Pamela Anderson

Actress

About

A pop cul­ture icon, Pamela Ander­son has com­bined her careeras an actress witha pas­sion­ate com­mit­mentto phil­an­thropyand advo­ca­cy, leav­inga last­ing mark on the cul­tur­al imagination.

Born in Lady­smith, Cana­da, Pamela Anderson’sfilm and tele­vi­sion career began with her roleon ABC’shit seriesHome Improve­ment. She then joined Bay­watch, which becamethe most-watched seriesin the world, withover 1.1 bil­lion view­ers week­ly. Among oth­er projects, she starredin the film BarbWire (1996) direct­edby David Hogan and the tele­vi­sion seriesV.I.P., which she co-cre­at­ed withJ.F. Law­ton. Shemade herBroad­way debutin 2022 as Roxy Hart in the musi­cal Chica­go that servedas a moment of

rein­ven­tionand a new direc­tion in her career. She recent­ly com­plet­eda run in the pres­ti­gious Williamstown The­atre Festival’spro­duc­tion of Camino Real, direct­edby Dustin Wills.In2023, she released herNew York Times best­selling mem­oirLove, Pamela and starredin the Emmy-nom­i­nat­edNet­flix doc­u­men­taryPamela, A Love Sto­ry by Ryan White bothof whichgave an inti­mate glimpse into her jour­ney. She also released herfirst cook­book, I Love You: Recipes fromthe Heartand a docuseries Pamela’sCook­ing withLove where she cooks with someof the world’stop chefs. She also works with hersons on Son­sie Skin­care, a veg­anand cru­el­ty-free beau­ty brand that cel­e­brates bal­ancedliving.

In 2024, she starredin the Gia Cop­po­la-direct­edThe Last Show­girl, for which she hadbeen nom­i­nat­edin the Lead Actress cat­e­go­ryfor Gold­en Globe, SAG and Gotham Awards. The fea­ture pre­mieredat the Toron­to Film Fes­ti­val, then screenedat the San Sebas­t­ian Film Fes­ti­val, where itwon the Spe­cialJury Award.PamelaAnder­son cur­rent­ly appearson the big screen in a star­ring roleoppo­site Liam Nee­son in Aki­va Schaffer’scrime com­e­dy NakedGun. Upcom­ing projects includeKarim Aïnouz’s Rose­bush Prun­ing, Kornél Mundruczó’sPlace to Be, Sal­ly Potter’sAlma, and Michael Cera’sdirec­to­r­i­al debutLove Is Not the Answer.

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