Pamela Anderson | |
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Born | Pamela Denise Anderson July 1, 1967 Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada |
Other names | Pamela Anderson Lee |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Spouses |
(m. 2014; div. 2015)Dan Hayhurst
(m. 2020; div. 2022) |
Partner | Adil Rami (2017–2019) |
Children | 2 |
Playboy centerfold appearance | |
February 1990 | |
Preceded by | Peggy McIntaggart |
Succeeded by | Deborah Driggs |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
Website | pamelaanderson |
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Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967)[2][3][4] is a Canadian-American actress, model, media personality, and author. She rose to prominence after being selected as the February 1990 Playboy Playmate of the Month, and went on to make regular appearances on the magazine's cover and holding the record for the most Playboy covers by any individual.[5] Anderson became known to a wider audience with her role on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1997). She received international recognition for starring as "C.J." Parker on the action drama series Baywatch (1992–1997), which further cemented her status as a sex symbol.[6]
In 1995, personal home videos of Anderson with her then-husband Tommy Lee were stolen and sold as a sex tape, which resulted in a legal fight and made her the subject of controversy.[7] Anderson played Vallery Irons on the syndicated series V.I.P. (1998–2002) and starred as Skyler Dayton on the Fox sitcom Stacked (2005–2006). Her film credits include Barb Wire (1996), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Borat (2006), and Baywatch (2017). She has appeared in her own reality series Pam: Girl on the Loose (2008) as well as the Dancing with the Stars franchise (2010–2012, 2018).
Anderson saw a career resurgence in the 2020s after her 2022 Broadway debut portraying Roxie Hart in the long-running musical Chicago, the 2023 Netflix documentary Pamela, a Love Story (which coincided with the release of her autobiography, Love, Pamela), and the 2024 indie-drama film The Last Showgirl, the latter of which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.[8]
Anderson has publicly supported various charitable causes, particularly animal rights, and has endorsed PETA activities.[9] She endorses plant-based cooking, having authored the cookbook I Love You: Recipes from the Heart (2024).