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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · That '90s Show as Self
- 2021 · The Celebrity Dating Game as Self
- 2020 · The Last Dance as Self
- 2016 · Kocktails With Khloé as Self
- 2016 · Ex Isle as host
- 2014 · Jane the Virgin as Self
- 2013 · The Birthday Boys as
- 2013 · Through the Keyhole as Self
- 2013 · Fra Sydhavn til West Coast as Sig selv
- 2013 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 2012 · The Choice as Self
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2011 · Suburgatory as Carmen Electra
- 2011 · Ridiculousness as Self
- 2011 · Franklin & Bash as Bridget Barnes
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Mission Hollywood as Self
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · 90210 as Vesta
- 2007 · Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
- 2006 · The Charlotte Church Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Holly
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 · Stacked as
- 2005 · Fat Actress as Carmen Electra
- 2005 · American Dad! as Lisa Silver (voice)
- 2004 · America or Busted as Self
- 2004 · House as Carmen Electra
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Joey as Carmen Electra
- 2004 · Summerland as
- 2004 · Tripping the Rift as
- 2004 · Tripping the Rift as Six of One (voice)
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2004 · 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave as
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Hope & Faith as Carmen
- 2003 · Eve as Zan
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Bikini Destinations as Herself - Carmen Electra
- 2003 · Uptown Girls as Celebrity
- 2003 · Reno 911! as Miss Uecker
- 2003 · E!'s 101 as Self
- 2003 · The New Tom Green Show as Self
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Monk as Chloe Blackburn
- 2002 · The Jamie Kennedy Experiment as
- 2001 · Off Centre as
- 2000 · BattleBots as Self
- 2000 · Scary Movie as Drew Decker
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Hyperion Bay as Sarah Hicks
- 1998 · TRL as
- 1998 · Two Guys and a Girl as Isabella
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Taff as self
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Herself
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Angela (voice)
- 1996 · Malcolm & Eddie as
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Pacific Blue as Lani Mackenzie
- 1995 · MADtv as Self - Guest Host
- 1995 · Baywatch Nights as Candy
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Carmen Electra (voice)
- 1989 · Baywatch as Lani McKenzie
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- Future · Aerobic Striptease as
- Future · Dance Fever as Self
- 2023 · Good Burger 2 as Roxanne
- 2022 · Finding Sandler as Self
- 2019 · Rodman: For Better or Worse as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Book of Fire as Theodora
- 2015 · Chocolate City as DJ
- 2014 · Lap Dance as Lexus
- 2014 · Dragula as Lisa
- 2012 · 2-Headed Shark Attack as Anne Babish
- 2012 · Sunset Strip as Self
- 2011 · Mardi Gras: Spring Break as Self
- 2010 · Back Nine as Judy
- 2010 · Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Sybil Williams
- 2010 · Barry Munday as Iconic Beauty
- 2009 · Zac Efron's Pool Party as Self
- 2008 · Bedtime Stories as Hot Girl
- 2008 · Disaster Movie as Beautiful Assassin
- 2008 · Naked Movie as Self
- 2008 · Meet the Spartans as Queen Margo
- 2007 · Christmas in Wonderland as Ginger Peachum
- 2007 · Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom as Carmen Electra
- 2007 · Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip as Carmen Electra
- 2007 · I Want Candy as Candy
- 2007 · Full of It as Carmen Electra
- 2007 · Pledge This! as Herself
- 2007 · Epic Movie as Mystique
- 2007 · Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution as Self - Host
- 2006 · Hot Tamale as Riley
- 2006 · American Dreamz as Herself
- 2006 · Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds as Self
- 2006 · Date Movie as Anne
- 2005 · Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Sarina Murtaugh
- 2005 · Getting Played as Lauren
- 2005 · Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 2005 · Dirty Love as Michelle Lopez
- 2005 · Searching for Bobby D as Rebecca
- 2005 · Lil' Pimp as Honeysack (voice)
- 2005 · Naked Women's Wrestling League as Self - Hostess
- 2004 · Lit: All Access as Self
- 2004 · Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon as Debbie
- 2004 · Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model as Self - Host
- 2004 · Mr. 3000 as Self (uncredited)
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Pauline
- 2004 · Monster Island as Self
- 2004 · Starsky & Hutch as Staci
- 2003 · Rent Control as Audrey
- 2003 · My Boss's Daughter as Tina
- 2003 · Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip as Carmen Electra
- 2003 · Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease as Carmen Electra
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · Sol Goode as Treasure
- 2003 · Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding as Lani McKenzie
- 2002 · Cleavage as Self/Narrator
- 2002 · The Osbournes as Self
- 2002 · Whacked! as Laura
- 2001 · Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- 2001 · Perfume as Simone
- 2001 · Playboy's Celebrities as Herself
- 2001 · Get Over It as Mistress Moira
- 1999 · Christmas Vacation 2000 as Esmeralda
- 1999 · The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human as The Female
- 1998 · Welcome to Hollywood as Carmen Electra
- 1998 · The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven as McKenna Ray / The Raven
- 1998 · Starstruck as Iona Shirley
- 1998 · VH1 Divas as Self -Performer
- 1997 · EP Daily as
- 1997 · Good Burger as Roxanne (uncredited)
- 1997 · Playboy: Cheerleaders as
- 1997 · An American Vampire Story as Sulka
- 1996 · Love in Hollywood as Self
- 1995 · Erotic Confessions: Intimacy as Manager (segment "At the Tone")
- 1992 · Prince: The Ryde Dyvine as
- Future · With Friends Like These as Bridget
- Future · Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour as Shania