Editing Tiffani Thiessen (section)

==Career==
Thiessen participated in beauty pageants during her childhood and was crowned Miss Junior America in 1987. The following year, she appeared on the cover of ''[[Teen (magazine)|Teen]]'' magazine, having won the magazine's "Great Model Search". In 1989, she was named ''Cover Girl''{{'}}s "Model of the Year", and landed her first role of [[List of Saved by the Bell characters#Kelly Kapowski-Morris|Kelly Kapowski]] on [[NBC]]'s television sitcom ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', starring until its end in 1993. The success of the show gave her career a boost and Thiessen received [[Young Artist Award]] nominations for [[11th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Ensemble Cast|Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast]] in 1990 and [[13th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series|Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Primetime Series]] in 1991 and 1993.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Simultaneously, Thiessen guest-starred on series such as ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Charles in Charge]]'' and ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''. In 1992, she starred in her first television movies ''[[Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style]]'' and ''[[A Killer Among Friends]]'', making her film debut in ''[[Son in Law (film)|Son in Law]]'' in 1993. She then continued with starring in spin-off ''[[Saved by the Bell: The College Years]]'' in its single season (1993–94) and in television movie ''[[Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas]]'' (1994), which marked the end of the original ''Saved by the Bell'' series.

In 1994, after her tenure on ''Saved by the Bell'' had ended, Thiessen landed the role of [[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters#Valerie Malone|Valerie Malone]] in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s [[Aaron Spelling]]-produced hit teen-drama ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', to fill the void after [[Shannen Doherty]]'s departure. She was the first actress to directly join the main cast of the show and portrayed Valerie until 1998, when she left in the early episodes of the ninth season of the show. While starring in ''90210'', Thiessen began to take on continuous dramatic leading roles in television films: ''The Stranger Beside Me'' (1995) and ''[[She Fought Alone]]'' (1995), ''[[Sweet Dreams (1996 film)|Sweet Dreams]]'' and ''[[Buried Secrets (film)|Buried Secrets]]'' in 1996. After her departure from the show, she appeared in a number of films, including ''[[Speedway Junky]]'' (1999), ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money]]'' (1999), ''[[Love Stinks (film)|Love Stinks]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Ladies Man (2000 film)|The Ladies Man]]'' (2000); she also guest-starred on ''[[NewsRadio]]'' (1999), ''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]'' (2000), ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' (2001) and ''[[Good Morning, Miami]]'' (2003–04). In 2000, she was featured in the [[music video]] for "[[You're a God]]" by [[Vertical Horizon]], portraying a beauty pageant contestant, in her first music video appearance. That year she also dropped her middle name which she had been including professionally for many years and is now credited as simply Tiffani Thiessen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/TV_STUFF_Tiffani_Drops_Amber/312130 |title=TV STUFF: Tiffani Drops Amber |work=Hollywood.com |date=March 29, 2000 |access-date=November 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318002527/http://www.hollywood.com/tv/tv-stuff-tiffani-drops-amber-57152943/ |archive-date=March 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Thiessen was Spelling's first choice to replace Doherty in the series ''[[Charmed]]'' in 2001, but she refused his offer because she was hoping the NBC pilot for ''Everything But the Girl'' would be picked up.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/12/spelling-asked-tiffani-thiessen-join-charmed/|title=Charm's Way|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 12, 2001|access-date=December 25, 2012}}</ref> The role eventually went to [[Rose McGowan]].

Meanwhile, Thiessen starred in direct-to-video parody film ''[[Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth]]'' (2000) and in television movie ''Everything But the Girl'' (2001), before appearing in the [[Woody Allen]]-directed film ''[[Hollywood Ending]]'' (2002) and starring in action-drama series ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]'' (2002–03) as Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers, for which she received a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] nomination for [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Drama|Choice TV Actress – Drama/Action Adventure]].<ref name=":4" /> In 2003, she launched her production company Tit 4 Tat Productions, producing and directing the short film ''Just Pray'' in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445023/ |title=News |date=February 25, 2005 |publisher=imdb.com |access-date=December 23, 2012}}</ref> which earned distinctions at several film festivals,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Tribeca Film Festival (2005) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000894/2005/1/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=IMDb |language=en}}</ref> including winning Best Score at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, an Academy Award qualifying festival. The original motion picture soundtrack album, co-produced by Thiessen and Al Gomes of Big Noise, was placed on the Official Ballot for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy in several categories including Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bignoisenow.com/tiffanithiessen.html |title=Tiffani Thiessen 'Just Pray' Soundtrack Official Site |access-date=October 10, 2006}}</ref>

Later on, she starred in television movies ''Stroller Wars'' (2006) and ''[[Pandemic (TV miniseries)|Pandemic]]'' (2007), she joined the cast of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s drama ''[[What About Brian]]'' (2007) for its last five episodes and starred in the science fiction film ''[[Cyborg Soldier]]'' (2008). In 2008, she made her second music video appearance, this time for [[Ben Lee]]'s "American Television". Thiessen appeared with her husband [[Brady Smith (actor)|Brady Smith]] on the September 6, 2009 episode of season four of the reality show ''[[HGTV Design Star]]''. Interior designer Lonni Paul, one of the final three contestants of the season, was given the task of redesigning Thiessen's guest bedroom with an eco-friendly theme; Thiessen and Paul now have a nursery furniture line called PetitNest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petitnest.com/store/pages/about-us.html |title=About us |publisher=Petitnest.com |access-date=December 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427212000/http://www.petitnest.com/store/pages/about-us.html |archive-date=April 27, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> From 2009 through 2014 Thiessen appeared in the [[USA Network]] crime series ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' as [[List of White Collar characters#Elizabeth Burke|Elizabeth Burke]].
[[File:Tiffani Thiessen.jpg|thumb|Thiessen at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2010|253x253px]]
On February 4, 2015, Thiessen reunited with ''Saved By the Bell'' costars [[Mark-Paul Gosselaar]], [[Elizabeth Berkley]], [[Dennis Haskins]] and [[Mario Lopez]] on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', in which they appeared in a ''Saved by the Bell'' sketch with host [[Jimmy Fallon]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Watch a Glorious Saved by the Bell Reunion Courtesy of Jimmy Fallon|url=https://time.com/3696826/jimmy-fallon-saved-by-the-bell-reunion-tonight-show/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Fallon assembled the cast of 'Saved by The Bell' for an epic reunion|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-fallon-saved-by-the-bell-reunion-2015-2|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Fallon reunites most of the 'Saved by the Bell' cast|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-jimmy-fallon-reunites-most-of-the-saved-by-the-bell-cast-20150205-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 5, 2015|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> In the same year, Thiessen started hosting her own show on [[Cooking Channel]] called ''[[Dinner at Tiffani's]]'', which ran until 2017.

On June 7, 2017, Thiessen was cast as Lori Mendoza, mother of the Mendoza family on the multi camera [[Netflix]] sitcom ''[[Alexa & Katie]]'', which premiered its first two seasons on March 23 and December 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/tiffani-thiessen-cast-alexa-katie-netflix-multi-camera-comedy-1202108836/|title=Tiffani Thiessen To Co-Star In Netflix Multi-Camera Comedy 'Alexa & Katie'|author=Nellie Andreeva|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 7, 2017|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> In 2021, at the [[48th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]], she was nominated in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program.<ref name=":0" />

In March 2020, it was announced that Thiessen would join the cast of the ''Saved by the Bell'' sequel series, reprising her role as Kelly Kapowski. She guest-starred in three episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-saved-by-the-bell-reboot-will-feature-zack-kelly-together-again-22583165 |title=The 'Saved By The Bell' Reboot Will Feature Zack & Kelly Together Again |website=[[Bustle.com|Bustle]]|date=March 1, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> The show premiered on [[NBCUniversal]]'s streaming network [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] beginning November 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/saved-by-the-bell-revival-first-official-trailer/|title=Saved by the Bell revival drops first official trailer: 'The old gang back together'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 27, 2020|access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref> In November, it was announced that Thiessen would host the [[MTV]] [[comedy]] [[clip show]] ''[[Deliciousness (TV series)|Deliciousness]]'', a spinoff of that network's previous program, ''[[Ridiculousness (TV series)|Ridiculousness]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Borge|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1211679/mtvs-ridiculousness-spinoff-is-guaranteed-to-make-you-hungry-and-make-you-laugh|title=MTV's Ridiculousness Spinoff Is Guaranteed To Make You Hungry—And Make You Laugh|website=[[E! Online]]|date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>