The ‘Saved by the Bell’ alum’s 103-year-old house has been home to actress Lillian Gish as well as Warner Bros. executive Jack Warner over the years
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- Tiffani Thiessen believes her 103-year-old California home has a ghostly presence
- The Saved by the Bell actress says her home was once occupied by silent film actress Lillian Gish and Warner Bros. founder Jack Warner
- Thiessen says she made peace with the spirits after becoming a mom, asking them not to scare her
Tiffani Thiessen has made peace with the spirits living in her century-old California home.
The Saved by the Bell actress, 52, talked about how she goes all out decorating her home for Halloween, during an appearance on Page Six Radio, explaining, “We have a very old house, which says a lot. I mean, we don’t have a lot of old homes in California. So ours is 103-years-old.”
Asked if she’s ever felt a “ghost” at the property, the White Collar star replied, “I definitely think there’s a presence there for sure.”
Thiessen went on to share some information she’s learned about her home, including the fact that silent film actress Lillian Gish once lived in the house. The actress, who became known as the “First Lady of American Cinema,” died in 1993 at age 99, per The New York Times.
“I feel like she’s kind of still around,” Thiessen says. “I don’t know. I just feel something.”
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Thiessen went on to add that it also used to be the estate of Jack Warner, a film executive and the president of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif.
“There’s a lot of Old Hollywood in that house,” Thiessen says.
Asked if she’s ever experienced any noises or moving picture frames in the home, she responded, “lights, music sometimes.”
But Thiessen says she was able to make amends with the spirits when she became a mom.
“Weirdly enough, and I’ll be totally honest, when I started having children, I kind of had a little sort of meeting with anybody who was around, right? Any sort of presence,” she says. “And I said, ‘I don’t mind that you’re here, but I’m very vulnerable, in a very tired state, so please don’t scare the crap out of me. Go just kind of do your thing, and you’re more than welcome to join, but I do not want to be scared or spooked.’ ”
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She adds: “I just did it myself and I’ve never had anything creepy or scary ever happen [again].”
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Thiessen shares daughter Harper, 16 and son Holt, 11, with husband Brady Smith, 54. The couple tied the knot on July 9, 2005.
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