Pamela Anderson Biography

Pamela Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, July 1, 1967. Literally born into the spotlight, earning her the title of The Centennial Baby. Her landmark birth was chronicled in the local newspaper and her parents, Barry and Carol, were awarded with cash prizes for the birth of little Pamela. For Pamela Denise Anderson, fame came early.

A pneumatic blonde model and Playboy playmate turned actor, Pamela Anderson (who has variously been billed as Pamela Denise Anderson, Pamela Anderson Lee and Pamela Lee) had co-starring roles on 'Home Improvement' and 'Baywatch', which meant she had two of the biggest hits on TV.

The poster campaign also brought her to the attention of Playboy. She soon made the first of her record six cover appearances for that magazine. Her appearance on Hefner's magazine was the launching pad of her career, and roles in television soon followed.

She had a small role on the comedy Married... With Children, and played Lisa, the Tool Time Girl on Home Improvement. David Hasselhoff offered Anderson the red bathing suit-clad role as lifeguard C.J. Parker. Anderson took the role in 1992. Her newfound fame garnered Anderson more movie roles. She also appeared in a small time movie The Evolution of Mr. E. She also had a role in the television detective series, Mike Hammer.

Her next big movie was Naked Souls in 1995 with Brian Krause. The plot of the movie was unimportant, serving mostly to set up Anderson's frequent nude scenes. Anderson appeared in two more videos that year. One was Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise and the other was The Best of Pamela Anderson.

Around the same time, the rapidly growing Internet, which included a huge number of pictures of her, propelled her to major stardom. She married in Cancun. In 1997, stills from the stolen honeymoon tape were printed in the French edition of Penthouse. The tape was then released in its entirety over the Internet.

Pamela and super male model Marcus Schenkenberg became an item after her final split from Tommy Lee. Making her divorce from Tommy even more official, she dropped "Lee" from her name in June of 2000. In April of 2001, she started seeing the king of trailer trash rock, the cocky Kid Rock. In early 2002, Pamela announced her involvement in the animated series.