Who is Saved By The Bell’s Tiffani Thiessen and where is she now? – The US Sun
James Austin
Published Sep 14, 2026
Tiffani Thiessen, now 46, is best known for playing Saved by the Bell's Kelly Kapowski but has been working steadily for decades.
She won the hearts of many teenagers around the world in the popular series, which originally aired from 1989 to 1993.
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Who is Saved By The Bell's Tiffani Thiessen?
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen was born on January 23, 1974, in Long Beach, California.
She appeared in her first commercial after family members encouraged her to take up acting when she was eight.
Her big break came when she was cast as cheerleader Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell.
She would also star in Beverly Hills, 90210, and other television series during her career.
Thiessen also hosted her own food-based television series called "Dinner at Tiffani's."
She is married to actor Brady Smith and they have two children.
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Who did she play in Saved by the Bell?
Thiessen starred as Kelly Kapowski alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris), Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater), Dustin Diamond (Samual Screech Powers), and Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle).
Kelly and Zack dated each other during the series and would end up together.
The teen sitcom ran from 1989 to 1993, although there were two spin-off shows: The College Years and The New Class, which lasted until 2000.
She is also starring in the 2020 reboot of the hit show.
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Where is she now?
Thiessen is set to host MTV's Deliciousness, a spin-off of the long-running show Ridiculousness.
"From food blunders to restaurant fails to kids in the kitchen and more, Deliciousness celebrates our greatest indulgences - food and drink," MTV said in a statement to Deadline.
"Helping to satisfy the foodie in all of us, each episode will showcase the internet’s most viral and entertaining videos.”
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Panelists for the show include Angela Kinsey, Kel Mitchell, and Tim Chantarangsu.
The tasty new show launches in December of 2020.
Thiessen has also been making the rounds while promoting the Saved by the Bell reboot, which is available to watch on the Peacock streaming service now.
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