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Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra

Known for
Acting
Born
Apr 20, 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth
Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Credits
155

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.

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.

Known for

TVRated 8.0

The Simpsons

1989TV

Carmen Electra (voice)

MovieRated 6.4

Scary Movie

2000Movie

Drew

TVRated 8.6

House

2004TV

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 5.5

Scary Movie 4

2006Movie

Holly

MovieRated 6.2

Bedtime Stories

2008Movie

Hot Girl

MovieRated 5.8

Starsky & Hutch

2004Movie

Staci

Filmography

MovieRated 6.4

Scary Movie

2026Movie

Bartender

MovieRated 6.3

Good Burger 2

2023Movie

Roxanne

TVRated 6.7

That '90s Show

2023TV

Self

MovieRated 8.0

Finding Sandler

2022Movie

Self

TVRated 6.5

Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich

2022TV

Self

TVRated 2.0

The Celebrity Dating Game

2021TV

Self

TVRated 8.3

The Last Dance

2020TV

Self

MovieRated 8.0

Rodman: For Better or Worse

2019Movie

Self (archive footage)

TVRated 6.8

Kocktails With Khloé

2016TV

Self

TV

Ex Isle

2016TV

host

MovieRated 4.1

The Book of Fire

2015Movie

Theodora

MovieRated 5.2

Chocolate City

2015Movie

DJ

MovieRated 4.2

Lap Dance

2014Movie

Lexus

TVRated 7.9

Jane the Virgin

2014TV

Self

MovieRated 6.8

Dragula

2014Movie

Lisa

TVRated 6.8

The Birthday Boys

2013TV

TVRated 6.2

Through the Keyhole

2013TV

Self

TVRated 10.0

Fra Sydhavn til West Coast

2013TV

Sig selv

TVRated 7.7

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013TV

Self

MovieRated 4.3

2-Headed Shark Attack

2012Movie

Anne Babish

TV

The Choice

2012TV

Self

TVRated 7.9

The Eric Andre Show

2012TV

Self

MovieRated 7.3

Sunset Strip

2012Movie

Self

TVRated 6.7

Suburgatory

2011TV

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 5.7

Mardi Gras: Spring Break

2011Movie

Self

TVRated 6.8

Ridiculousness

2011TV

Self

TVRated 7.3

Franklin & Bash

2011TV

Bridget Barnes

MovieRated 5.0

Back Nine

2010Movie

Judy

MovieRated 5.0

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010Movie

Sybil Williams

MovieRated 5.8

Barry Munday

2010Movie

Iconic Beauty

TVRated 6.6

Worst Cooks in America

2010TV

Self - Contestant

TVRated 5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009TV

Self - Guest

TV

Mission Hollywood

2009TV

Self

MovieRated 3.3

Zac Efron's Pool Party

2009Movie

Self

TVRated 7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009TV

Self - Guest Judge

MovieRated 6.2

Bedtime Stories

2008Movie

Hot Girl

TVRated 5.7

90210

2008TV

Vesta

MovieRated 3.2

Disaster Movie

2008Movie

Beautiful Assassin

MovieRated 3.7

Naked Movie

2008Movie

Self

MovieRated 4.1

Meet the Spartans

2008Movie

Queen Margo

MovieRated 5.4

Christmas in Wonderland

2007Movie

Ginger Peachum

MovieRated 10.0

Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom

2007Movie

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 7.5

Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip

2007Movie

Carmen Electra

TVRated 7.3

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

2007TV

Self

MovieRated 5.1

I Want Candy

2007Movie

Candy

MovieRated 5.4

Full of It

2007Movie

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 2.9

Pledge This!

2007Movie

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 3.9

Epic Movie

2007Movie

Mystique

MovieRated 8.5

Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution

2007Movie

Self - Host

TVRated 5.0

The Charlotte Church Show

2006TV

Self - Guest

MovieRated 4.9

Hot Tamale

2006Movie

Riley

MovieRated 5.5

Scary Movie 4

2006Movie

Holly

MovieRated 5.1

American Dreamz

2006Movie

Herself

MovieRated 2.0

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds

2006Movie

Self

MovieRated 4.3

Date Movie

2006Movie

Anne

MovieRated 6.2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005Movie

Sarina Murtaugh

MovieRated 6.0

Getting Played

2005Movie

Lauren

MovieRated 5.5

Merry F#%$in' Christmas

2005Movie

Self

TVRated 4.8

The Reichen Show

2005TV

Self - Guest

MovieRated 4.3

Dirty Love

2005Movie

Michelle Lopez

TVRated 5.3

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

2005TV

Self

TVRated 6.9

Hell's Kitchen

2005TV

Self - Restaurant Patron

MovieRated 3.5

Searching for Bobby D

2005Movie

Rebecca

TVRated 7.1

Stacked

2005TV

TVRated 5.0

Fat Actress

2005TV

Carmen Electra

TVRated 7.0

American Dad!

2005TV

Lisa Silver (voice)

MovieRated 4.9

Lil' Pimp

2005Movie

Honeysack (voice)

MovieRated 6.8

Naked Women's Wrestling League

2005Movie

Self - Hostess

TVRated 9.5

America or Busted

2004TV

Self

MovieRated 10.0

Lit: All Access

2004Movie

Self

TVRated 8.6

House

2004TV

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 4.9

Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon

2004Movie

Debbie

TVRated 5.8

Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model

2004TV

Self - Host

TVRated 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004TV

Self - Guest

TVRated 6.3

Joey

2004TV

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 5.0

Strip Poker Invitational

2004Movie

Self - Hostess

MovieRated 5.3

Mr. 3000

2004Movie

Self (uncredited)

TVRated 6.5

Summerland

2004TV

Mona Canatti

MovieRated 4.7

30 Days Until I'm Famous

2004Movie

Pauline

MovieRated 4.4

Monster Island

2004Movie

Self

MovieRated 5.8

Starsky & Hutch

2004Movie

Staci

TVRated 6.4

Tripping the Rift

2004TV

Six of One (voice)

TVRated 5.9

Best Week Ever

2004TV

TVRated 7.0

'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave

2004TV

TVRated 9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004TV

Self

Movie

The Osbourne Family Christmas Special

2003Movie

Self

MovieRated 4.7

Rent Control

2003Movie

Audrey

TVRated 5.4

Hope & Faith

2003TV

Carmen

TVRated 8.5

Eve

2003TV

Zan

TVRated 5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003TV

Self

MovieRated 4.5

Playboy: Celebrity Photographers

2003Movie

TVRated 8.7

Bikini Destinations

2003TV

Herself - Carmen Electra

MovieRated 5.1

My Boss's Daughter

2003Movie

Tina

MovieRated 7.1

Uptown Girls

2003Movie

Celebrity

MovieRated 6.0

Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease

2003Movie

Carmen Electra

MovieRated 10.0

Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip

2003Movie

Carmen Electra

TVRated 7.3

Reno 911!

2003TV

Miss Uecker

Movie

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003Movie

TVRated 9.0

Dance Fever

2003TV

Self - Judge

TV

E!'s 101

2003TV

Self

TVRated 7.0

The New Tom Green Show

2003TV

Self

TVRated 4.9

Celebrities Uncensored

2003TV

Self

TVRated 5.1

Punk'd

2003TV

Self

MovieRated 4.2

Sol Goode

2003Movie

Treasure

MovieRated 6.0

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003Movie

Lani McKenzie

TVRated 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003TV

Self

MovieRated 6.0

Cleavage

2002Movie

Self/Narrator

TVRated 7.9

Monk

2002TV

Chloe Blackburn

TVRated 6.2

The Osbournes

2002TV

Self

MovieRated 4.6

Whacked!

2002Movie

Laura

TVRated 6.7

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

2002TV

TVRated 8.1

Off Centre

2001TV

MovieRated 6.1

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001Movie

Self

MovieRated 4.8

Perfume

2001Movie

Simone

MovieRated 5.6

Get Over It

2001Movie

Mistress Moira

MovieRated 4.3

Playboy's Best of College Girls

2000Movie

(archive footage)

MovieRated 4.2

Welcome to Hollywood

2000Movie

Carmen Electra

TVRated 7.3

BattleBots

2000TV

Self

MovieRated 6.4

Scary Movie

2000Movie

Drew

MovieRated 5.3

Christmas Vacation 2000

1999Movie

Esmeralda

MovieRated 6.0

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

1999Movie

The Female

TVRated 5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999TV

Self - Guest

TVRated 8.5

Hyperion Bay

1998TV

Sarah Hicks

TVRated 5.2

TRL

1998TV

TVRated 7.6

Hollywood Squares

1998TV

Self - Panelist

MovieRated 3.5

The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven

1998Movie

McKenna Ray / The Raven

MovieRated 6.1

Starstruck

1998Movie

Iona Shirley

TVRated 7.5

VH1 Divas

1998TV

Self -Performer

TVRated 7.2

Two Guys and a Girl

1998TV

Isabella

MovieRated 6.0

Playboy's Celebrities

1998Movie

Herself

TV

EP Daily

1997TV

TVRated 4.3

The View

1997TV

Self

MovieRated 6.2

Good Burger

1997Movie

Roxanne (uncredited)

MovieRated 4.0

Playboy's Cheerleaders

1997Movie

Cheerleader

TVRated 4.3

Taff

1997TV

self

TVRated 6.6

Just Shoot Me!

1997TV

Herself

MovieRated 3.3

An American Vampire Story

1997Movie

Sulka

TVRated 7.4

King of the Hill

1997TV

Angela (voice)

MovieRated 10.0

Love in Hollywood

1996Movie

Self

TVRated 7.8

Malcolm & Eddie

1996TV

TVRated 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996TV

TVRated 5.3

Pacific Blue

1996TV

Lani Mackenzie

MovieRated 2.0

Erotic Confessions: Intimacy

1996Movie

Manager (segment "At the Tone")

TVRated 7.1

MADtv

1995TV

Self - Guest Host

TVRated 6.0

Baywatch Nights

1995TV

Candy

TVRated 6.3

Soccer AM

1995TV

Self

TVRated 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993TV

Self - Guest

Movie

Prince: The Ryde Dyvine

1992Movie

TVRated 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992TV

Self - Guest

TVRated 8.0

The Simpsons

1989TV

Carmen Electra (voice)

TVRated 6.0

Baywatch

1989TV

Lani McKenzie

TVRated 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988TV

Self

Coming soon

Playboy's Hot Shots

Movie

Self

Coming soon

Aerobic Striptease

TV

Coming soonRated 7.0

Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour

Movie

Shania

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