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Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actor, model, producer, author, activist and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'', ''Series/{{VIP}}'', and ''Series/{{Stacked}}''. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in February 1990 and has posed for the magazine multiple times since (she has also appeared on the cover of Playboy more than any other woman). For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee (or Pamela Lee) after marrying Music/MotleyCrue drummer Tommy Lee. She also did the voice over work for the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Stripperella}}'', an animated series by Creator/StanLee, which also used her [[InkSuitActor likeness]].

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Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actor, model, producer, author, activist and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'', ''Series/{{VIP}}'', and ''Series/{{Stacked}}''. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in February 1990 and has posed for the magazine multiple times since (she has also appeared on the cover of Playboy more than any other woman). For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee (or Pamela Lee) after marrying Music/MotleyCrue drummer Tommy Lee. She also did the voice over work for the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Stripperella}}'', an animated series by Creator/StanLee, which also used her [[InkSuitActor likeness]]. \n In 2022 she made her Broadway debut, playing Roxie Hart in ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' to largely positive notices.
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* ActingForTwo:
** In ''Film/{{Snapdragon}}'' (which she later described as "[[CreatorBacklash a bad movie (she) was thrown into]]").
** In ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' she has played herself and also voiced Dixie in the episode with the Slurm Factory.
* ActorInspiredElement:
** She suggested the opening scene of ''Film/BarbWire'' where Barb dances while being sprayed with water - based off a nightmare she had.
** It was her idea to have the video premiere for Music/{{Miserable}} on her show Series/{{VIP}}.


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* BillingDisplacement: In the film ''Naked Souls'' she has considerably less of a role than her high billing would indicate.
* CelebrityCameo: She appears at the start of the live action ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' film, as a celebrity endorser for the toy factory.
* CelebrityParadox: She guest starred on an episode of ''Series/EightSimpleRules'' as one of CJ's dates. In Season 2, Rory had casually referenced the infamous sex tape between her and Tommy Lee.
* CreatorBacklash:
** Her first film ''Raw Justice'', due to the sex scenes she had to do.
--> "I was thrown around, I was scratched, I was bruised, I was bitten. I cried, I went home, I called my mother"
** She had such a bad experience on ''Good Cop, Bad Cop'' that she swore off doing sex scenes for film afterwards.
* DawsonCasting: In ''Film/ScaryMovie3'' she plays a teenage girl when she was in her mid-thirties. Of course the movie was parodying ''Film/TheRing'' for that scene.
* DoingItForTheArt:
** Although she hated doing sex scenes, she did some graphic ones in ''Naked Souls'' because she felt they were important to the story.
** She chose to do the video for Music/{{Miserable}} for free, just as long as she could bring her usual hair and makeup team and they were paid. This was because she really wanted to play the GiantWoman but knew she might be too expensive.
* DyeHard: Pam's hair is naturally brown. She started dying it blonde when she was 20 years old and has been doing it ever since.


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* FakeAmerican: Had a tendency to be considered a ValleyGirl in her roles, even though she is Canadian.
--> "I am the ultimate California girl, which is funny, being that I'm Canadian."


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* FountainOfExpies:
** In comics, games and animation in the nineties, many MsFanservice characters were blatantly based on her.
** Not to mention that, being the world's biggest sex symbol, many women in the 90s tried to copy Pam's look. Some of them even went as far as to get barbed wire tattoos.


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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Carmen Electra stars in an episode of ''Stacked'' as Skylar's old rival. Jenny [=McCarthy=] does likewise in another episode.
* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: Around the 2000s Pam started AdamWesting her MsFanservice image, and appeared in more sitcoms, comedy movies or cameo gags.


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* StarDerailingRole:
** In the mid-90s, Pam had a successful career as a model and television actress, as well as having roles in a few low-budget films. She decided that she wanted to become a major motion picture actress and, against the advice of her agent, accepted the lead role in ''Film/BarbWire''. However, when the movie was blasted by critics and bombed at the box office, it killed Pam's hopes of becoming a film star.
** Similarly, Pam's role in the short-lived sitcom ''Stacked'' (which was canceled after only 14 episodes had aired) seems to have killed her career as a television actress.


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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She auditioned for the role of Rennie in ''Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan''.
** She dropped out of the film ''Miami Hustle'' and was sued for $5 million because of it. Her reasoning was that she was getting sick of filming sex scenes.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Tommy Lee has stated that he was obsessed with Pamela from the moment he met her, even going as far as to follow her to a photo shoot in Mexico in an attempt to woo her. Pam didn't take to Tommy ''quite'' as quickly, but still fell for him fast considering that they got married 4 days after meeting each other.
* MsFanservice: The main reason why people watched ''Baywatch'' was probably hot people running on the beach in swim suits and being wet in SloMo. Ms Anderson took the cake. In fact ''her whole career was built'' on being this.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: Tommy Lee has stated that he was obsessed with Pamela from the moment he met her, even going as far as to follow her to a photo shoot in Mexico in an attempt to woo her. Pam didn't take to Tommy ''quite'' as quickly, but still fell for him fast considering that they got married 4 four days after meeting each other.
* MsFanservice: The main reason why people watched ''Baywatch'' was probably hot people running on the beach in swim suits swimsuits and being wet in SloMo. Ms Ms. Anderson took the cake. In fact ''her whole career was built'' on being this.



** Kissed fellow Canadian and borderline doppleganger Wrestling/TrishStratus at a Canada Walk of Fame event in 2006.

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** Kissed fellow Canadian and borderline doppleganger doppelganger Wrestling/TrishStratus at a Canada Walk of Fame event in 2006.



* SpitOutAShoe: Does this in the music video for Music/{{Miserable}} after slurping up the band's lead guitarist.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Being a sex symbol, she's invoked this a lot. However her two most iconic are her red one piece swimsuit from Series/BayWatch and her white bikini with black trim paired with black platform pumps from Music/{{Miserable}}.

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* SpitOutAShoe: Does She does this in the music video for Music/{{Miserable}} after slurping up the band's lead guitarist.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Being a sex symbol, she's invoked this a lot. However However, her two most iconic are her red one piece one-piece swimsuit from Series/BayWatch ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' and her white bikini with black trim paired with black platform pumps from Music/{{Miserable}}.
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* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Being a sex symbol, she's invoked this a lot. However her two most iconic are her red one piece swimsuit from Series/BayWatch and her white bikini with black trim paired with black platform pumps from. Music/{{Miserable}}.

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* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Being a sex symbol, she's invoked this a lot. However her two most iconic are her red one piece swimsuit from Series/BayWatch and her white bikini with black trim paired with black platform pumps from. from Music/{{Miserable}}.
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* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Being a sex symbol, she's invoked this a lot. However her two most iconic are her red one piece swimsuit from Series/BayWatch and her white bikini with black trim paired with black platform pumps from. Music/{{Miserable}}.

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* AmicableExes: She divorced Tommy Lee, but the two of them remain friends with each other.



* BuxomIsBetter:
** After her first appearance in Playboy Magazine, Anderson got breast implants as a way of boosting her popularity. It worked, and she became a major celebrity largely because of her "assets."
** In the late-1990s, Pam had her breast implants surgically removed because she wanted to be taken more seriously as an actor (in her own words, she was tired of her "all boobs, no brains" image). It soon became apparent to her that she was never going to be taken seriously as an actor and her sex appeal was her biggest strength, so she had new implants put in that were even larger than her old ones and returned to playing buxom fan service characters.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Has been frequently photographed going about her day with nothing on her feet; to an event, walking her dog, shopping, even just filling up her car.



* FemmeFatale: Her role in ''Film/BarbWire''.
* FourthDateMarriage: She met Tommy Lee at a party in February 1995. They got married four days later on a beach in Cancún, Mexico.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's a vegan and animal rights activist.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Although Pam and Tommy Lee divorced in 1998, they remained cordial with each other, and Pam mentioned in an interview that they also continued having sex with each other for years after their divorce.
* GiantWoman: Played one in [[{{Music/Miserable}} a music video]], where the band got to climb all over her. [[spoiler: She was also a maneater.]]
* HasAType: Pam definitely seems to have a thing for rock stars. She married Tommy Lee and they remained FriendsWithBenefits for years after their divorce. She also married Kid Rock, and appeared in a sex tape with Bret Michaels from Music/{{Poison}}.
** During [[TheRoast the Comedy Central Roast of Anderson]], one comedian quipped "she's fucked more musicians than Napster."
** While being interviewed by Howard Stern, Pamela also mentioned that she has a strong preference for men who are "well endowed."

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* FemmeFatale: Her role in ''Film/BarbWire''.
* FourthDateMarriage: She met Tommy Lee at
''Film/BarbWire'' was as a party in February 1995. They got married four days later on a beach in Cancún, Mexico.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's a vegan and animal rights activist.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Although Pam and Tommy Lee divorced in 1998, they remained cordial with each other, and Pam mentioned in an interview that they also continued having sex with each other for years after their divorce.
femme fatale.
* GiantWoman: Played one in [[{{Music/Miserable}} a music video]], where the band got to climb all over her. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She was also a maneater.]]
* HasAType: Pam definitely seems to have a thing for rock stars. She married Tommy Lee and they remained FriendsWithBenefits for years after their divorce. She also married Kid Rock, and appeared in a sex tape with Bret Michaels from Music/{{Poison}}.
** During [[TheRoast the Comedy Central Roast of Anderson]], one comedian quipped "she's fucked more musicians than Napster."
** While being interviewed by Howard Stern, Pamela also mentioned that she has a strong preference for men who are "well endowed."
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* {{Irony}}: Is a vegan, but jumped at the chance to be [[LiteralManeater a giantess that devours male musicians alive.]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: David Hasselhoff has claimed that he's never watched the Pamela Anderson/Tommy Lee sex tape because he views Pam as a sister.
* LiteralManEater: Not in real life (as far as we know) but she did play one in the music video for "Music/{{Miserable}}." In the vid she is wearing a white and black bikini and GIGANTIC platform heels and provides plenty of FanService and MaleGaze but at the end of the video ''devours'' all the male band members.

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* {{Irony}}: IronyAsSheIsCast: Is a vegan, but jumped at the chance to be [[LiteralManeater a giantess that devours male musicians alive.]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: David Hasselhoff has claimed that he's never watched the Pamela Anderson/Tommy Lee sex tape because he views Pam as a sister.
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* LiteralManEater: Not in real life (as far as we know) but she did play one in In the music video for "Music/{{Miserable}}." In the vid "Music/{{Miserable}}," she is wearing plays a white and black bikini and GIGANTIC platform heels and provides plenty of FanService and MaleGaze but at the end of the video giantess who ''devours'' all the male band members.members at the end.



* OppositesAttract: Her relationship with Music/KidRock was definitely this. Pamela is liberal on most issues, and she's also a vegan who is passionate about animal rights. Kid Rock, on the other hand, is an outspoken Rupublican who is hunting buddies with Music/TedNugent. Perhaps not surprisingly, their marriage only lasted four months.



* RapeAsBackstory: A tragic real-life example. In a 2014 interview, Pamela revealed that she had been sexually abused on multiple occasions during her childhood and teenage years, and that her love of animals is largely due to the fact they've never caused her pain like humans have.
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* LiteralManEater: Not in real life (as far as we know) but she did play one in the music video for "Music/{{Miserable}}." In the vid she is wearing a white and black bikini and [[NiceShoes GIGANTIC platform heels]] and provides plenty of FanService and MaleGaze but at the end of the video ''devours'' all the male band members.

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* LiteralManEater: Not in real life (as far as we know) but she did play one in the music video for "Music/{{Miserable}}." In the vid she is wearing a white and black bikini and [[NiceShoes GIGANTIC platform heels]] heels and provides plenty of FanService and MaleGaze but at the end of the video ''devours'' all the male band members.
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* ''Series/HomeImprovement''
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** In the late-1990s, Pam had her breast implants surgically removed because she wanted to be taken more seriously as an actor (in her own words, she was tired of her "all boobs, no brains" image). It soon became apparent to her that she was never going to taken seriously as an actor and her sex appeal was her biggest strength, so she had new implants put in that were even larger than her old ones and returned to playing buxom fan service characters.

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** In the late-1990s, Pam had her breast implants surgically removed because she wanted to be taken more seriously as an actor (in her own words, she was tired of her "all boobs, no brains" image). It soon became apparent to her that she was never going to be taken seriously as an actor and her sex appeal was her biggest strength, so she had new implants put in that were even larger than her old ones and returned to playing buxom fan service characters.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's a vegan and animal rights activist.
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* HomePornMovie: In 1997 a sex video of Anderson and Tommy Lee was stolen from their home and sold to a pornographic video distributor. The Lees sued the distributor to stop the video from being sold, but failed. There have also been rumors that in the mid-2000s, a major porn studio offered Pam several million dollars to star in a professionally-shot porn movie, but she declined. The affair has been dramatized into a MiniSeries, ''Series/PamAndTommy'', where Pamela is played by Creator/LilyJames and Tommy Lee is played by Creator/SebastianStan.

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* HomePornMovie: In 1997 a sex video of Anderson and Tommy Lee was stolen from their home and sold to a pornographic video distributor. The Lees sued the distributor to stop the video from being sold, but failed. There have also been rumors that in the mid-2000s, a major porn studio offered Pam several million dollars to star in a professionally-shot porn movie, but she declined. The affair has been dramatized into a MiniSeries, ''Series/PamAndTommy'', where Pamela is played by Creator/LilyJames and Tommy Lee is played by Creator/SebastianStan. Anderson [[DisownedAdaptation disapproved]] of that latter project from the get-go.
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Creator/LilyJames portrays her in the Creator/{{Hulu}} series ''Series/PamAndTommy'', with Creator/SebastianStan as Tommy Lee. The series was made [[DisownedAdaptation without Anderson's approval]].



* HomePornMovie: In 1995 a sex video of Anderson and Tommy Lee was stolen from their home and sold to a pornographic video distributor. The Lees sued the distributor to stop the video from being sold, but failed. There have also been rumors that in the mid-2000s, a major porn studio offered Pam several million dollars to star in a professionally-shot porn movie, but she declined.

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* HomePornMovie: In 1995 1997 a sex video of Anderson and Tommy Lee was stolen from their home and sold to a pornographic video distributor. The Lees sued the distributor to stop the video from being sold, but failed. There have also been rumors that in the mid-2000s, a major porn studio offered Pam several million dollars to star in a professionally-shot porn movie, but she declined. The affair has been dramatized into a MiniSeries, ''Series/PamAndTommy'', where Pamela is played by Creator/LilyJames and Tommy Lee is played by Creator/SebastianStan.
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Creator/LilyJames portrays her in the Creator/{{Hulu}} series ''Pam and Tommy'', with Creator/SebastianStan as Tommy Lee. The series was made [[DisownedAdaptation without Anderson's approval]].

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Creator/LilyJames portrays her in the Creator/{{Hulu}} series ''Pam and Tommy'', ''Series/PamAndTommy'', with Creator/SebastianStan as Tommy Lee. The series was made [[DisownedAdaptation without Anderson's approval]].

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