Saturday, July 1, 2023 marks the 56th birthday of Pamela Anderson, and in honour of the Ladysmith, B.C. native’s big day we take a look back at some of her most memorable film and TV roles over the years.
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Following guest spots on such TV series as "Charles in Charge" and "Married... with Children", Pamela Anderson went on to play Lisa, assistant to Tim "the tool man" Taylor (Tim Allen) on "Home Improvement", appearing in the series' show-within-the-show "Tool Time". Anderson appeared in the show's first two seasons.
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In 1992, Pamela Anderson joined the cast of David Hasselhoff's "Baywatch" in the role with which she's still most associated: lifeguard CJ Parker. Anderson stuck around as CJ for five seasons, and briefly reprised the role for a cameo in the Dwayne Johnson-starring 2017 "Baywatch" movie.
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Pamela Anderson made the leap from TV to movies with a supporting role in this crime drama about an ex-cop hired to find the killers who murdered the mayor's daughter.
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Pamela Anderson landed her first big-screen starring role in this 1993 thriller in which she played an amnesiac connected to a murder investigation.
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Pamela Anderson demonstrated her action-hero cred with this 1996 flim, inspired by the comic book of the same name. Anderson played the title character, a nightclub owner who moonlights as a deadly mercenary in one of the few "free zones" in a dystopian U.S. under authoritarian rule.
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Headlining her first TV series, Pamela Anderson starred as Vallery Irons, head of Vallery Irons Protection (a.k.a. V.I.P.), an elite security firm providing protection for Hollywood celebrities under threat.
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Pamela Anderson and fellow Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy were among the stars in the third "Scary Movie" movie, appearing in the opening sequence hilariously spoofing "The Ring".
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Pamela Anderson lent both her voice and her likeness to the titular superhero (a.k.a. Erotica Jones) in this adult animated series created by Marvel mastermind Stan Lee.
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Pamela Anderson appeared in a two-episode guest arc in "8 Simple Rules", alongside David Spade; she previously co-starred with Spade when she appeared on his earlier sitcom, "Just Shoot Me", playing herself.
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Pamela Anderson headlined this Fox sitcom about a reformed party girl who takes a job in a bookstore — hence the show's double-entendre title.
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Pamela Anderson played Invisible Girl in this 2008 comedy spoofing superhero flicks.
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Pamela Anderson made a brief but crucial cameo in Sacha Baron Cohen's blockbuster comedy, which centred around Kazakhstani journalist Borat's obsession with finding Anderson so he can marry her.
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Pamela Anderson played Signe in thie Japanese-Canadian drama filmed on Vancouver Island.
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Pamela Anderson returned to her native Canada to play Raquel Rose in this Quebec TV miniseries.
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Pamela Anderson made her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in a spring 2022 revival of "Chicago".
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Anderson leaves her Hollywood life behind to return to her roots on the coast of Vancouver Island in the reality series, “Pamela’s Garden of Eden”, where she embarks on a massive restoration of her grandmother’s legacy property.
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In her own words, through personal video and diaries, Pamela Anderson shares the story of her rise to fame — an intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshells. The documentary follows the trajectory of Anderson’s life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother.