Anderson, Pamela 1967- (Pam Anderson, Pamela Denise Anderson, Pamela Lee, Pamela Anderson Lee, Pammy, Pamela Anderson Lee Rock)

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Anderson, Pamela 1967- (Pam Anderson, Pamela Denise Anderson, Pamela Lee, Pamela Anderson Lee, Pammy, Pamela Anderson Lee Rock)

PERSONAL

Full name, Pamela Denise Anderson; born July 1, 1967, in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada; naturalized U.S. citizen, 2004; daughter of Barry (a furnace repairperson) and Carol (a waitress) Anderson; married Tommy Lee (a musician, recording artist, actor, producer, director, cinematographer, and writer), February 19, 1995 (divorced, 1998); married Robert Ritchie (a musician and recording artist, as Kid Rock), 2006 (divorced, 2007); married Rick Saloman (a producer, director, cinematographer, and actor), October 6, 2007 (marriage annulled, 2008); children: (first marriage) Brandon Thomas, Dylan Jagger. Education: Attended high school in Comox, British Columbia, Canada. Avocational Interests: Animal rights causes.

Addresses:

Agent—Tim Curtis, William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Jeff Pollack, Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Career:

Actress, voice performer producer, and model. PamTV (Internet production company), owner. Appeared in television commercials for Pizza Hut restaurants, altavista.com search engine, Hi mobile phones (Netherlands), and Labatts Beer (Canada); appeared in print advertisements for Iceberg clothing; model for several covers of Playboy magazine. Creator of fashion lines of clothing, shoes, and pet accessories. Worked as fitness instructor, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1988. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, cohost of 21st Anniversary Party and Humanitarian Awards, 2001, and celebrity spokesperson; Pamela Anderson Foundation, founder; Affiliate of American Liver Foundation.

Awards, Honors:

MTV Movie Award nomination, best fight, 1997, for Barb Wire; Linda McCartney Award, 1999, for work on behalf of animal rights; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice television actress in a comedy, 2005, for Stacked.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(Sometimes credited as Pamela Denise Anderson or Pamela Lee) Lisa (the Tool Time girl), Home Improvement, ABC, 1991-97.

(Sometimes credited as Pamela Lee) Casey Jean "C. J." Parker, Baywatch, syndicated, 1992-97.

Valerie Irons, V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 1998-2002.

Erotica Jones/Stripperella, Stripperella (also known as Stan Lee's "Stripperella"), Spike, 2003-2004.

Skyler Dayton, Stacked, Fox, 2005-2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Hollywood Women, 1994.

The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde, 2004.

Pam: Girl on the Loose, E! Entertainment Television, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Pamela Denise Anderson) Casey Jean "C. J." Parker, Baywatch: River of No Return, syndicated, 1992.

Velda, Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (also known as Deader than Ever), CBS, 1994.

Britt, Naked Souls (also known as The Evolution of Mr. E.), HBO, 1996.

C. J. Parker, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Baywatch Summerfest Special, syndicated, 1992.

Royal Rumble (also known as WWF Royal Rumble), 1995.

WrestleMania XI, 1995.

Team "Baywatch," 1996.

(As Pamela Anderson Lee) Pamela Anderson Lee: VIP, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Lisa (in archive footage), Home Improvement: Backstage Pass, 1999.

Celebrity Profile: Scott Baio, 2000.

Holidays with the Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Presenter, VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin, VH1, 2001.

Baywatch: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Cold Case Files: The Missing and the Dead, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion, 2002.

(In archive footage) Cleavage, 2002.

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

MTV Bash: Carson Daly, MTV, 2003.

MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act, MTV, 2003.

Snow Graham Norton: The Hollywood and the Ivy, Channel 4, 2003.

Party with Spike World Premiere Special, Spike, 2003.

Maxim Hot 100, Fox, 2003.

(In archive footage) Celebrity Naked Ambition, 2003.

(In archive footage) Centerfold Babylon, 2003.

Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains, Ultimate Super Vixens, Bravo, 2004.

When Playboy Ruled the World, VH1, 2004.

Pamela Anderson: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

(In archive footage) 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, 2004.

Home Improvement: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Pole dancer, Elton John: The Red Piano, 2005.

"David Hasselhoff: Driven," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2005.

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson, Comedy Central, 2005.

(In archive footage) 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies, 2005.

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds, 2006.

Hugh Hefner—Girlfriends, Wives, and Centerfolds: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2006.

(As Pammy; in archive footage) Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound, 2006.

(In archive footage) Rock Star Wives: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2007.

America United: In Support of Our Troops, ABC, 2008.

(As Pam Anderson) Better Homes and Gardens: Your Best Recipe Contest, 2008.

Spike Guys Choice, Spike, 2008.

(In archive footage) Rude Tube, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Chris, "Teacher's Pest," Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1990.

Yvette, "Al … with Kelly," Married … with Children, Fox, 1990.

Cashew, "Route 666: Part 2," Married … with Children, Fox, 1991.

First dancer, "The Nanny," Married People, 1991.

Romona, "Behind the Eight Ball," Top of the Heap, Fox, 1991.

Cindy, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days and DOOL), NBC, 1992.

Herself, Airport, c. 1996.

Heather Biblow-Imperiali, "Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?" The Nanny, CBS, 1997.

(As Pamela Lee) Heather Biblow-Imperiali, "The Heather Biblow Story," The Nanny, CBS, 1997.

(In archive footage), VH1's "Behind the Music: Motley Crue" (also known as Behind the Music: Motley Crue), VH1, 1999.

Voice of Dixie, "Fry and the Slurm Factory," Futurama (animated), Fox, 1999.

Voice of Pamela Anderson, "A Fishful of Dollars," Futurama (animated), Fox, 1999.

Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's "Sin City Spectacular"), 1999.

Ruby, Lifetime, 1999.

Diary, MTV, 2000.

The Chris Rock Show, 2000.

Cribs (also known as MTV's "Cribs"), MTV, 2000.

The Priory, 2000.

Herself, "Jillie," 2gether: The Series, 2001.

"RuPaul," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2001.

Herself, "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2001.

Voice of Cyndi, "The Fat and the Furious," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2002.

Vicki Devorski, "All about Claude," Less than Perfect, ABC, 2003.

High Chaparall, 2003.

Punk'd, MTV, 2003.

Cheryl, "C. J.'s Temptation," 8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter (also known as 8 Simple Rules), ABC, 2005.

Cheryl, "Torn between Two Lovers," 8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter (also known as 8 Simple Rules), ABC, 2005.

"1989: Life after Baywatch," Class of …, 2005.

Hape trifft!, 2005.

"Kid Rock vs. Eminem," HeatMeter, 2005.

(In archive footage) "Perfect 10's the Women," TV Land Top Ten, TV Land, 2005.

(In archive footage) "Boy George's Queerest TV Moments, " Favouritism, 2005.

(In archive footage) Corazon de …, 2005.

(In archive footage) Canada A.M., 2005.

(In archive footage) Taff, 2006.

(In archive footage) Carta blanca, 2006.

(In archive footage) "1 Cent Howard TV Preview," Howard Stern on Demand, 2006.

Prominent!, 2007.

"About the VMAs," What Perez Sez, 2007.

(In archive footage) "Life-Changing Moments," 20 to 1, 2007.

(In archive footage) "Best of 06/18, 2007-06/21, 2007," Howard Stern on Demand, 2007.

(Uncredited) Casey Jean "C. J." Parker (in archive footage), Kruegers Woche, 2007.

(In archive footage) Life & Cooking, 2007.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, multiple appearances, 2007-2008.

"Friday Night Live: Circus Night," Big Brother, 2008.

"Pamela Anderson," The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan, 2008.

Herself, "Something's Fishy," Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee, Planet Green, 2008.

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel, 2008.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) "Sacha Baron Cohen," New Heroes of Comedy, 2008.

(In archive footage) A Current Affair, 2008.

(In archive footage) "Airport," Return To …, 2008.

Also appeared in an episode of Star CloseUp.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 1993 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1993.

The 23rd Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1996.

Presenter, The 24th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1997.

(As Pamela Anderson Lee) Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 1999, MTV, 1999.

The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000, UPN, 2000.

Presenter, The 2000 World Music Awards, ABC, 2000.

The 2001 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2001.

Presenter, MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 Barcelona), MTV, 2002.

2002 Much Music Video Music Awards, 2002.

Presenter, The Teen Choice Awards 2002, 2002.

VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, VH1, 2002.

British Style Awards 2003, 2003.

Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards, Spike, 2003.

Cohost, CMT Flame Worthy Video Music Awards, Country Music Television, 2003.

MTV Video Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003.

VH1 Big in 03, VH1, 2003.

Presenter, World Music Awards, ABC, 2004.

2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005.

The Teen Choice Awards, 2005.

Presenter, The 2005 World Music Awards, ABC, 2005.

Presenter, 2005 American Music Awards (also known as The 33rd Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 2005.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005.

The 2005 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2005.

Host, The 35th Annual Juno Awards, 2006.

ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2006.

(As Pam Anderson) Arby's Action Sports Awards, 2006.

MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2007.

Hans Klok's assistant, 2007 World Magic Awards, MyNetwork, 2007.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Ruby Wax Show (also known as Ruby Wax Meets), Fox, 1996, 1997.

(As Pamela Lee) Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1997.

The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, multiple appearances, between 1997 and 1999.

The Howard Stern Radio Show, multiple appearances, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Die Harald Schmidt Show (also known as Late Night Show mit Harald Schmidt), 1998.

The Daily Show (also known as A Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition, and Jon Stewart), 1999.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1999.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, 1999, 2005, 2007.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), multiple appearances, between 1999 and 2003.

Wetten, dass, 2000.

The Test, FX Network, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, multiple appearances, between 2001 and 2007.

The Frank Skinner Show, 2002, 2004.

Ask Rita, syndicated, 2003.

(As Pamela Anderson Lee Rock) The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), 2003.

Tinseltown TV, 2003.

V Graham Norton, 2003.

This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2004.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Late Show Backstage and Letterman), 2004, 2008.

Live with Regis and Kelly, 2004, 2005, 2007.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, multiple appearances, between 2004 and 2008.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, multiple appearances, between 2004 and 2006.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 2005.

"What's Sexy, with Pamela Anderson," The Tyra Banks Show, 2005.

Mad TV, Fox, 2005.

Larry King Live, Cable News Network, multiple appearances, 2005, 2008.

Rove Live, 2006.

(As Pam Anderson) Howard Stern on Demand (also known as Howard TV on Demand), 2007.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 2007.

Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2007, 2008.

Le grand journal de Canal+, 2007, 2008.

The View, ABC, 2008.

Shaken Not Stirred, MyNetwork, 2008.

Television Appearances; Other:

Voice of Raspberry Tart, The World of Strawberry Shortcake (animated), 1980.

Skyler Dayton, Stacked (pilot), Fox, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 1998-2002.

Producer, Stacked, Fox, 2005-2006.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Creator, executive producer, and director, Pam: Girl on the Loose, E! Entertainment Television, 2008.

Film Appearances:

Party guest, Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987.

(As Pam Anderson) Guest at 2 O'clock Club, On the Block, 1990.

Cheerleader, The Taking of Beverly Hills (also known as Boomer: The Taking of Beverly Hills), Columbia, 1991.

Felicity Mason, Snapdragon, Prism Pictures, 1993.

Sarah, Raw Justice (also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop and Skip Tracer), Republic, 1994.

Casey Jean "C. J." Parker, Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (also known as Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise), Live Entertainment, 1995.

Party singer, Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

(As Pamela Anderson Lee) Barbara Kopetski/Barb Wire, Barb Wire, Gramercy, 1996.

The Making of Bret Michaels, Michaels Entertainment Group, 2002.

(Uncredited) Scooby-Doo, Warner Bros., 2002.

Becca, Scary Movie 3 (also known as Scary Movie 3.5), Miramax, 2003.

Herself, Pauly Shore Is Dead, CKrush Entertainment, 2003.

(In archive footage) The Best of "So Graham Norton," United Film and Television Productions, 2004.

Herself, No Rules, No Rules Productions, 2005.

Herself, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (also known as Borat!), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

(In archive footage) Headlines on Trial, MuchMusic, 2006.

(In archive footage) The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartache and Triumph, WWE Home Video, 2007.

Dee Twiddle, Blonde and Blonder, Empire, 2007.

Herself, See You in Vegas, Selfmade Films, 2007.

Invisible girl, Superhero Movie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2008.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Blonde and Blonder, Empire, 2007.

RECORDINGS

Video Appearances:

Playboy: Sexy Lingerie II, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1990.

Miss July, Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991, Playboy Video Enterprises, 1990.

Playboy: Sexy Lingerie III, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1991.

Playboy: Wet & Wild III, Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Home Video, 1991.

Playboy Video Centerfold: Pamela Anderson, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1992.

(As Pam Anderson) Playmate, Playboy: The Best of Sexy Lingerie, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1992.

Playboy: Playmates in Paradise, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1992.

Playboy: Playmate Bloopers, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1992.

Playboy: Playmate Private Pleasures, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1992.

Edenquest: Pamela Anderson, Litton Syndications, 1995.

Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1995.

(As Pamela Lee) Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay, Trimark Home Video, 1997.

(And associate producer and cinematographer) Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon (also known as The Honeymooners, Pam & Tommy Lee, and Pam & Tommy Lee: Hardcore & Uncensored), OK Video, 1998.

Playboy: Celebrities, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1998.

Playboy: Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads, MCA/Universal, 1998.

(In archive footage) Playboy's Babes of Baywatch, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1998.

A Taste of Playboy: Personalities Volume 1, 1998.

Playboy: Sexiest Home Videos, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1999.

Adult Video News Awards, VCA Home Video, 1999.

Playboy: Playmate Profile Video Collection Featuring Miss February 1999, 1996, 1993, 1990, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1999.

Celebrities Caught on Camera: Volume 1, 1999.

Voice of Vallery Irons, V.I.P. (video game), Ubi Soft Entertainment, 2001.

Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored, Playboy Entertainment Group, 2001.

Playboy: Prime Time Playmates, Playboy Entertainment Group, 2002.

Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson, Playboy Entertainment Group, 2002.

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates, Playboy Entertainment Group, 2004.

In "Miserable" music video, Lit: All Access, DRT Entertainment/Navarre Entertainment, 2004.

The Making of "Blonde and Blonder," Insight Film Studios, 2007.

Appeared in the music videos "David Duchovny" by Bree Sharp, 1999; "Miserable" by Lit, 2000; "Blind Man" by Aerosmith; "Can't Have Your Cake (and Eat It Too)" by Vince Neil; "Get Naked" by Methods of Mayhem; "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash; "Hey Papi" by Jay-Z; "Shelter Me" by Cinderella; and "Touch the Sky" by Kanye West; also appeared in a music video by Kid Rock, 2002.

WRITINGS

(With Eric Shaw Quinn) Star (novel), Atria Books, 2004.

(With Quinn) Star Struck (novel), Atria Books, 2005.

Author of "Pam Honestly," a column in Jane, 2002; also columnist for Canadian edition of Elle and for Marie Claire, both 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Hawes, Esme, Pamela Anderson Lee (Superstars of Film), Chelsea House, 1998.

Newsmakers 1996, Issue 4, Gale, 1996.

Wayda, Stephen, and Bibi Jordan, Pamela Anderson in Pictures: Photographs by Stephen Wayda, General Publishing Group, 1996.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, March 10, 2000, p. 24; November 10, 2000, p. 22; June 6, 2008, p. 64; August 15, 2008, p. 12.

Interview, November, 1998, p. 120; October, 2002.

In Touch, May 24, 2004.

Maclean's, November 27, 1995, p. 48.

Movieline, November, 2002.

People Weekly, October 19, 1993, p. 107; March 6, 1995, p. 46; May 17, 1999, p. 92; November 12, 2001, p. 17; December 17, 2001, p. 49; June 30, 2003; October 15, 2007, p. 86.

Playboy, September, 1997, p. 130.

Premiere, May, 1996, pp. 70-75, 99-100.

USA Today, August 23, 2005, p. 1D; November 29, 2007, p. 9D.

Vancouver, October, 1995, p. 63.

Variety, January 22, 2001, p. S41.

Electronic:

Pamela Anderson Official Site,http://www.pamelachannel.com, November 4, 2008.

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