Quick Facts
- NAME: Pamela Anderson
- OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Model, Reality Television Star
- BIRTH DATE: July 01, 1967 (Age: 44)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Canada
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
Best Known For
Pamela Anderson first gained fame in the pages of Playboy and rose to international fame for her role on Baywatch.
Videos see all videos
-
-
Pamela Anderson - Playboy (2:16)
-
Pamela Anderson - Legacy (1:04)
-
Pamela Anderson - The Body (2:17)
Pamela Anderson - Video Scandal
A stolen sex tape from Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's Honeymoon was released and ultimately benefitted their careers.
Pamela Anderson - Playboy
Pamela Anderson's Playboy cover was so successful that she was asked to pose nude.
Pamela Anderson - Legacy
Pamela Anderson's career in television has earned her the title of "TV's First Sex Goddess."
Pamela Anderson. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved 12:40, Feb 07, 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470
Pamela Anderson [Internet]. 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470, February 07
" Pamela Anderson." 2012. Biography.com 07 Feb 2012, 12:40 http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470
' Pamela Anderson', Biography.com,(2012) http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470 [accessed Feb 07, 2012]
" Pamela Anderson," Biography.com, http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470 (accessed Feb 07, 2012).
Pamela Anderson [Internet]. Biography.com; 2012 [cited 2012 Feb 07]. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470.
Pamela Anderson, http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470 (last visited Feb 07, 2012).
Pamela Anderson, http://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470 (last visited Feb 07, 2012).
Synopsis
Born on July 1, 1967, in British Columbia, Canada, Pamela Anderson began her career modeling in Labatt beer ads and then in the pages of Playboy. She transitioned to acting on TV's Home Improvement, but real fame came with Baywatch, making her a household name and instant sex symbol. A long-time supporter of animal rights, Anderson continues to act in smaller roles.
Contents
Early Life
Pamela Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 to a working class family in British Columbia. After high school, she worked as a fitness instructor until she was "discovered" at a Canadian football game. Anderson, wearing a form-fitting Labatt's tee shirt, was broadcast over the stadium's giant screen. She was then hired by Labatt's to appear in their advertisements.
An offer from Playboy soon followed. She would go on to appear in five more issues of the magazine.
Baywatch
Anderson parleyed her modeling success into a series of bit parts on television programs. She got her first big break in 1991 as the "Tool Time Girl" on the sitcom Home Improvement. While there, she attracted the attention of casting agents from Baywatch, who were looking to replace Erika Elaniak, the shows then-current blonde bombshell. The hour-long show portraying the lives of Malibu lifeguards was a nearly plotless vehicle for semi-nude video montages and the critics panned it accordingly. However, fueled by frequent shots of the voluptuous Anderson, the show became the highest rated program worldwide.
Anderson's television success did not transfer well to the big screen. Despite mass publicity, including an appearance by Anderson at the Cannes Film Festival clad in a skintight cat suit, her first effort, Barb Wire, was both a critical and commercial failure.
Anderson returned to television as the executive producer and star of V.I.P, in which she plays the owner of a bodyguard agency staffed exclusively by models. The series remains a success in syndication.
Personal Life
Anderson's 1995 marriage to Motley Crue rocker Tommy Lee captured persistent media attention. They couple had two children, Brandon Thomas and Dylan Jagger. However, the marriage was continually fraught with controversy, including an incident in which stolen honeymoon tapes of the couple having sex were broadcast over the Internet. The marriage ended in divorce in 1998 after Lee was arrested and convicted for spousal abuse.
In March of 2002, Anderson went public with the news that she has hepatitis-C. She claimed she contracted the disease by sharing a tattoo needle with Lee. The personal tragedy failed to derail Anderson's year-long romance with rapper Kid Rock (a.k.a. Robert Ritchie). The two married on July 29, 2006, on a yacht near St. Tropez France. In November 2006, it was announced that Anderson miscarried. A few weeks later, she filed for divorce from Kid Rock, citing irreconcilable differences.
Borat
That same month, Anderson made headlines when she appeared in the mockumentary hit, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan starring British comedian, Sacha Baron Cohen. In the film, Anderson played herself in what appeared to be a real-life botched kidnapping. Audiences debated whether or not the appearance was planned or a surprise. Anderson refused to comment, but told MTV that Cohen was "such a nice guy." The film was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
Anderson announced she was engaged to socialite Rick Salomon. The couple married in October of that year, but they filed for divorce shortly after, on December 14th. Two days later, the exes were seen shopping together, and Anderson announced that the two were working on their relationship. Their truce, however, was brief: In March of 2008, after only nine weeks of marriage, the couple officially annuled their union citing issues of fraud.
More Roles
Anderson is currently starring in her own television series, Pam: Girl on the Loose which debuted in August of 2008. She also starred in two more comedy films that year, Blonde and Blonder and Superhero Movie. Her newest project, Hollywood & Wine is slated for release in 2009.
Off-screen, the life-long vegetarian is also an outspoken advocate for PETA, protesting the use of fur and the hunting of seals. Most recently, she auctioned off a 2000 Viper sports car that appeared in Pam: Girl on the Loose to support the nonprofit organization.
© 2012 A&E Television Networks. All rights reserved.
GetGlue
-
Celebrate Black History with BIO and GetGlue
All February, check in daily to BIO Black History on GetGlue to unlock stickers, videos, and more!
profile name: Pamela Anderson profile occupation:
Your Connections
Sign in with Facebook to see how you and your friends are connected to famous icons.
Profile Connections
Included In These Groups
-
Celebrity Couples 67 people in this group
-
Vegans
View groupThese celebs are always in the limelight so a healthy diet is a must—hence, they’ve gone vegan! While some have jumped on the bandwagon, others have made it a part of their lifestyles. From Bill Clinton to Jane Lynch, see which other celebs are getting healthy all while saving the animals with their more animal conscious diet.
Vegans 32 people in this group
-
Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
View groupWhat is it with celebrities and sex scandals? Like love and marriage, famous people and sex scandals just seem to go hand in hand. They're some of society's most powerful people, but these actors, politicians, athletes and musicians just can't seem to control their desires. These days it seems like if you open the closet of nearly any celebrity, some kind of (sexy) skeleton is sure to fall out. Here are the famous people who have had their naughty indiscretions—often plastered all over the front page of the newspaper.
Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals 103 people in this group

Barack Obama
Black History
African-American Firsts: Athletes
Don Cornelius
I Survived...
I Survived... Beyond and Back
Richard Pryor
Rosa Parks
Langston Hughes
I Survived


