark Holloway in Nashville, Tennessee, and later adopted "Voorhies" as a stage name. Her mother, Tricia, named her "Lark" after the character in the 1972 film Cool Breeze, played by Margaret Avery. By the time Voorhies was two years old, the family had moved to Pasadena, California. At this time, her mother took her to a talent agent, because "she was a natural-born ham." However, her first audition did not go well—she froze. She appeared in a national television commercial for Universal Studios Tour at age 12 advertising its upcoming King Kong attraction: "I was on this tram screaming with all these other people. I had such a great time doing that."

Voorhies made her acting debut at the age of two. Though photogenic, she was shy, and her mother put Voorhies' acting career on hold until she was more comfortable in front of the cameras. Later, at the age of fourteen, Voorhies reappeared on an episode of Small Wonder in 1988. In June of that same year, she landed the recurring role of Lisa Turtle in Disney Channel's television series Good Morning, Miss Bliss and appeared in thirteen episodes from 1988 to 1989. She remained as the same character, as did Zack, Screech, and Mr. Belding, after Disney dropped the series and it was picked-up and re-tooled by NBC and renamed Saved by the Bell.