Carmen Electra
Acting
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra is a European-American/Native-American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, and dancing with the Pussycat Dolls, and has since had roles in the parody films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie. Electra was born in Sharonville, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia, a singer, and Harry, a guitarist and entertainer. She attended Ann Weigel Elementary School and then studied dance at Dance Artists dance studio under Gloria J. Simpson, in Western Hills, a neighborhood of Cincinnati. Her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998. Her older sister Debbie died from a heart attack, also in 1998. Carmen graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville. Carmen Electra also attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Cincinnati Public School District. She has Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry. Electra started her professional career in 1990 as a dancer at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio in the show "It’s Magic", one of the more popular shows in the park's history. In 1991, she moved to California and met Prince. Soon after meeting Prince, Electra signed a recording contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records and began a short-lived singing career.During her time at Paisley Park Records, she officially became known as Carmen Electra. In 1995, Electra started appearing in television programs. In May 1996 she was featured in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, the first of several. This exposure led to higher profile television appearances, including Baywatch (cast member from 1997–1998, as Leilani "Lani" McKenzie) and MTV's Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. Electra was featured in Playboy four more times, with her second appearance in June 1997, third in December 2000, fourth in April 2003 and her fifth in the January 2009 anniversary issue. She was on the cover three times, in December 2000, April 2003 and on the 55th anniversary Issue in January 2009. Electra has appeared in films such as American Vampire (1997), Good Burger (1997), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), the horror spoof Scary Movie (2000) and also appeared in Meet the Spartans (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Date Movie (2006), Disaster Movie (2008), the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for Starsky & Hutch. She also appeared in an episode of House in which she portrayed herself as an injured golfer and an injured farmer, playing out House's fantasy. In 1999, she appeared in the Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope." In 2005, she joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift, replacing Gina Gershon as the voice of the sexy android "Six". Also in 2005, she began the Naked Women's Wrestling League, acting as the commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion. In late 2006, Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco Bell.
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
as The Female
Age 27 (now 54)
Rodman: For Better or Worse
as Self (archive footage)
Age 47 (now 54)
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip
as Carmen Electra
Age 35 (now 54)
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom
as Carmen Electra
Age 35 (now 54)
Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution
as Self - Host
Age 34 (now 54)
Naked Women's Wrestling League
as Self - Hostess
Age 32 (now 54)
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
as Self
Age 31 (now 54)
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease
as Carmen Electra
Age 31 (now 54)
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip
as Carmen Electra
Age 31 (now 54)
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
Age 29 (now 54)
Playboy's Best of College Girls
as (archive footage)
Age 28 (now 54)
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
as The Female
Age 27 (now 54)
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven
as McKenna Ray / The Raven
Age 26 (now 54)
Erotic Confessions: Intimacy
as Manager (segment "At the Tone")
Age 22 (now 54)
Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich
as Self
Age 50 (now 54)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 37 (now 54)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
Age 35 (now 54)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
Age 33 (now 54)
Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model
as Self - Host
Age 32 (now 54)
'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
Age 26 (now 54)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 21 (now 54)
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Also Known As
Tara Leigh Patrick
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