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. 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.
Series | Dance Fever | Self | 2025 |
Series | Aerobic Striptease | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | With Friends Like These | Bridget | 2025 |
Movie | Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution | Self - Host | 2025 |
Movie | Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour | Shania | 2025 |
Movie | Good Burger 2 | Roxanne | 2023-11-22 |
Movie | Finding Sandler | Self | 2022-12-07 |
Series | The Celebrity Dating Game | Self | 2021-06-14 |
Series | The Last Dance | Self | 2020-04-19 |
Movie | Rodman: For Better or Worse | Self (archive footage) | 2019-09-01 |
Series | Kocktails With Khloé | Self | 2016-01-20 |
Series | Ex Isle | host | 2016-01-08 |
Movie | The Book of Fire | Theodora | 2015-11-22 |
Movie | Chocolate City | DJ | 2015-05-22 |
Series | Jane the Virgin | Self | 2014-10-13 |
Movie | Dragula | Lisa | 2014-06-24 |
Movie | Lap Dance | Lexus | 2014-12-05 |
Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
Series | The Birthday Boys | Unknown | 2013-10-18 |
Movie | Sunset Strip | Self | 2012-03-16 |
Series | The Eric Andre Show | Self | 2012-05-20 |
Movie | 2-Headed Shark Attack | Anne Babish | 2012-06-26 |
Series | The Choice | Self | 2012-06-07 |
Movie | Mardi Gras: Spring Break | Self | 2011-09-23 |
Series | Franklin & Bash | Bridget Barnes | 2011-06-01 |
Series | Ridiculousness | Self | 2011-08-29 |
Movie | Back Nine | Judy | 2010-09-14 |
Movie | Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! | Sybil Williams | 2010-12-24 |
Movie | Barry Munday | Iconic Beauty | 2010-03-13 |
Series | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Judge | 2009-02-02 |
Movie | Zac Efron's Pool Party | Self | 2009-04-01 |
Series | Mission Hollywood | Self | 2009-06-08 |
Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
Movie | Bedtime Stories | Hot Girl | 2008-12-24 |
Movie | Meet the Spartans | Queen Margo | 2008-01-24 |
Series | 90210 | Vesta | 2008-09-02 |
Movie | Disaster Movie | Beautiful Assassin | 2008-08-29 |
Movie | Naked Movie | Self | 2008-02-24 |
Movie | Epic Movie | Mystique | 2007-01-25 |
Movie | Full of It | Carmen Electra | 2007-03-01 |
Movie | Christmas in Wonderland | Ginger Peachum | 2007-12-27 |
Movie | Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom | Carmen Electra | 2007-12-18 |
Movie | Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip | Carmen Electra | 2007-12-18 |
Series | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | 2007-10-14 |
Movie | I Want Candy | Candy | 2007-03-23 |
Movie | Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds | Self | 2006-02-24 |
Movie | Date Movie | Anne | 2006-02-17 |
Movie | American Dreamz | Herself | 2006-03-04 |
Movie | Pledge This! | Herself | 2006-12-01 |
Movie | Hot Tamale | Riley | 2006-04-23 |
Series | The Charlotte Church Show | Self - Guest | 2006-09-01 |
Movie | Scary Movie 4 | Holly | 2006-04-12 |
Series | Fat Actress | Unknown | 2005-03-07 |
Series | Stacked | Unknown | 2005-04-13 |
Movie | Lil' Pimp | Honeysack (voice) | 2005-01-11 |
Movie | Naked Women's Wrestling League | Self - Hostess | 2005-01-01 |
Series | American Dad! | Lisa Silver (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | Hell's Kitchen | Self - Restaurant Patron | 2005-05-30 |
Movie | Getting Played | lauren | 2005-12-10 |
Movie | Searching for Bobby D | Rebecca | 2005-05-14 |
Movie | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | 2005-11-27 |
Movie | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Sarina Murtaugh | 2005-12-21 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | 2005-11-11 |
Series | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self | 2005-08-03 |
Movie | Dirty Love | Michelle Lopez | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | Starsky & Hutch | Staci | 2004-03-05 |
Movie | Monster Island | Herself | 2004-03-07 |
Series | Tripping the Rift | Six of One (voice) | 2004-03-04 |
Series | 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave | 2004-01-21 | |
Series | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | 2004-01-01 |
Series | Best Week Ever | Unknown | 2004-01-23 |
Series | Summerland | Unknown | 2004-06-01 |
Series | House | Carmen Electra | 2004-11-16 |
Movie | 30 Days Until I'm Famous | Pauline | 2004-05-07 |
Movie | Lit: All Access | Self | 2004-11-16 |
Movie | Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon | Debbie | 2004-11-10 |
Series | America or Busted | Herself | 2004-11-19 |
Series | Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model | 2004-10-12 | |
Movie | Mr. 3000 | Self (uncredited) | 2004-06-15 |
Series | Joey | Carmen Electra | 2004-09-08 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Mimic: Sentinel | Carmen Electra (archive footage) | 2003-04-14 |
Series | The New Tom Green Show | Self | 2003-06-23 |
Series | Punk'd | Self | 2003-03-17 |
Movie | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding | Lani McKenzie | 2003-02-28 |
Series | E!'s 101 | Self | 2003-07-13 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Sol Goode | Treasure | 2003-03-11 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | Rent Control | Audrey | 2003-10-22 |
Series | Hope & Faith | Carmen | 2003-09-23 |
Series | Reno 911! | Unknown | 2003-07-23 |
Series | Eve | Unknown | 2003-09-15 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Bikini Destinations | Herself - Carmen Electra | 2003-08-25 |
Movie | Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip | Carmen Electra | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease | Carmen Electra | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | Uptown Girls | Celebrity | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | My Boss's Daughter | Tina | 2003-08-21 |
Series | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Unknown | 2002-01-13 |
Series | The Osbournes | Unknown | 2002-03-05 |
Movie | Whacked! | Laura | 2002-03-01 |
Series | Monk | Chloe Blackburn | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Cleavage | Herself | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | Get Over It | Mistress Moira | 2001-03-08 |
Movie | Playboy's Celebrities | Herself | 2001-03-27 |
Movie | Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001-05-31 |
Movie | Perfume | Simone | 2001-04-08 |
Series | Off Centre | Unknown | 2001-10-14 |
Series | BattleBots | 2000-08-23 | |
Movie | Scary Movie | Drew Decker | 2000-07-07 |
Movie | Vacanze di Natale 2000 | Esmeralda | 1999-12-17 |
Movie | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Female | 1999-09-03 |
Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | 1999-03-30 |
Series | Two Guys and a Girl | Isabella | 1998-03-10 |
Series | VH1 Divas | Self -Performer | 1998-04-14 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Carmen Electra | 1998-10-01 |
Series | Hyperion Bay | Sarah Hicks | 1998-09-21 |
Series | TRL | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | Starstruck | Iona Shirley | 1998-04-18 |
Movie | The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven | McKenna Ray / The Raven | 1998-05-26 |
Movie | An American Vampire Story | Sulka | 1997-01-24 |
Series | Just Shoot Me! | Herself | 1997-03-04 |
Series | King of the Hill | Angela (voice) | 1997-01-12 |
Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Taff | self | 1997-03-11 |
Movie | Good Burger | Roxanne (uncredited) | 1997-07-25 |
Movie | Playboy: Cheerleaders | 1997-06-04 | |
Series | EP Daily | Unknown | 1997-09-20 |
Series | Malcolm & Eddie | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
Movie | Love in Hollywood | Self | 1996-12-08 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | Erotic Confessions: Intimacy | Manager (segment "At the Tone") | 1995-01-01 |
Series | MADtv | Self - Guest Host | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Soccer AM | Unknown | 1995-08-12 |
Series | Baywatch Nights | Candy | 1995-09-30 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Prince: The Ryde Dyvine | 1992-12-19 | |
Series | Baywatch | Lani McKenzie | 1989-04-23 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |