PLAYBOY MAGAZINE June 1998 Mbox2417 The Babes of Baywatch

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Growing up in Glendale, California, she had an auspicious debut with her first film role in 1982 at the age of 12 in Steven Spielberg’s iconic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Though the female characters, Erika’s included, were highly sexualized, the majority of Baywatch viewers were women. The show has received considerable positive reactions for its subversive feminism and its portraits of strong female characters. For more of the latest showbiz news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

But what has truly set Erika Eleniak apart is her versatility and her willingness to try new things. Whether that is in action movies, comedies or horrors where she is the archetypal scream queen. Taylor Ann Green Confesses That She "Initiated" Kiss With Austen Kroll On 'Southern Charm': "I Caught Him Off Guard"It really was just like a big family, honestly,” said Eleniak. “Brothers and sisters. There was this big camaraderie and we had a lot of lifeguards and paramedics [on set] that were real because one of the main creators was a real lifeguard… And there was a real brotherhood among all the lifeguards… The cast and crew were just really amazing.” Fox News She also won a recurring role on the hit sitcom Charles in Charge, where she played the girlfriend of the lead character. In addition, she also had a guest appearance on the sitcom Full House. But even these mainstream TV appearances were dwarfed by the role she won on the brand new adventure series Baywatch. Erika Eleniak Baywatch

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