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