Erika Eleniak

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Erika Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, Playboy Playmate, and model known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain. Her film debut was in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She starred in the films The Blob (1988), Under Siege (1992), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

Early life

Erika Eleniak was born in Glendale, California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her father, Dale Alan Eleniak, is of Ukrainian descent and her mother, Iris Maya (Neggo) Arnold is of Estonian and German descent. Eleniak's paternal great-grandfather, Wasyl Eleniak, was one of the first pioneer Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Canada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Eleniak's first feature-film role was at age 12, in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott Taylor (Henry Thomas) in the classroom scene. Her 10-year-old costar, Henry Thomas, told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene: “When I had to kiss the girl, I had to do it two times! I don’t like girls."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1988, Eleniak appeared as Vicki De Soto, a victim of the creature in the horror film The Blob, which was a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.

Eleniak appeared in the July 1989 issue of Playboy in a pictorial with a nautical theme. That same year, she began a recurring role in the TV series Charles in Charge as Charles (Scott Baio)'s girlfriend Stephanie Curtis, and also won a role on Baywatch as female lead Shauni McClain, which she played from 1989 to 1992. She also played Carrie, the high-school girlfriend of Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), in "One Last Kiss," the November 16, 1990 fourth season episode of Full House.

In 1992, Eleniak returned to film acting, playing Jordan Tate, a Playboy Playmate hired to perform a striptease for J.T. Adams (Patrick O'Neal), the captain of a U.S. Navy battleship in Under Siege. In the film, she is described as "Miss July 1989"—the month that Eleniak was Playmate of the Month in real life.

Eleniak had a starring role as Elly May Clampett in the screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993. The next year, she starred in the Dennis Hopper-directed romantic comedy film Chasers with William McNamara. Eleniak shot another movie with McNamara, Girl in the Cadillac (1995), and starred as identical twins Jamie and Janie in the interactive 1995 video game Panic in the Park. She continued appear in independent films and on television. Eleniak appeared on the reality television series The Real Gilligan's Island in June 2005.<ref>Wheat, Alynda (June 6, 2005). "Tonight's Best TV". CNN.</ref>

Eleniak has suffered from weight issues. At one point, she was underweight due to an eating disorder and was once hospitalized for laxative abuse.<ref>Entertainment Tonight, May 24, 2006</ref> By 2006, she was overweight and participated in the fourth season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.

In 2006, Eleniak appeared on '80s Movie and Music Fest Cafe, a British comedy podcast on iTunes, in which she discussed her career with presenters Ross Dyer and Julian Bayes. She gave a lighthearted view of Baywatch and her challenge during filming of Celebrity Fit Club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Eleniak was once engaged to her Baywatch co-star Billy Warlock, who had played Eddie Kramer, her love interest on the show, as well.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Eleniak married bodybuilder Philip Goglia on May 22, 1998, but after just six months, the marriage ended in divorce.<ref>"Erika Eleniak;Philip Goglia (& Wife)" Template:Webarchive. Getty Images. August 11, 1999. Retrieved August 2, 2012.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After filming Snowbound in 2001 in Calgary, Alberta, Eleniak became enamored with the city. She began dating Roch Daigle, a key grip who worked on the set. She had wanted to leave Los Angeles as she found commuting to and from Telluride, Colorado difficult. She purchased a home in Calgary, where Daigle lived.<ref name=FAQ>Template:Cite web</ref> The two eventually married. Eleniak became pregnant in 2005, but six and a half weeks into her term, the pregnancy was discovered to be ectopic, which required emergency surgery, and ended in a miscarriage.Template:Citation needed Eleniak later became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Pretty Girl
1983	Imps*	Brooke Shields	Released 2009
1988	The Blob	Vicki De Soto
1992	Under Siege	Jordan Tate
1993	The Beverly Hillbillies	Elly May Clampett
1994	Chasers	Seaman Toni Johnson
1995	Girl in the Cadillac	Amanda "Mandy" Baker
	A Pyromaniac's Love Story	Stephanie Potts
1996	Bordello of Blood	Katherine Verdoux
1997	She's So Lovely	Playmate
1998	Captive	Samantha Hoffman
	The Pandora Project	Wendy Lane
	Charades	Monica
1999	Love Stinks	Gina (voice)
	Stealth Fighter	Erin Mitchell
	Final Voyage	Gloria Franklin
2000	The Opponent	Patty Sullivan
2001	Vegas, City of Dreams	Katherine Garrett
	Snowbound	Barbara Cates
2002	Second to Die	Sara Morgan Bratchett Scucello
	Shakedown	Julie Hayes
2003	Betrayal	Emily Shaw
	The Librarians	Sandi Clark
2004	Brilliant	Ricky Smith
	Dracula 3000	Aurora Ash
2005	Caught in the Headlights	Kate Parker
2010	Changing Hands	Woman in the Park
2012	Meant to Be	Linda Dickson
2017	Boone: The Bounty Hunter	Herself
2019	Cor Values	Veronica MacDougall
2024	Lolipop Gang	Herself

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Silver Spoons	Samantha	Episode: "Rumors Are Flying"
	Still the Beaver	Lynn	Episode: "I Had It All"
1988	Broken Angel	Jaime Coburn	Television film
	Boys Will Be Boys	Monica	Episode: "The Front"
1989	Charles in Charge	Stephanie Curtis	3 episodes
	Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier	Shauni McClain	Television film
1989–1992	Baywatch	Shauni McClain	Main cast (45 episodes)
1990	Daughter of the Streets	Jennifer	Television film
	Full House	Carrie Fowler	Episode: "One Last Kiss"
1997	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave	Detective Eileen Burke	Television film
1998	Brooklyn South	Officer Christine Bannon	3 episodes
	One Hot Summer Night	Kelly Moore Brooks	Television film
1999	Fantasy Island	Sybil Hammond	2 episodes
	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York	Jillian Parnell	Miniseries
2002	Christmas Rush	Catherine "Cat" Morgan	Television film
	He Sees You When You're Sleeping	Annie Campbell	Television film
2004	Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher	Victoria Paige	Television film
2005	Fatal Reunion	Jessica Hartley Landers	Television film
2005	The Real Gilligan's Island	Ginger - Green Team	Main cast (4 episodes)
2006	Absolute Zero	Bryn	Television film
	Celebrity Fit Club	Herself	Main cast (6 episodes)
2008	Germany's Next Topmodel	Herself	Episode: "Episode 10"
2010	CSI: Miami	Claire Peterson	Episode: "See No Evil"
	Desperate Housewives	Barbara Fine	Episode: "A Humiliating Business"
2012	Holiday Spin	Roxy	Television film
2023	Meet the Richardsons	Herself	Episode: "Episode #4.8"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1995	Panic in the Park	Janie/Jamie

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