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Carmen Electra

Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra is an 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. Electra on June 3, 2008. 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.


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Born:
Apr 20, 1972 In Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
144
First Appeared:
In the series Dance Fever
Latest Project:
Series Aerobic Striptease 2025
Known For
Filmography
Series Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story Unknown 2025
Series Dance Fever Self 2025
Series 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock Unknown 2025
Series Aerobic Striptease Unknown 2025
Movie Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution Self - Host 2025
Movie Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour Shania 2025
Movie With Friends Like These Bridget 2025
Series Singled Out Unknown 2025
Movie Good Burger 2 Roxanne 2023-11-22
Movie Finding Sandler Self 2022-12-07
Series The Celebrity Dating Game Self 2021-06-14
Series The Last Dance Self 2020-04-19
Movie Rodman: For Better or Worse Self (archive footage) 2019-09-01
Series Ex Isle host 2016-01-08
Series Kocktails With Khloé Self 2016-01-20
Movie Chocolate City DJ 2015-05-22
Movie The Book of Fire Theodora 2015-11-22
Movie Lap Dance Lexus 2014-12-05
Series Jane the Virgin Herself 2014-10-13
Movie Dragula Lisa 2014-06-24
Series Whose Line Is It Anyway? Self 2013-07-16
Series The Birthday Boys Unknown 2013-10-18
Series The Eric Andre Show Self 2012-05-20
Series The Choice Self 2012-06-07
Movie Sunset Strip Self 2012-03-16
Movie 2-Headed Shark Attack Anne Babish 2012-06-26
Movie Mardi Gras: Spring Break Self 2011-09-23
Series Ridiculousness Self 2011-08-29
Series Franklin & Bash Bridget Barnes 2011-06-01
Movie Barry Munday Iconic Beauty 2010-03-13
Movie Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! Sybil Williams 2010-12-24
Movie Back Nine Judy 2010-09-14
Series Mission Hollywood Self 2009-06-08
Movie Zac Efron's Pool Party Self 2009-04-01
Series RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Judge 2009-02-02
Series 90210 Vesta 2008-09-02
Movie Bedtime Stories Hot Girl 2008-12-24
Movie Disaster Movie Beautiful Assassin 2008-08-29
Movie Meet the Spartans Queen Margo 2008-01-24
Movie Naked Movie Self 2008-02-24
Movie Epic Movie Mystique 2007-01-25
Movie Full of It Carmen Electra 2007-03-01
Movie Christmas in Wonderland Ginger Peachum 2007-12-27
Movie Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom Carmen Electra 2007-12-18
Movie Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip Carmen Electra 2007-12-18
Series Keeping Up with the Kardashians Self 2007-10-14
Series Britain's Got Talent Self - Guest Judge 2007-06-09
Movie I Want Candy Candy 2007-03-23
Movie Date Movie Anne 2006-02-17
Movie Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds Unknown 2006-01-01
Movie Pledge This! Herself 2006-12-01
Movie Hot Tamale Riley 2006-04-23
Series The Charlotte Church Show Unknown 2006-09-01
Movie Scary Movie 4 Holly 2006-04-12
Movie American Dreamz Herself 2006-03-04
Series American Dad! Lisa Silver (voice) 2005-02-06
Movie Naked Women's Wrestling League Self - Hostess 2005-01-01
Series Fat Actress Unknown 2005-03-07
Movie Lil' Pimp Honeysack (voice) 2005-01-11
Movie Searching for Bobby D Rebecca 2005-05-14
Movie Merry F#%$in' Christmas Self 2005-11-27
Series Stacked Unknown 2005-04-13
Movie Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Sarina Murtaugh 2005-12-21
Series The Reichen Show Self - Guest 2005-11-11
Movie Getting Played lauren 2005-12-10
Movie Dirty Love Michelle Lopez 2005-09-23
Series Hell's Kitchen Self - Restaurant Patron 2005-05-30
Series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Self 2005-08-03
Series Tripping the Rift Six of One (voice) 2004-03-04
Movie Starsky & Hutch Staci 2004-03-05
Movie Monster Island Herself 2004-03-07
Series 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave Unknown 2004-01-21
Series On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004-01-01
Series Best Week Ever Unknown 2004-01-23
Movie Mr. 3000 Self (uncredited) 2004-06-15
Series House Carmen Electra 2004-11-16
Series America or Busted Herself 2004-11-19
Movie Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon Debbie 2004-11-10
Movie Lit: All Access Herself 2004-11-16
Movie 30 Days Until I'm Famous Pauline 2004-05-07
Series Joey Carmen Electra 2004-09-08
Series Summerland Unknown 2004-06-01
Series The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004-09-13
Series Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model Unknown 2004-10-12
Series Celebrities Uncensored Self 2003-06-04
Series Punk'd Self 2003-03-17
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series The New Tom Green Show Self 2003-06-23
Movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Lani McKenzie 2003-02-28
Movie Sol Goode Treasure 2003-03-11
Movie Mimic: Sentinel Carmen Electra (archive footage) 2003-04-14
Movie Rent Control Audrey 2003-10-22
Series Hope & Faith Carmen 2003-09-23
Series Eve Unknown 2003-09-15
Series E!'s 101 Self 2003-07-13
Series Bikini Destinations Herself - Carmen Electra 2003-08-25
Movie My Boss's Daughter Tina 2003-08-21
Series Reno 911! Unknown 2003-07-23
Movie Uptown Girls Celebrity 2003-08-15
Movie Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip Carmen Electra 2003-08-15
Movie Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease Carmen Electra 2003-08-15
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003-09-08
Movie Whacked! Laura 2002-03-01
Series The Osbournes Unknown 2002-03-05
Series Monk Chloe Blackburn 2002-07-12
Movie Cleavage Herself 2002-12-10
Series The Jamie Kennedy Experiment Unknown 2002-01-13
Movie Get Over It Mistress Moira 2001-03-08
Movie Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Self 2001-05-31
Movie Perfume Simone 2001-04-08
Movie Playboy's Celebrities Herself 2001-03-27
Series Off Centre Unknown 2001-10-14
Movie Scary Movie Drew Decker 2000-07-07
Series BattleBots Unknown 2000-08-23
Series The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest 1999-03-30
Movie The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Female 1999-09-03
Movie Vacanze di Natale 2000 Esmeralda 1999-12-17
Movie Welcome to Hollywood Carmen Electra 1998-10-01
Series Two Guys and a Girl Isabella 1998-03-10
Series Hyperion Bay Sarah Hicks 1998-09-21
Series TRL Unknown 1998-09-14
Movie The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven McKenna Ray / The Raven 1998-05-26
Movie Starstruck Iona Shirley 1998-04-18
Series King of the Hill Angela (voice) 1997-01-12
Movie An American Vampire Story Sulka 1997-01-24
Movie Good Burger Roxanne (uncredited) 1997-07-25
Series EP Daily Unknown 1997-09-20
Series The View Self 1997-08-11
Movie Playboy: Cheerleaders Unknown 1997-06-04
Series Taff self 1997-03-11
Series Just Shoot Me! Herself 1997-03-04
Series Malcolm & Eddie Unknown 1996-08-26
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie Love in Hollywood Self 1996-12-08
Series MADtv Self - Guest Host 1995-10-14
Series Soccer AM Unknown 1995-08-12
Series Baywatch Nights Candy 1995-09-30
Movie Erotic Confessions: Intimacy Manager (segment "At the Tone") 1995-01-01
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993-09-13
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie Prince: The Ryde Dyvine Unknown 1992-12-19
Series The Simpsons Unknown 1989-12-17
Series Baywatch Lani McKenzie 1989-04-23
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05