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Pamela Anderson's 50 facts.
1. Her full name is Pamela Denise Anderson.
2. She is a Canadian-American actress.
3. In addition to her acting career, she is also a model, producer, author, activist and a former showgirl.
4. She is known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch and V.I.P..
5. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990.
6. For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee (or Pamela Lee) after marrying Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.
7. Anderson is a member of the animal rights movement.
8. Has conducted campaigns condemning the commercial fur industry and promoting veganism through the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
9. In 2006, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
10. She maintains dual Canadian and American citizenship.
11. Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia.
12. Is the daughter of Barry, a furnace repairman, and Carol Anderson, a waitress.
13. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiäinen, was Finnish, a native of Saarijärvi, and left the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1908. He changed his name to Anderson when he arrived as an immigrant.
14. Anderson also has Russian ancestry on her mother's side.
15. Anderson got some press coverage right after her birth as the country's "Centennial Baby", having been the first baby born on July 1, 1967, the 100th anniversary of Canada's official founding via the Constitution Act, 1867.
16. Anderson attended Highland Secondary School in Comox, British Columbia. During high school, she played on the volleyball team.
17. In 1988, Anderson moved to Vancouver and worked as a fitness instructor.
18. 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.
19. After she moved to Los Angeles, she won a minor role as Lisa, the original "Tool Time girl", on the television sitcom, Home Improvement.
20. She left Home Improvement after two seasons and won the role of C. J. Parker on Baywatch, whom 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 gained her a lot of popularity from international viewers.
21. She later reprised her role to return in a reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding in 2003 and also to star in commercials for DirecTV in 2007.
22. In 1994, she was cast in her first starring film role, in Raw Justice, also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop, costarring 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.
23. In 1996, she appeared in Barb Wire playing Barbara Rose Kopetski, which was later claimed by some sources to be Anderson's real name, although it is not. The movie, a thinly veiled futuristic remake of Casablanca, was not a commercial success.
24. In April 1997, she guest-hosted Saturday Night Live.
25. In September 1998, Anderson starred as Vallery Irons in the Sony Pictures Entertainment syndicated show V.I.P. created by J. F. Lawton. Blending action and humor in a fast-paced adventure series, with Anderson often poking fun at her tabloid image, the show explored the exciting and sometimes treacherous lives of the rich and famous.
26. In 1999, she appeared as a man-eating giantess in the music video for "Miserable" by California alternative rock band Lit.
27. She appeared on The Nanny as Fran's rival, Heather Biblow.
28. Also in 1999, she had her breast implants surgically removed.
29. In early 2004, Anderson returned to the spotlight.
30. Anderson became a naturalized citizen of the United States on May 12, 2004, while retaining her Canadian citizenship.
31. She has lived in Southern California since 1989.
32. 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 at Wal-Mart stores nationwide.
33. Her second book, the sequel Star Struck, released in 2005, is a thinly veiled look at her life with Tommy Lee and the trials of celebrity life.
34. In April 2005, Anderson starred in a new Fox sitcom Stacked as Skyler Dayton, a party girl who goes to work at a bookstore. It was canceled on May 18, 2006, after two seasons, although some episodes were never aired.
35. In March 2006, it was announced that Anderson would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame thanks to her many years as a model and actress. She is only the second model to receive a star.
36. In April 2006, Anderson hosted Canada's Juno Awards, becoming the first non-singer and model to do so.
37. In December 2009, Anderson guest-starred as Genie of the Lamp in the pantomime Aladdin at the New Wimbledon Theatre in Wimbledon, south-west London, England. Anderson took over the role from comedienne Ruby Wax, with former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson and comedian Paul O'Grady also booked for the role.
38. 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.
39. On July 9, 2008, Anderson entered the Australian Big Brother house for a three-day visit. This was Anderson's first foray into reality television.
40. 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).
41. 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, and after seven weeks, Anderson was eliminated.
42. 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.
43. In 2011, she appeared on the Argentinian version of Dancing with the Stars, entitled Bailando por un sueño (Bailando 2011). She once again danced with Whitewood. She withdrew from the competition after the fourth round.
44. One of Anderson's campaigns as a member of PETA has been against the use of fur.
45. In 1999, Anderson received the first Linda McCartney Memorial Award for animal rights protectors, in recognition of her campaign.
46. She campaigned against Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 2001, Anderson released a letter in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken, stating "What KFC does to 750 million chickens each year is not civilized or acceptable." She later made a video about KFC's treatment of chickens.
47. Anderson married Tommy Lee, drummer of Mötley Crüe, on February 19, 1995. The couple divorced in 1998.
48. Anderson and Lee have two sons together, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee.
49. Her son Dylan Jagger Lee was named for Anderson's great grandfather, Dale Jagger Grosco who fought in World War II.
50. In addition to her fame from modelling and acting, Anderson has received a great deal of press attention for her well-publicized personal life.
