Name
Carmen Electra
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-04-20 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Biography
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra is a European-American/Native-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.
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- 2008 Bedtime Stories as Hot Girl
- 2006 Hot Tamale as Riley
- 2001 Get Over It as Mistress Moira
- 2006 Date Movie as Anne
- 2003 Uptown Girls as Celebrity
- 2007 Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution as Self - Host
- 2003 My Boss's Daughter as Tina
- 2000 Scary Movie as Drew
- 2006 Scary Movie 4 as Holly
- 2005 Lil' Pimp as Honeysack (voice)
- 2003 Sol Goode as Treasure
- 2008 Meet the Spartans as Queen Margo
- 2007 Epic Movie as Mystique
- 2004 Starsky & Hutch as Staci
- 2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Sarina Murtaugh
- 2008 Disaster Movie as Beautiful Assassin
- 2007 I Want Candy as Candy
- 2007 Christmas in Wonderland as Ginger Peachum
- 2019 Rodman: For Better or Worse as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 Christmas Vacation 2000 as Esmeralda
- 2001 Perfume as Simone
- 2005 Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 1997 An American Vampire Story as Sulka
- 1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human as The Female
- 1996 Love in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 Dirty Love as Michelle Lopez
- 2005 Getting Played as Lauren
- 2004 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Pauline
- 2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding as Lani McKenzie
- 1998 The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven as McKenna Ray / The Raven
- 2011 Mardi Gras: Spring Break as Self
- 2007 Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip as Carmen Electra
- 2007 Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom as Carmen Electra
- 2012 2-Headed Shark Attack as Anne Babish
- 2004 Monster Island as Self
- 2009 Zac Efron's Pool Party as Self
- 2022 Finding Sandler as Self
- 2003 Rent Control as Audrey
- 2023 Good Burger 2 as Roxanne
- 1997 Playboy's Cheerleaders as Cheerleader
- 2010 Back Nine as Judy
- 2006 Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds as Self
- 2003 Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease as Carmen Electra
- 2003 Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip as Carmen Electra
- 2005 Naked Women's Wrestling League as Self - Hostess
- 2014 Lap Dance as Lexus
- 2008 Naked Movie as Self
- 2015 Chocolate City as DJ
- 1998 Starstruck as Iona Shirley
- Soon Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour as Shania
- 1998 Playboy's Celebrities as Herself
- 2006 American Dreamz as Herself
- 2007 Pledge This! as Carmen Electra
- 2002 Whacked! as Laura
- 1997 Good Burger as Roxanne (uncredited)
- 2010 Barry Munday as Iconic Beauty
- 1992 Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
- 2002 Cleavage as Self/Narrator
- 2012 Sunset Strip as Self
- 2000 Welcome to Hollywood as Carmen Electra
- 2005 Searching for Bobby D as Rebecca
- 2015 The Book of Fire as Theodora
- 2001 Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- 2004 Lit: All Access as Self
- 2014 Dragula as Lisa
- 2004 Mr. 3000 as Self (uncredited)
- 1996 Erotic Confessions: Intimacy as Manager (segment "At the Tone")
- 2007 Full of It as Carmen Electra
- 2010 Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Sybil Williams
- 2004 Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon as Debbie
- 2000 Playboy's Best of College Girls as (archive footage)
- 2003 The Osbourne Family Christmas Special as Self
- 2003 Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
- 2004 Strip Poker Invitational as Self - Hostess
- 2026 Scary Movie as Bartender
- 1996 Malcolm & Eddie ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Two Guys and a Girl ( 1 episode ) as Isabella
- 2002 The Osbournes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2000 BattleBots ( 50 episodes ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Carmen Electra (voice)
- 2004 House ( 1 episode ) as Carmen Electra
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1995 Soccer AM ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Best Week Ever ( 3 episodes )
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Lisa Silver (voice)
- 1997 EP Daily ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Joey ( 2 episodes ) as Carmen Electra
- 2004 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave ( 7 episodes )
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Hope & Faith ( 1 episode ) as Carmen
- 2005 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Monk ( 1 episode ) as Chloe Blackburn
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 King of the Hill ( 1 episode ) as Angela (voice)
- 2003 Punk'd ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Reno 911! ( 1 episode ) as Miss Uecker
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Eve ( 1 episode ) as Zan
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Fat Actress ( 1 episode ) as Carmen Electra
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
- 2006 The Charlotte Church Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2001 Off Centre ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Summerland ( 5 episodes ) as Mona Canatti
- 2005 Stacked ( 1 episode )
- 1995 MADtv ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Host
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1997 Just Shoot Me! ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2004 Tripping the Rift ( 13 episodes ) as Six of One (voice)
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Dance Fever ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Judge
- 2002 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment ( 1 episode )
- 2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 The New Tom Green Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1998 TRL ( 1 episode )
- 2003 E!'s 101 ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 The Celebrity Dating Game ( 1 episode ) as Self
- Soon Aerobic Striptease ( 5 episodes )
- 2016 Ex Isle ( 10 episodes ) as host
- 2013 The Birthday Boys ( 1 episode )
- 2013 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 Baywatch ( 22 episodes ) as Lani McKenzie
- 2008 90210 ( 2 episodes ) as Vesta
- 2005 Hell's Kitchen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2012 The Eric Andre Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 Ridiculousness ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 The Choice ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Jane the Virgin ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Hyperion Bay ( 17 episodes ) as Sarah Hicks
- 2005 The Reichen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2011 Franklin & Bash ( 1 episode ) as Bridget Barnes
- 2009 Mission Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Bikini Destinations ( 62 episodes ) as Herself - Carmen Electra
- 2007 Keeping Up with the Kardashians ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Kocktails With Khloé ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 VH1 Divas ( 1 episode ) as Self -Performer
- 2020 The Last Dance ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 That '90s Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 America or Busted ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Through the Keyhole ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Baywatch Nights ( 1 episode ) as Candy
- 1997 Taff ( 1 episode ) as self
- 2011 Suburgatory ( 1 episode ) as Carmen Electra
- 1996 Pacific Blue ( 1 episode ) as Lani Mackenzie
- 2013 Fra Sydhavn til West Coast ( 1 episode ) as Sig selv
- 2010 Worst Cooks in America ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2022 Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Hollywood Squares ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
