Tiffani Thiessen's Real Name: Tiffani Amber Thiessen

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Tiffani Thiessen. TV Guide gives the birth name Tiffani Amber Thiessen and lists Long Beach, California, as her birthplace. Encyclopedia.com independently lists the professional aliases Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Tiffani Theissen, and dates a January 23, 1974, birth in Long Beach, California.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify her under the professional name Tiffani Thiessen. TV Guide lists the birth name as Tiffani Amber Thiessen and the birthplace as Long Beach, California. Encyclopedia.com independently records the forms Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Tiffani Theissen, dates the birth to January 23, 1974, in Long Beach, California, and says she is the daughter of Frank, a landscape architect and park designer, and Robyn, a homemaker, and attended Valley Professional High School in Long Beach. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide both record that she won the Miss Junior America pageant in 1987. Encyclopedia.com also says she won Teen magazine's Great Model Search in 1988.

Career highlights

Encyclopedia.com lists early series work as Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell (NBC, 1988-1993) and Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993-1994), later as Valerie Malone on Beverly Hills, 90210 (Fox, 1994-1998), and later series credits including Marti on Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, Wilhelmina "Billie" Chambers on Fastlane, and Victoria Hill on Good Morning Miami, plus television movies including Saved by the Bell—Hawaiian Style and She Fought Alone. It records Young Artist Award nominations connected with Saved by the Bell in 1990, 1992, and 1993. TV Guide independently says she is well known for her role as Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell, lists Young Artist nominations and a later 2021 Daytime Emmy nomination, and says she began serving on the National Advisory Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2006 and later released the cookbook Pull Up A Chair. The same TV Guide account also records a later White Collar role and says she got her start in acting in a commercial for Peaches and Cream Barbie.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Tiffani Thiessen, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, or Tiffani-Amber Thiessen are looking for the same actress, including the Saved by the Bell role most often associated with her work. Search traffic often uses the professional name Tiffani Thiessen alone in many lookups. Encyclopedia.com independently lists later guest work including Just Shoot Me and NewsRadio.