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Pamela Denise Anderson
July 1, 1967 Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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| Other names | Pamela Anderson Lee |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Partner(s) | Adil Rami (2017–2019) |
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Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model, media personality, and author. She received international recognition for starring as "C.J." Parker on the action drama series Baywatch (1992–1997).
Anderson later acted in projects such as Barb Wire (1996), The Nanny (1997), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Stacked (2005–2006), and Borat (2006). She has appeared in her own reality series Pam: Girl on the Loose (2008) as well as the Dancing with the Stars franchise (2010–2012, 2018). She saw a career resurgence in the 2020s after her 2022 Broadway debut portraying Roxie Hart in the long-running musical Chicago, the 2023 Netflix documentary Pamela, a Love Story (which coincided with the release of her autobiography, Love, Pamela), and the 2024 indie-drama The Last Showgirl, the latter of which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
Anderson is known for her activism, having publicly supported many charitable matters and causes, particularly animal rights and PETA activities. She endorses plant-based cooking, having authored the cookbook I Love You: Recipes from the Heart (2024). She will host the cooking show Pamela's Cooking with Love later in 2025.
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Early life
Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, the daughter of Barry Anderson, a furnace repairman, and Carol, a waitress. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiäinen, was a Finnish native of Saarijärvi, and left the Grand Duchy of Finland (which was a part of the Russian Empire at the time) for Canada in 1908. He changed his name to Anderson when he arrived as an immigrant. Anderson also has Volga German ancestry on her mother's side; her grandmother, ethnically German, was born in Russia in a Mennonite village and immigrated to Canada in 1901. Anderson received press coverage right after her birth as a "Centennial Baby", having been born on July 1, 1967, the 100th anniversary of Canada's official founding via the Constitution Act, 1867.
She has a younger brother, Gerry (born 1971), an actor and producer.
Anderson attended Highland Secondary School in Comox, British Columbia. In high school, she played on the volleyball team. She graduated in 1985. In 1988, Anderson moved to Vancouver and worked as a fitness instructor.
Career
1989–1999: Modeling and acting breakthrough
In 1989, Anderson attended a BC Lions Canadian Football League game at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, where she was featured on the jumbotron while wearing a Labatt's Beer T-shirt. The brewing company hired Anderson briefly as a spokesmodel. Inspired by the event, her then-boyfriend Dan Ilicic produced a poster of her image, entitled the Blue Zone Girl.
Anderson was flown to Los Angeles for a photo shoot. She subsequently moved to the United States, settling in LA to further pursue a modelling career. After Anderson moved to Los Angeles, she won a minor role as Lisa, the original "Tool Time Girl", on the ABC comedy series Home Improvement.
Her breakthrough role was as C.J. Parker on Baywatch, which she played for five seasons between 1992 and 1997 making her one of the longest-serving cast members. This has been one of her best-known roles to date and has brought her popularity from international viewers. Anderson was paid US$1,500 per episode during the first season. She reprised her role in a reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), and also appeared in commercials for DirecTV in 2007. Anderson was still modelling for Outdoor Life and appearing on the cover of the magazine each year. In 1993, Anderson appeared in a music video "Can't Have Your Cake" by Vince Neil to promote his first solo album, Exposed.
In 1994, she was cast in her first starring film role, in Raw Justice, also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop, co-starring with Stacy Keach, David Keith, and Robert Hays. Under the alternate title, the film won the Bronze Award at the Worldfest-Charleston in the category for dramatic theatrical films. In 1996, she played Barbara Rose Kopetski in the film Barb Wire. The movie, a thinly veiled futuristic remake of Casablanca, was not a commercial success. During filming she had barbed wire tattooed on her left upper arm instead of having it painted on by make-up artists every day, but had it removed in 2016. In April 1997, she guest-hosted Saturday Night Live. In September 1998, Anderson starred as Vallery Irons in the Sony Pictures Television syndicated action/comedy-drama series V.I.P. created by J. F. Lawton. The series had a successful four-year run. In 1999, she appeared as a man-eating giantess in the music video for "Miserable" by California alternative rock band Lit. She appeared on The Nanny as Fran Fine's rival, Heather Biblow.
2000–2009: Rise to media prominence
Sam Newman House, a pop architecture building constructed in 2001 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, has a large image of Anderson's face. Sam Newman commissioned local architect Cassandra Fahey to design the building, and used the image with Anderson's permission. Permits were issued retroactively when it became a major local landmark and won the award for Best New Residential Building in the RAIA Victorian Architecture Awards. Later that year, Anderson played herself in the Miller Lite TV commercial "Pillow Fight", the sequel to the brand's earlier commercial "Catfight", with models Tanya Ballinger and Kitana Baker reprising their roles.
Anderson was featured on the cover of the fashion magazines W, British Marie Claire, Flare, and Elle Canada and in editorials for Russian Elle and V.
In 2004, she released the book Star, co-written by Eric Shaw Quinn, about a teenager trying to become famous. After this, she began touring the United States, signing autographs for fans nationwide. Her second book, Star Struck, released in 2005, is a thinly veiled look at her life with Tommy Lee and the trials of celebrity life. In 2005, Anderson starred in a new Fox comedy series Stacked as Skyler Dayton, a party girl who works at a book store. It was cancelled on May 18, 2006, after two seasons. On August 14, 2005, Comedy Central aired the Roast of Pamela Anderson.
In March 2006, Anderson received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. In April 2006, she hosted Canada's Juno Awards, becoming the first non-singer and model to do so. She also appeared in the 2006 mockumentary Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, in which the title character becomes obsessed with her and plans to abduct and marry her. She appears as herself at a book-signing at the end of the film, confronted by Borat in a staged botched abduction.
Anderson performed on February 13–14, 2008, in a Valentine's Day strip-tease act at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris. Anderson then starred in the reality series Pam: Girl on the Loose.
In December 2009, Anderson guest-starred as Genie of the Lamp in the pantomime Aladdin at the New Wimbledon Theatre in Wimbledon, in southwest London. Anderson took over the role from comedian Ruby Wax, with former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson and comedian Paul O'Grady also booked for the role.
2010–2021: Shift to reality television
In 2010, she appeared in the short film The Commuter directed by the McHenry Brothers and shot entirely on the Nokia N8 smartphone as promotion for the phone in the UK. Anderson was featured in a beach-themed editorial, shot by Mario Testino for Brazilian Vogue's June 2013 "Body Issue".
In November 2010, Anderson appeared on season 4 of Bigg Boss, the Indian version of the Big Brother television franchise. She stayed as a guest in the house for three days for a reported sum of Rs. 2.5 crores (approx US$550,000). Furthering her involvement in the franchise, Anderson took part in the 12th season of Big Brother in the United Kingdom in 2011. In 2012, she appeared as a Special Houseguest on the fourth season of VIP Brother, the celebrity spin-off of Big Brother in Bulgaria.
On Day 12 for the first season of Promi Big Brother in Germany, she entered the house, as a Special Guest Star on the final day. David Hasselhoff, a former Baywatch co-star, was a contestant on Days 1 to 5.
Anderson was a contestant on the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Damian Whitewood. The season premiered on March 22, 2010. Anderson was eliminated after seven weeks. She also took part in the 15th season all-star edition in 2012 with Tristan MacManus. Anderson and MacManus were eliminated in the first week of competition.
In May 2011, she was a contestant on the Bailando 2011 (Argentina), partnered with professional dancer Damian Whitewood. She left the competition after 4 weeks.
In 2013, Anderson appeared on the eighth series of the British reality TV show Dancing on Ice, partnered with former winner Matt Evers.
In 2018, she was a contestant on the ninth season of French Dancing with the Stars. The season premiered on September 29, 2018. Anderson was eliminated on November 8, 2018.
2022–present: Return to acting and critical acclaim
Anderson made her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago for eight weeks from April 12, 2022 to June 5, 2022 (her first time performing since 2019). A few months later in 2023, Netflix released a documentary directed by Ryan White on her life from childhood to the 2022 appearance in Chicago, called Pamela, a Love Story. It was also produced by her son Brandon Thomas Lee, who received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination as producer in the 2023 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special category for his work on the film. Its release coincided with Anderson's autobiography, Love, Pamela, which debuted at number two on The New York Times Best Seller list within its first week of release.
After watching Pamela, a Love Story, Gia Coppola wanted to cast Anderson as Shelly in her drama film The Last Showgirl. She sent the script to Anderson's then-agent who turned it down within the hour without letting Anderson know about it. Coppola then reached out to Anderson's son Brandon through mutual friends, passing it along to his mother, who had largely given up on acting. Anderson accepted the role and was officially cast in February 2024, starring alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024, with Anderson calling it "the role I have been waiting for my entire career". Caryn James of the BBC called Anderson "a revelation" and wrote: "The low-key devastation Anderson has captured is the real acting triumph." David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter said Anderson's "transformative performance is undeniably affecting, offering illuminating insights into both the character and the actress playing her, who has had to struggle to be taken seriously. This role should mark a turning point on that front." Anderson received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance in the film, marking her first Golden Globe Award nomination and the first major industry acting nomination in her career. She has also been nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Anderson appeared in the November 12, 2024 episode of the Criterion Closet, where she discussed her lifelong interest in cinema. The films she selected included Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Federico Fellini's La Strada and David Lean's Summertime.
Anderson is slated to appear in The Naked Gun and Karim Aïnouz's Rosebush Pruning.
Activism
Animal rights
Anderson advocates for animal rights, and is an active member of the animal protection organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
She became the center of controversy when she posed for a PETA ad wearing a bikini with sections drawn on her body dividing it into ribs, rump, shoulder, etc., like a diagram of meat cuts; the ad's tagline was "All Animals Have the Same Parts". The ad was banned in Montreal, Quebec, on grounds that it was sexist.
She became a company spokesperson for FrogAds, Inc. in March 2012.
On July 8, 2015, Anderson wrote to Putin to save whales. On December 15, 2015, Anderson, representing the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), met with top Kremlin officials regarding animals rights in Russia. On December 15, 2016, Anderson and IFAW officials met with Kremlin officials to discuss animal welfare and conservation.
In December 2015, Anderson, a close friend of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson and a long-time supporter and advisory board member, became a full board member in order to further its efforts in opposing the hunting of whales.
Julian Assange
In December 2016, in a statement to People magazine, Anderson called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a "hero". In April 2019, Anderson expressed anger on Twitter at Assange's expulsion from Ecuador's London embassy. In May 2019, Anderson visited Assange in Belmarsh prison with Kristinn Hrafnsson, and said she believed Assange to be innocent, saying, "He is a good man, he is an incredible person. I love him, I can't imagine what he has been going through."
In October 2019, Anderson announced she would be travelling to Australia in November 2019 to challenge Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to stand up for Assange. In her announcement, she referenced the 'disparaging remarks' he made about her in 2018 and challenged him to debate the matter "in front of the Australian people." She also wrote another letter to Morrison asking him to use his influence to secure Assange's release. Morrison replied with a letter, saying that his government would respect Britain's judicial process and Assange would not receive any special help. In the text of a speech she had intended to give at Parliament House, Canberra, Anderson said that Assange was suffering "psychological torture" in jail and that "every moment he is in there, he is in danger".
On January 18, 2021, Anderson spoke on the Fox News show Tucker Carlson Tonight, asking President Donald Trump to pardon Assange.
Additional activism
In March 2005, Anderson became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics's MAC AIDS Fund, which helped people affected by AIDS and HIV. After becoming the official spokesmodel, Anderson raised money during events in Toronto, Tokyo, Dublin, and Athens. Anderson became the celebrity spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation, and served as the Grand Marshal of the SOS motorcycle ride fundraiser.
In November 2016, Anderson starred in a video public service announcement titled The Driving Game, which aimed to shed light on the lack of universal driver regulations in the private ground transportation industry.
Anderson once again starred in a video public service announcement produced by the National Limousine Association in January 2018, this time in partnership with Promoting Awareness | Victim Empowerment (PAVE), as part of the Ride Responsibly initiative. Titled The Signs, the video pushes for passenger safety and universal driver regulations in the private ground transportation industry.
In the 2019 Canadian federal election, she endorsed the Green Party of Canada.
After supporting the yellow vests movement, Anderson attended a meeting of the European Spring with Yanis Varoufakis and Benoît Hamon. She appeared as a supporter on election posters of the German DiEM25 campaign in the run-up to the 2019 European Elections.
Plant-based cooking
Anderson became a vegetarian in her early teens after her father went hunting and brought home a "bloodied deer." She eventually transitioned to a vegan diet in her twenties, and promotes the benefits of a plant-based diet. She served as an executive producer for the 2018 plant-based documentary, The Game Changers, along with James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jackie Chan.
In 2024, Anderson published the plant-based cookbook, I Love You: Recipes From the Heart. VegNews says it is one of "The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024," Chowhound calls it one of the "15 Best Vegetarian Cookbooks Of 2024," and SHE Media lists Anderson as one of “22 Celebrity Moms Whose Cookbooks Will Solve Your Dinner Problems.” During her interview with Anderson for Elle, Martha Stewart stated that I Love You: Recipes From the Heart is "very nicely done," and that Anderson drew from French cuisine "in the most simple, beautiful way." She also told Anderson that her Pierogi recipe "came out beautifully." Actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore also said that “literally as a cookbook collector” she finds I Love You: Recipes From the Heart to be “the most beautiful cookbook I've ever seen - it is stunning.” In addition, after testing a salad recipe in the book, Jessica Wrubel states in Parade magazine that she is "completely smitten with I Love You as a whole. Pamela’s journey into this softer, more personal territory—whether through her recipes or her stories—makes the book feel like an extension of her heart. If you’ve ever doubted the staying power of Pamela Anderson’s influence, let this cookbook—and this salad—prove you wrong."
Anderson will host Pamela's Cooking with Love, a plant-based cooking show, on Flavour Network in 2025.
Personal life
Homes and family
Anderson has two children from her first marriage to Tommy Lee, her son Brandon Thomas (born in 1996) and her son Dylan Jagger (born in 1997). She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2004, while retaining her Canadian citizenship. After moving to California in 1989, Anderson felt that it was important to become an American citizen in order to vote and one day petition to bring her parents to the U.S. and care for them when they were older.
Anderson purchased a beach home in Malibu, California, for $1.8 million in 2001, and attempted to sell it in 2013 for $7.75 million, but later took it off the market. She previously lived in a mansion in Cassis, in the commune of Marseille, France.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, her childhood home in Canada became her permanent residence, and she sold her Malibu home. As of 2024[update] she lives with her dogs in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and has a vegetable farm, Arcady.
Marriages
Anderson has been married a number of times. She married her first husband, Tommy Lee, drummer of Mötley Crüe, on February 19, 1995, after knowing him for only four days. They married on a beach. They divorced in 1998. A long custody dispute over their sons followed, and was finalized when they were granted joint custody in October 2002. In March 2002, Anderson publicly stated that she had contracted hepatitis C by sharing tattoo needles with Lee, and began writing a regular column for Jane magazine. In October 2003, Anderson jokingly said on Howard Stern's radio show that she did not expect to live more than 10 or 15 years, but this was taken seriously by many websites and tabloids. By 2015 Anderson had been cured of hepatitis C.
Anderson later married Kid Rock, but after a miscarriage while in Vancouver shooting a new film, Blonde and Blonder, Anderson filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.
In September 2007, Anderson stated on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she was engaged, and on September 29, Anderson and Rick Salomon applied for a marriage license in Las Vegas. On October 6, 2007, Anderson married Salomon in a small wedding ceremony at The Mirage, between her two nightly appearances at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Hans Klok's magic show. The couple separated on December 13, and on February 22, 2008, Anderson requested through the courts that the marriage be annulled, citing fraud. In October 2013, Anderson stated on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she and Salomon were "friends with benefits". In January 2014, she announced that she had remarried Salomon on an unspecified date. Anderson filed for divorce from Salomon in February 2015. The divorce was finalized on April 29, 2015.
She was in a relationship with Adil Rami from 2017 to 2019.
On December 24, 2020, Anderson married Dan Hayhurst, her bodyguard. On January 21, 2022, Anderson announced that she had filed for divorce and split with Hayhurst.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | The Taking of Beverly Hills | Cheerleader | |
| 1993 | Snapdragon | Felicity | |
| 1994 | Raw Justice | Sarah | |
| 1995 | Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise | Casey Jean "C.J." Parker | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Barb Wire | Barbara "Barb Wire" Kopetski | |
| Naked Souls | Britt | ||
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo | Herself | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Becca | |
| Pauly Shore Is Dead | Herself | ||
| 2005 | No Rules | ||
| 2006 | Borat | ||
| 2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Dee Twiddle | |
| Superhero Movie | Invisible Girl | ||
| 2010 | Costa Rican Summer | Herself | |
| Hollywood & Wine | Jennifer Mary | Direct-to-video | |
| The Commuter Julia | Female Guest in Hotel | Short film | |
| 2013 | Jackhammer | Groupie | |
| 2015 | What Are Men Doing! 2 | Herself | |
| Connected | Jackie | Short film | |
| 2016 | The People Garden | Signe | |
| Don't Be a Derk | Jackie | Short film | |
| 2017 | Baywatch | Casey Jean "C.J." Parker | |
| The Institute | Ann Williams | ||
| SPF-18 | Herself | ||
| 2018 | Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon | Jessica Fox | |
| 2022 | Alone at Night | Sheriff Rodgers | |
| 2024 | The Last Showgirl | Shelly | |
| 2025 | The Naked Gun | TBA | |
| TBA | Rosebush Pruning | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Family Feud | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Recurring guest |
| Charles in Charge | Chris | Episode: "Teacher's Pest" | |
| 1990, 1991 | Married... with Children | Yvette/Cashew | Episodes: "Al... with Kelly" & "Route 666: Part 2" |
| 1991 | Married People | Terri | Episode: "The Nanny" |
| Top of the Heap | Romona | Episode: "Behind the Eight Ball" | |
| 1991–1997 | Home Improvement | Lisa | Recurring cast: Season 1-2, guest: Season 6 |
| 1992 | Home Again with Bob Vila | Herself | Episode: "Final House Tour - Malibu, CA Beach House" |
| Days of Our Lives | Cindy | Episodes: "Episode #1.6687" & "#1.6692" | |
| 1992–1997 | Baywatch | Casey Jean "C.J." Parker | Main cast: Season 3-7 |
| 1993 | What's Up Doc? | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1994 | This Is Your Life | Episode: "David Hasselhoff" | |
| Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery |
Velda | TV movie | |
| 1997 | The Nanny | Heather Biblow-Imperiali | Recurring cast: Season 4 |
| Saturday Night Live | Herself/Host | Episode: "Pamela Lee/Rollins Band" | |
| 1998–2002 | V.I.P. | Vallery Irons | Main cast |
| 1999 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.21" |
| Andi Meets... | Episode: "Britney Spears" | ||
| Ruby | Episode: "Pamela Anderson Lee" | ||
| Futurama | Herself/Dixie | Voice; episodes: "A Fishful of Dollars" & "Fry and the Slurm Factory" | |
| 1999–2003 | Hollywood Squares | Herself | Recurring guest |
| 2001 | Bravo Profiles | Episode: "RuPaul" | |
| The Test | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "The Bedroom Etiquette Test" | |
| Top Ten | Herself | 1 episode | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Episode: "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My" | ||
| 2gether | Episode: "Jillie" | ||
| 2001–2009 | E! True Hollywood Story | Recurring guest | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Cyndi | Voice; episode: "The Fat and the Furious" |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| CMT Music Awards | Herself/Co-Host | Main co-host | |
| High Chaparall | Herself | Episode: "Pamela Anderson" | |
| Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding | Casey Jean "C.J." Parker | TV movie | |
| Less than Perfect | Vicki Devorski | Episode: "All About Claude" | |
| 2005 | Biography | Herself | Episode: "David Hasselhoff: Driven" |
| HeatMeter | Episode: "Kid Rock vs. Eminem" | ||
| Mad TV | Episode: "Episode #11.8" | ||
| Class of... | Episode: "1989: Life After Baywatch" | ||
| 8 Simple Rules | Cheryl | Episodes: "C.J.'s Temptation" & "Torn Between Two Lovers" | |
| 2005, 2010 | Comedy Central Roast | Herself | Episodes: "Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson" |
| 2005–2006 | Stacked | Skyler Dayton | Main cast |
| 2006 | Juno Awards of 2006 | Herself/Host | Main host |
| 2007–2008 | The Girls Next Door | Herself | Episodes: "My Bare Lady" & "Hot Chocolate" |
| 2008 | The Sunday Night Project | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #1.2" |
| Big Brother Australia | Herself/House Guest | House guest: Season 8 | |
| The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan | Herself | Episode: "Pamela Anderson" | |
| E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose! | Main cast | ||
| Battleground Earth | Episode: "Something's Fishy" | ||
| Undercover TV | Episode: "Episode #1.9" | ||
| Kath & Kim | Episode: "Friends" | ||
| 2009 | Whatever Happened To? | Episode: "Buxom Beauties" | |
| 2010 | Paramount Studios New Year's Eve Concert | Herself/Host | Main host |
| Magic Numbers | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" | |
| Gylne tider | Episode: "Episode #4.2" | ||
| Bigg Boss | Herself/House Guest | House guest: Season 4 | |
| Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Herself | Episode: "Chris Moyles' Christmas Quiz Night" | |
| Comedy Central Roast | Herself | Episode: "Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff" | |
| 2010, 2012 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Contestant | Contestant: Season 10 & Season 15 |
| 2011 | Bailando por un Sueño | Herself | Contestant: Season 7 |
| Big Brother | Episode: "The Final" | ||
| Ushi & The Family | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | ||
| Les Anges | Episodes: "Episode #2.1" & "#2.2" | ||
| 2011–2017 | Celebrity Juice | Recurring guest | |
| 2012 | I Get That a Lot | Episode: "Episode #1.4" | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Frenemies" | |
| VIP Brother | Herself/House Guest | House guest: Season 4 | |
| Yalan Dünya | Herself | Episode: "9. Bölüm" | |
| 2013 | Dancing on Ice | Herself/Contestant | Contestant: Season 8 |
| Promi Big Brother | Herself/House Guest | House guest: Season 1 | |
| Package Deal | Dr. Sydney Forbes | Recurring cast: Season 1 | |
| 2014 | 2014 World Music Awards | Herself/Co-Host | Main co-host |
| 2015 | Big Brother Germany | Herself/House Guest | Episode: "Episode #12.25" |
| Love Advent | Herself | Episode: "Pamela Anderson" | |
| 2016 | Gotham Comedy Live | Herself/Host | Episode: "Pamela Anderson" |
| Jorden runt på 6 steg | Herself | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Through the Keyhole | Episode: "Episode #4.2" | |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats | Episode: "Episode #20.6" | ||
| Sur-Vie | Raquel Rose | Main cast | |
| 2018 | Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Herself | Episode: "Pamela Anderson" |
| Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport | Episode: "Episode #4.6" | ||
| Danse avec les stars | Herself/Contestant | Contestant: Season 9 | |
| 2018–2019 | Match Game | Herself/Celebrity Panelist | Episodes: "Episode #3.18" & "#4.3" |
| 2019 | The Hills: New Beginnings | Herself | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" & "#1.8" |
| 2022 | Durch die Nacht mit ... | Episode: "Pamela Anderson und Srecko Horvat" | |
| 2022–2023 | Pamela's Garden of Eden | Herself/Host | Main host |
| 2025 | Pamela's Cooking with Love |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Chicago | Roxie Hart (replacement) | Ambassador Theater, Broadway |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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| 1990 | "Shelter Me" | Cinderella |
| 1991 | ”Stranded” | Tangier |
| 1993 | "Can't Have Your Cake (and eat it too)" | Vince Neil |
| 1994 | "Blind Man" | Aerosmith |
| 1999 | "David Duchovny" | Bree Sharp |
| "Get Naked" | Methods of Mayhem | |
| 2000 | "Miserable" | Lit |
| "Hey Papi" | Jay-Z | |
| 2006 | "Touch the Sky" | Kanye West |
| "God's Gonna Cut You Down" | Johnny Cash | |
| 2012 | "Glamazon" | RuPaul |
| 2014 | "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" | Morrissey |
| 2016 | "Le lac" | Julien Doré |
Documentary (selected)
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2007 | I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA | |
| See You in Vegas | ||
| 2013 | The Carrier | |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator |
| 2018 | The Game Changers | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist | Herself |
| 2023 | Pamela, a Love Story | Herself |
| 2024 | Criterion Closet (November 12), | Herself |
Honors and awards
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2025 | Best Actress | The Last Showgirl | Pending | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2025 | Best Actress | The Last Showgirl | Nominated | |
| Canadian Business | 2005 | Most Powerful Canadian in Hollywood | N/A | Won | |
| Canada's Walk of Fame | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Won | |
| Glamour Awards | 2024 | Woman of the Year | N/A | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Last Showgirl | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance | The Last Showgirl | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 2025 | Lead Actress | The Last Showgirl | Nominated | |
| Winter IndieWire Honors | 2024 | Performance Award | The Last Showgirl | Won | |
| Miami Film Festival | 2024 | Art of Light Acting Award | The Last Showgirl | Won | |
| North Texas Film Critics Association | 2024 | Best Actress | The Last Showgirl | Nominated | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2024 | Special Jury Prize | The Last Showgirl | Won | |
| SCAD Savannah Film Festival | 2024 | Marquee Award | The Last Showgirl | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | The Last Showgirl | Pending | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Actress | The Last Showgirl | Nominated | |
| Sun Valley Film Festival | 2024 | Pioneer Award | The Last Showgirl | Won | |
| Zurich Film Festival | 2024 | Golden Eye Award | The Last Showgirl | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Pamela Anderson para niños
- List of vegan and plant-based media
