Lark Voorhies

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Lark Voorhies in summer 2008

Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974 in Nashville , Tennessee ) is an American actress . She was best known for her role as Lisa Turtle , in which she appeared 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 affiliated films California High School - Hot Vacation and Intrigue and California College Wedding in Las Vegas came into play. Even after the successes in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she was still active as an actress, but was far from following on from her previous successes. In addition, Voorhies is or was also active as a model , singer and speaker.

life and career

Film career

Born in 1974 in Nashville , the capital of the US state of Tennessee , Voorhies began her career as an actress at the tender age of two. She then interrupted her still young acting career for a few years, which included part of her school days, and only made her comeback at the age of around eleven. In 1988 the young talent finally found their first well-known role in film and television, as it was first in the role of Lisa Turtle slipped and this in all 13 episodes of Good Morning, Miss Bliss , the pioneer of California high school , employed came. For her role she was nominated for the Young Artist Award in the category "Best Young Actress in a Cable Family Series" in 1989, in which the 13 episode series also ended . After appearances in two different episodes of the television series Small Wonder , in which she appeared in two different roles, she was inducted into the cast of the successful youth series California High School in 1989 as one of the leading actresses . In this she was finally used in all 86 episodes until 1993 and was only one of four people who managed to be used in all episodes produced in the series. In the course of time she was nominated several times for the aforementioned Young Artist Award and was able to receive such prizes twice. While still enjoying her success at California High School , Voorhies was guest starred on a number of television series. She was seen in an episode each of The Robert Guillaume Show (1989) and The Prince of Bel-Air (1992). In 1993 she also appeared in the television series Martin , centered around the rising star Martin Lawrence , in a recurring role as Nicole in two episodes. During this time, she also fell in love with the main actor of the series, with whom she was briefly dating.

Connected to the successes of California High School , Voorhies also appeared with the official cast of the series in the first televised film California High School - Hot Vacations and Intrigue . After the final out 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 Zeit der Sehnsucht , in which she was seen in a total of 15 episodes until 1994 as Wendy Reardon . In addition, she also took on a recurring role in the rather short-lived television series Getting By , where she 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 was still having an impact at that time, it was decided to produce more films and two spin-offs for the successful youth series. So Voorhies came in 1994 in an episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years , the subsequent season finale, for which even a separate film was shot under the name California College Wedding in Las Vegas , and an episode of Saved by the Bell : The New Class on their missions. In the same year she was also seen in an episode of Me and the Boys . In 1995 she was also used in an episode of the multi-award-winning CBS Schoolbreak Special , followed by an appearance in each episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and All Under One Roof . Furthermore, this year she made it to a recurring role in the soap opera Reich und Schön , in which she appeared in four different episodes until 1996.

Even then, her successful time as Lisa Turtle was coming to an end, which is why she only appeared sporadically in various television series as a guest star in the following years. In addition to appearances in an episode of Malcolm & Eddie , in the miniseries The Last Don , which was also released in German-speaking countries, and in the surprisingly successful film The Playboy Trap , she also appeared in the cast of Ein terrible in a supporting role in 1997 nice house , where it was used in a total of 18 episodes until 1999. In the meantime, she came in 1998 in an episode of Love Boat: The Next Wave and 1999 Emmy nominated TV movie mutiny in Port Chicago used. Immediately after her engagement with A Terrible Nice House , Voorhies appeared in a recurring role in two episodes of The Parkers in 1999 . After that, the previously prevailing hype about the former youth star finally subsided. In 2000 she was only used in one episode of Grown Ups and then only appeared sporadically in films such as Fire & Ice (2001), where she can be seen in one of the leading roles. At the same time, appearances in the two films Longshot - A daring game and So High followed . In 2002, roles in Civil Brand and the mini-series Widows followed , before the former young talent fell silent. There were no more well-known appearances until 2008, with Voorhies devoting herself mainly to her music career during this time. In 2008 she finally made her comeback as an actress in The Next Hit , followed by a speaking role in an episode of the animated series Robot Chicken (2008) and a key role in the short film Mimi's Place in 2009. Another film starring Voorhies or a major supporting role is currently (as of February 2011) in post-production . The early release date for Redemption in the US is July 1, 2011.

Music career

In addition to her acting career, Voorhies also had a moderately successful career as a musician. In 1994 she founded a band called X-Girls (later called Geneva ), in which she performed with Stacee (* 1971) and Yashi Brown (* 1977), the daughters of Rebbie Jackson . Voorhies was also the founder and lead singer of the alternative rock band Third Degree . After this dissolved, however, the young actress was anxious to start a solo career. In her own production she finally released various and also only moderately successful singles and albums. She released her last recorded single to date (February 2011) in her own management and production company in early 2010.

The single Lark on My Go-Kart from Asher Roth's debut studio album Asleep in the Bread Aisle from 2009 is a reference to Lark Voorhies, who is also shown in an animated character in the music video for the single. As early as the 1990s, Voorhies was featured in a music video when she played Wanyá Morris's friend in the video for the single On Bended Knees by Boyz II Men . Also in the 1990s, she was in the 1996 music video for Kenny Lattimore's single Never Too Busy . She had other appearances in music videos, among others in 1998 in Dru Hills These Are the Times . 2001 was followed by a mention in Coming 2 America of a song from Ludacris ' second studio album Word of Mouf .

Lark Voorhies is the managing director of Lark Voorhies Productions and Voorhies Management, Inc. , which she founded with her brother and several business partners. In addition to her acting and music career, Voorhies mainly worked as a model in the 1990s, but could not really assert herself due to her rather small size of around 1.60 m. In addition, she is still active today as a speaker and, more rarely, as a trainer for younger actors. One of her protégés is, among others, the up-and-coming talented actor Cassandra Mari Quarto. Furthermore, she was also active in the advertising industry, especially in the 1990s, and was in various spots for well-known brands and companies such as " Head & Shoulders " or "Onyx 10".

Personal / family / trivia

  • She got the name Lark from her mother, who at the age of 14 saw a movie ( Cool Breeze ) in which one of the main characters bore this name.
  • In the early 1990s she was in a relationship with the aspiring actor Martin Lawrence , with whom she initially only developed a relationship through a letter romance, before dating him afterwards. In 1993, Lawrence ended the relationship during an appearance on the television show The Arsenio Hall Show , believing he was already in a relationship with another woman. The two met in Lawrence's own television series Martin .
  • On March 9, 1996 she married Miguel Coleman, who later also worked as an actor and producer. In 2004 the couple separated and divorced.
  • Since May 8, 2007 she has been married to Andy Prince, with whom she also has a child.
  • In 2006, she filed a lawsuit against The National Enquirer magazine for framing her with a drug problem and charged the publishers of the magazine with defamation.

Filmography

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)

Awards and nominations

Nominations
Awards

Web links

Commons : Lark Voorhies  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 'Saved By the Bell' Cast: Then & Now , accessed February 20, 2011
  2. ↑ 'Saved by the Bell' Actress Sues Tabloid , accessed on February 20, 2011
  3. ↑ 'Saved By the Bell' Actress Lark Voorhies Sues for Libel , accessed February 20, 2011
  4. ↑ Tenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1987–1988 (wrong year number) ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2015 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 20, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.youngartistawards.org
  5. ↑ a b Eleventh Annual Youth in Film Awards 1988–1989 (wrong year number) ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 20, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.youngartistawards.org
  6. ^ Twelfth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1989–1990 (incorrect year) (English), accessed February 20, 2011
  7. ↑ Thirteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1990–1991 (incorrect year ), accessed February 20, 2011
  8. ^ Fourteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1991–1992 (incorrect year ), accessed February 20, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Voorhies, Lark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Nashville , Tennessee, USA