Tara
Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), better known by her stage name Carmen
Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer,
and dancer. 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.
CAREER
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, 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: June 1997, December 2000, April 2003
and the January 2009 anniversary issue. She was on the cover three times:
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 (Series 1 Ep.21) 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.[8] In late 2006, Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco
Bell.
Filmography
American Vampire (1997)
Good Burger as Roxanne (1997)
Starstruck (1998)
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (1998)
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
(1999)
Christmas Vacation 2000 (1999)
Scary Movie as Drew Decker (2000)
Sol Goode (2001)
Perfume (2001)
Get Over It (2001)
Rent Control (2002)
Whacked! (2002)
Uptown Girls (2003)
My Boss's Daughter (2003)
Starsky & Hutch as Stacey (2004)
Mr. 3000 (2004)
Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
Monster Island (2004)
Dirty Love (2005)
Lil' Pimp (2005) (direct-to-DVD) (voice)
Getting Played (2005)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Sarina Murtaugh
(2005)
Date Movie as Anne (2006)
Scary Movie 4 as Holly (2006)
Hot Tamale (2006)
lonelygirl15 (2006)
National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006)
Epic Movie as Mystique (2007)
I Want Candy as Candy Fiveways(2007)
Full of It (2007)
Vaya par de productorex (2007)
Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
Hollywood Residential as herself (2008)
Meet the Spartans as Queen Margo (2008)
Disaster Movie as The Beautiful Assassin
(2008)
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust as Ginger
Vitus (2009) (voice)
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! as Sybil Williams
(2009)
2-Headed Shark Attack as Anne Babbish
(2012)
Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011)
Videography
Erotic Confessions (1996) – Manager – 1
episode: "At the tone"
Baywatch Nights (1996) – Candy – 1 episode:
"Epilogue"
Good Burger (1997) – Roxanne
All That (1997) – Sue – 1 episode: "Ed
gets married"
Pacific Blue (1997) – Lani McKenzie – 1
episode: "Heartbeat"
Singled Out (host in 1997)
Loveline (host in 1997)
Baywatch (cast member from 1997–1998)
Just Shoot Me! (1997) – Herself – 1
episode: "King Lear Jet"
Hyperion Bay (cast member 1998)
VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock
(host in 2000)
Off
Centre (guest star as herself in two episodes) (2002)
Electra's Guy (2002)
Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story (2002)
The Simpsons – The Frying Game (2002)
Cleavage (narrator in 2002)
Livin' Large (2002–2004) (frequent host
throughout run)
BattleBots (host in 2002)
Dance Fever (2003) (canceled after 6
episodes)
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave
(2004) (limited run of 7 episodes)
Monster Island (2004)
Summerland as Mona (2004)
Mr. Monk and the Panic Room (2004)
Rent Control (filmed in 2003; premiered on
ABC Family in 2005) – Audrey
Manhunt: The Search for America's Most
Gorgeous Male Model (2004–2005)
Tripping the Rift (cast member in 2005)
(voice)
American Dad! as Lisa Silver (1 episode)
House M.D. ("Three Stories"
(Season 1, Episode 21)) (as herself twice, first being a replacement for
Gregory House in the third story then as a farmer from the first story because
"If we're gonna look at a leg...")
Lolo's Cafe (2006) (voice)
Full Frontal Fashion (2007 guest host)
Joey (TV series) (guest star as herself in
two episodes, one of each season)
ChartBlast hosts the chartshow on MTV Live
HD and MTV Italy since 2008
Perfect Catch host, the reality E! UK TV
show 2009.
