Pamela Denise Anderson, born on July 1, 1967, is a Canadian-American actress, model, and media personality. She is best known for her modeling work in Playboy magazine and her role as "C.J." Parker on the television series Baywatch (1992–1997).

She has also been involved in various charitable activities, particularly animal rights, and has endorsed PETA activities.

Pamela Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, to Barry Anderson, a furnace repairman, and Carol, a waitress. She has Finnish, English, Irish, and Volga German ancestry.

During her childhood, she moved to the city of Vancouver. She was an acrobat and gymnast from ages 7-12 and an athlete throughout school. She waitressed from ages 16 to 19.

She has been married multiple times. Her ex-husbands include Tommy Lee (1995 - 1998), Kid Rock (2006), Rick Salomon (2014 - 2015), Jon Peters (2020), and Dan Hayhurst (2020 - 2022). She has two children with Tommy Lee.

Her career began when she was discovered at a British Columbia Lions football game. She then signed a commercial contract with Labatt's beer and soon after, Playboy approached her.

She made her television debut on Home Improvement (1991), where she starred as Lisa, the Tool Time Girl. She gained international recognition for her starring role of "C.J." Parker on the action drama series Baywatch.

She also played Vallery Irons on the syndicated series V.I.P. (1998–2002) and starred as Skyler Dayton on the Fox sitcom Stacked (2005–2006).

Some of her best-known movies include "Raw Justice" (1994), "Barb Wire" (1996), "Scary Movie 3" (2003), "Borat" (2006), "Superhero Movie", "Blonde and Blonder" (both 2008), "The Institute", "Baywatch" (both 2017), and "City Hunter" (2018).

She has received several awards and nominations throughout her career. She has been honored with the Golden Apple Award for Most UnCooperative Actress (1997) and the Razzie Award for Worst New Star (1996).

She has also received stars from the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2004), Canada's Walk of Fame (1999), and Kraków's Walk of Fame (2008).