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Real Name: Pamela Denise Anderson
Was Born: July 1, 1967. Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian/American actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, author, activist, and former show girl.
Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, the daughter of Carol (nee Grosco), a waitress, and Barry Anderson, a furnace repairman. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiainen, was Finnish, a native of Saarijarvi, and left Finland in 1908 changing his name to Anderson when he arrived as an immigrant. Pamela Anderson has Russian ancestry on her mother's side.
The newborn Anderson won fame as Canada's "Centennial Baby", because she was thought to have been the first baby born on Canada's Centennial Day (she was born at 4:08 in the morning). However, the Campbell River Upper Islander of July 5, 1967 reported a baby born two hours earlier on the same Canada Day.
Anderson is best known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990. For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee (or Pamela Lee) after marrying Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. She holds both American and Canadian citizenship. |
