Tiffani Thiessen: ‘White Collar’ role most like me

>>> actress tiffany theissen has been in the spotlight since she was a teenager, and she's managed to successfully transition into a mature and beautiful woman. well-rounded.

>> this includes her tashgt on the hit show " white collar " where she plays elizabeth berk, the steadfast wife of an fbi agent.

>> it could probably save you a few hours of work .

>> okay. 30 cables. turnover, an hour per table. here they have total attendance at 220. they're only putting 300 linens to be washed.

>> they could be reusing them to cut costs.

>> or be padding the head count and tapping a couple extra grand every night.

>> well, look who is here.

>> poor baby has to work with such dogs.

>> it's the hardest job ever.

>> they're such sweet guys, aren't they?

>> we have the nicest group of people. the crew, the cast, we're very fortunate.

>> you talk about your character is someone you say you strive to be like. what is it about her that you really like?

>> i think she really has her stuff together.

>> thank you for cleaning that up.

>> aechl a mom now.

>> she's smart and savvy and funny, but i feel that she has her priorities straight. her husband is definitely, you know, really number one and they really lean on each other a lot, but her career is still very, very important to her, and her dog is important to her.

>> a lot like you in that sense.

>> she's probably the closest to myself in all the roles that i have played, which is 31 years of doing this.

>> has it really been that long?

>> 31 years.

>> you seem so young.

>> any regrets about that? would you want them to go into the business? you have a child now.

>> i wouldn't push her to do it, and i am shoor my mother could probably say the same thing. things change . it's harder now. it is harder. the social media .

>> i can't take it. i can't take it. how old is she?

>> 2 1/2 now.

>> what's the best part about being a mom, do you think?

>> just the abundance of love i have for this child. it's like you feel that way when you first meet your husband, of course, and then it becomes even more so when you have a kid.

>> how has he changed since she was born?

>> i always knew he was going to be a great dad, and it's true. he is an amazing father.

>> was that picture your birthday party ?

>> it was just my birthday last week.

>> it was? what did you wish for?

>> i'm just wishing for her to be a happy, fun kid and be healthy and all of that.

>> we bring children into no matter if they're in show business or not, all this cyber stuff and all this --

>> it's scary.

>> she opened my phone when she was, like, a year old.

>> i remember watching my niece on a magazine, and thinking it was like an ipad because you don't realize it's paper. things are paper now.

>> it's true. i think they did a study where they gave a little one a little ipad and magazine or newspaper, and it was trying to do the same thing. picking up the paper and --

>> that's kind of scary. i guess they're learning new skills.

>> are we in for some surprises on white collar ?

>> we are always having some surprises. i mean, you're going to -- in the next few weeks you might see, you know, mrs. burke carry a gun possibly.

>> how timely.

>> you really --

>> i did. woman's intuition. i loved the script from day one. i knew it was going to get picked up. i knew it was going to be something. yeah, i did. i did. i actually didn't get it right in the beginning. they kind of passed on me, and then they came back.

>> wow. we're happy for you.

>> thank you.

>> always great to see you. thanks for coming to toe sea us, tiffany.

>> you can catch white collar tuesday nights 10:00 , 9:00 central