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Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 20, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 dan ... cing 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.

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Filmography

Good Burger 2

Good Burger 2

2023

as Roxanne

The Book of Fire

The Book of Fire

2015

as Theodora

Chocolate City

Chocolate City

2015

as DJ

Lap Dance

Lap Dance

2014

as Lexus

Dragula

Dragula

2014

as Lisa

2-Headed Shark Attack

2-Headed Shark Attack

2012

as Anne Babish

Back Nine

Back Nine

2010

as Judy

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010

as Sybil Williams

Barry Munday

Barry Munday

2010

as Iconic Beauty

Meet the Spartans

Meet the Spartans

2008

as Queen Margo

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008

as Hot Girl

Disaster Movie

Disaster Movie

2008

as Beautiful Assassin

I Want Candy

I Want Candy

2007

as Candy

Christmas in Wonderland

Christmas in Wonderland

2007

as Ginger Peachum

Full of It

Full of It

2007

as Carmen Electra

Epic Movie

Epic Movie

2007

as Mystique

Hot Tamale

Hot Tamale

2006

as Riley

Date Movie

Date Movie

2006

as Anne

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

2006

as Holly

Getting Played

Getting Played

2005

as Lauren

Dirty Love

Dirty Love

2005

as Michelle Lopez

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

as Sarina Murtaugh

Lil' Pimp

Lil' Pimp

2005

as Honeysack (voice)

Searching for Bobby D

Searching for Bobby D

2005

as Rebecca

30 Days Until I'm Famous

30 Days Until I'm Famous

2004

as Pauline

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

2004

as Staci

Rent Control

Rent Control

2003

as Audrey

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003

as Lani McKenzie

My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

2003

as Tina

Sol Goode

Sol Goode

2003

as Treasure

Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003

as Celebrity

Whacked!

Whacked!

2002

as Laura

Perfume

Perfume

2001

as Simone

Get Over It

Get Over It

2001

as Mistress Moira

Scary Movie

Scary Movie

2000

as Drew Decker

The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven

The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven

1998

as McKenna Ray / The Raven

Starstruck

Starstruck

1998

as Iona Shirley

Welcome to Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

1998

as Carmen Electra

Good Burger

Good Burger

1997

as Roxanne (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Baywatch

as Lani McKenzie

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Apr 23, 1989

Hyperion Bay

as Sarah Hicks

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Tripping the Rift

as Six of One (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 04, 2004

Joey

as Carmen Electra

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2004

90210

as Vesta

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 02, 2008

Two Guys and a Girl

as Isabella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 1998

The Simpsons

as Carmen Electra (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

House

as Carmen Electra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

American Dad!

as Lisa Silver (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Hope & Faith

as Carmen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Monk

as Chloe Blackburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

King of the Hill

as Angela (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Eve

as Zan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 2003

Fat Actress

as Carmen Electra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 2005

Franklin & Bash

as Bridget Barnes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 2011

Baywatch Nights

as Candy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1995

Suburgatory

as Carmen Electra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2011

Pacific Blue

as Lani Mackenzie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 1996

Fra Sydhavn til West Coast

as Sig selv

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 18, 2013

Bikini Destinations

as Herself - Carmen Electra

Episodes: 62

First Aired: Aug 25, 2003

BattleBots

as Self

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Aug 23, 2000

Ex Isle

as host

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 08, 2016

Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 12, 2004

'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 21, 2004

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 30, 1999

Aerobic Striptease

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Unknown

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Summerland

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 01, 2004

E!'s 101

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 13, 2003

Best Week Ever

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 23, 2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Last Dance

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 19, 2020

Malcolm & Eddie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

The Osbournes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 2002

Soccer AM

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 1995

EP Daily

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1997

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 03, 2005

Punk'd

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2003

Reno 911!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2003

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

The Charlotte Church Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2006

Off Centre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 2001

Stacked

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2005

MADtv

as Self - Guest Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

Just Shoot Me!

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Tripping the Rift

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 2004

Dance Fever

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2002

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

The New Tom Green Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 2003

TRL

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

The Celebrity Dating Game

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 14, 2021

The Birthday Boys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 2013

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2013

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 30, 2005

The Eric Andre Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 20, 2012

Ridiculousness

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 29, 2011

The Choice

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 2012

Jane the Virgin

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Mission Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 08, 2009

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 2007

Kocktails With Khloé

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 2016

VH1 Divas

as Self -Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1998

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

That '90s Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2023

America or Busted

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 19, 2004

Through the Keyhole

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 2013

Taff

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 11, 1997

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 20 27 14
2024 7 24 35 13
2024 8 19 28 11
2024 9 24 37 6
2024 10 18 38 10
2024 11 21 31 9
2024 12 12 19 7
2025 1 22 51 9
2025 2 12 21 3
2025 3 7 17 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 4 5 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 1 3 0
2025 9 1 1 1

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2024 6 954 954
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2025 2 692 692
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