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{{Short description|Canadian-American actress and model (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Pamela Anderson
| image        = Pamela Anderson 2024 Headshot by Norman Wong.jpg
| caption      = Anderson in 2024
| birth_name   = Pamela Denise Anderson
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1967|7|1}}
| birth_place  = [[Ladysmith, British Columbia]], Canada
| citizenship  = {{hlist|Canada|United States}}
| occupation   = {{hlist|Actress|model|media personality}}
| years_active = 1989–present
| other_names  = Pamela Anderson Lee
| spouse       = {{plain list|
* {{marriage|[[Tommy Lee]]|1995|1998|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Kid Rock]]|2006|2007|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Rick Salomon]]|2007|2008|reason=annulled}}
* {{marriage|<!--Rick Salomon-->|2014|2015|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Dan Hayhurst|2020|2022|reason=divorced}}
}}
| partner      = [[Adil Rami]] (2017–2019)
| children     = 2
| website      = {{URL|https://pamelaanderson.com/}}
| module       = {{Infobox Playboy Playmate
| child     = yes
| name      = Pamela Anderson
| issue     = February 1990
| height    = {{convert|5|ft|7|in}}<ref>{{playmate|1990|2}}{{Dead link|date=May 2016}}</ref>
| preceded  = [[Peggy McIntaggart]]
| succeeded = [[Deborah Driggs]]
}}
| signature    = Pamela Anderson signature.svg
}}

'''Pamela Denise Anderson''' (born July 1, 1967)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470|title=Pamela Anderson|publisher=[[Biography.com]]|access-date=December 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911033135/https://www.biography.com/people/pamela-anderson-9542470|archive-date=September 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="People Bio">{{Cite magazine | url = http://www.people.com/people/pamela_anderson/biography/ | title = Pamela Anderson – Biography | magazine = [[People (magazine)|People]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829075437/https://people.com/people/pamela_anderson/biography/ | archive-date = August 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/pamela-anderson/168778/|title=Pamela Anderson Actor, Model, Producer|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> is a Canadian-American actress, model and media personality. She came to public prominence after being selected as the February 1990 ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] following her appearance on the cover of the magazine's October 1989 issue. She went on to make regular appearances on the magazine's cover, and holds the record for appearing on the most ''Playboy'' covers of any individual.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/pamela-anderson-defends-julian-assange-talks-vladimir-putin-more-1107298|title=Playmate to Politico: How Pamela Anderson Became an International Woman of Mystery|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>

Anderson became known to a wider audience with her role on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom [[Home Improvement (TV series)|''Home Improvement'']] (1991–1993), before gaining international recognition for her starring role as [[C. J. Parker|"C.J." Parker]] on the action drama series ''[[Baywatch]]'' (1992–1997), which further cemented her status as a [[sex symbol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3341731|title=Pamela Anderson's life as sex symbol|work=[[NBC News]]|date=December 9, 2003|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> In 1995, home videos of Anderson with her then-husband, [[Tommy Lee]], were stolen, spliced together,<ref name="takescontrol" /> and sold as a [[Celebrity sex tape|sex tape]], which resulted in a legal fight and made her the subject of controversy.<ref name="time22">{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/6144164/pam-and-tommy-true-story/ |title=The True Story Behind Hulu's Pam & Tommy |access-date=December 10, 2024 |last=Carlin |first=Shannon |date=February 2, 2022 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205173227/https://time.com/6144164/pam-and-tommy-true-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Anderson starred as Vallery Irons in the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] series [[V.I.P. (American TV series)|''V.I.P.'']] (1998–2002) and as Skyler Dayton in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[Stacked]]'' (2005–2006). Her film credits include ''[[Barb Wire (1996 film)|Barb Wire]]'' (1996), ''[[Scary Movie 3]]'' (2003), ''[[Borat]]'' (2006), [[Baywatch (film)|''Baywatch'']] (2017), and ''[[Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon|City Hunter]]'' (2018). She starred in the reality series ''[[E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!|Pam: Girl on the Loose]]'' (2008) and appeared as a contestant on the ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' franchise (2010–2012, 2018). She saw a career resurgence in the 2020s after her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as [[Roxie Hart]] in the musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' (2022) and the 2023 releases of the [[Netflix]] documentary ''[[Pamela, a Love Story]]'' and her autobiography, ''Love, Pamela''. For starring in the independent drama film ''[[The Last Showgirl]]'' (2024), she received nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress]]. She starred in the comedy film ''[[The Naked Gun (2025 film)|The Naked Gun]]'' (2025).

Anderson has supported various charitable causes, particularly [[animal rights]] and [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA),<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2017 |title=Pamela Anderson Shows That All Animals Have the Same Parts |url=https://www.peta.org/features/pamela-anderson-shows-animals-same-parts/ |access-date=July 28, 2022 |publisher=People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226120542/https://www.peta.org/features/pamela-anderson-shows-animals-same-parts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and endorses [[Plant-based diet|plant-based cooking]]. She released the plant-based cookbook ''I Love You: Recipes from the Heart'' (2024), and has hosted the [[Flavour Network]] plant-based cooking show ''Pamela's Cooking with Love'' (2025–present).

== Early life and education==

Anderson was born in [[Ladysmith, British Columbia]], Canada, the daughter of Barry W. Anderson, a furnace repairman, and Carol ({{nee|Cawthorpe}}), a waitress. Her great-grandfather, {{lang|fi|Juho Hyytiäinen|italic=no}}, was a Finnish native of {{lang|fi|[[Saarijärvi]]|italic=no}}, and left the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]] for Canada in 1908 and changed his surname to Anderson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamwatch.com/nov99.html|title=News|work=PamWatch.com|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612064243/http://www.pamwatch.com/nov99.html|archive-date=June 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pamela's grandfather Herman Anderson—a logger and a poet who believed in folklore, fairies, and trees that whispered secrets to each other—taught her to speak [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/pamela-anderson-vogue-cover-story|title=Introducing Pamela 'Hyytiäinen' Anderson: The icon bares her Finnish soul|first=Clare|last=McInerney|work=[[Vogue Scandinavia]]|date=2 December 2025|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20197792|title=Hollywood-tähti Pamela Anderson haluaisi olla Hyytiäinen – Yle törmäsi sattumalta hänen sukulaiseensa Saarijärvellä|trans-title=Hollywood star Pamela Anderson would like to be "Hyytiäinen": Yle accidentally met her relative in Saarijärvi|first1=Heli|last1=Kaski|first2=Roosa|last2=Tuovinen|work=[[Yle]]|date=5 December 2025|access-date=6 December 2025|language=fi}}</ref> Anderson has [[Volga German]] ancestry on her mother's side; her grandmother, Rose Friesen, [[Germans in Russia|ethnically German]], was born in Russia in a [[Mennonite]] village and immigrated to Canada in 1901.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Converse |first1=Cathy |last2=Sawatsky |first2=Adam |title=Auntie Vie : a life of pickles and pearls |date=2011 |isbn=978-1-926971-75-9 |publisher=TouchWood Editions |location=[Victoria, British Columbia] |oclc=1043642335}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/06/19/pamela_andersons_mom_wish/|title=Pamela Anderson's mom wish|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=May 14, 2004|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330041853/http://archive.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/06/19/pamela_andersons_mom_wish/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pamela Anderson's great-aunt and Victoria maven 'Auntie Vie' dies |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/pamela-andersons-great-aunt-and-victoria-maven-auntie-vie-dies-4583159 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |date=March 23, 2013 |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118012002/https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/pamela-andersons-great-aunt-and-victoria-maven-auntie-vie-dies-4583159 |url-status=live }}</ref> Anderson received press coverage right after birth as a "Centennial Baby", being born on July 1, 1967, the [[Canadian Centennial|100th anniversary]] of Canada's official founding via the ''[[Constitution Act, 1867]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pamela Anderson |url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/2006/pamela-anderson |access-date=July 15, 2014 |publisher=[[Canada's Walk of Fame]] |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916232503/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/2006/pamela-anderson |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/centennial-baby-kara-ffolliott-1.4186991|title=Taking the title from Pam Anderson: 1st 'Centennial baby' was born in Regina|last=Johnson|first=Alex|work=[[CBC News]]|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804083657/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/centennial-baby-kara-ffolliott-1.4186991|url-status=live}}</ref> She has a younger brother, Gerry (born 1971), an actor and producer who worked in some of her films and television shows.

When she was in [[Eighth grade|grade 8]], Anderson was a "[[Scat singing|scat soloist]]" for her [[School band|middle school]] [[Jazz education|jazz band]], where she played the saxophone. In 2025, she would draw on this talent for a solo in ''[[The Naked Gun (2025 film)|The Naked Gun]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Andersson|url=https://people.com/how-pamela-anderson-channeled-love-jazz-naked-gun-scat-soloist-8th-grade-exclusive-11778451|title=How Pamela Anderson Channeled Her Love of Jazz in The Naked Gun: 'I Was a Scat Soloist in 8th Grade' (Exclusive)|work=[[People Magazine]]|date=July 25, 2025|access-date=August 4, 2025}}</ref> Anderson attended [[Highland Secondary School (Comox, British Columbia)|Highland Secondary School]] in [[Comox, British Columbia]], where she played on the [[volleyball]] team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/07/01/and-now-pamela-andersons-1983-high-school-volleyball-photo/|title=And now, Pamela Anderson's 1983 high school volleyball photo|first=Rick|last=Chandler|date=July 1, 2011|website=NBC Sports|access-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606011407/http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/07/01/and-now-pamela-andersons-1983-high-school-volleyball-photo/|archive-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and graduated in 1985.<ref name="Fox News bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/pamela-andersons-biography/|title=Pamela Anderson's Biography|work=Fox News|date=January 3, 2008|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007040009/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/01/03/pamela-anderson-biography/|archive-date=October 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 2014, Anderson discussed suffering sexual abuse as a child. She mentioned being molested by a female babysitter from ages 6 to 10, raped by a 25-year-old man when she was age 12, and [[gang-rape]]d by her boyfriend and six of his friends when she was 14.<ref>{{cite web|first=F. Brinley|last=Bruton|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/pamela-anderson-i-was-gang-raped-high-school-abused-kid-n108786|title=Pamela Anderson: I Was Gang Raped in High School, Abused as Kid|work=[[NBC News]]|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2014|archive-date=May 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519154453/http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/pamela-anderson-i-was-gang-raped-high-school-abused-kid-n108786|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anderson became a [[vegetarian]] in her early teens after her father went hunting and brought home a "bloodied deer."<ref name="vegnews">{{cite web
|url=https://vegnews.com/pamela-anderson-cooking-vegetables
|title=Pamela Anderson's Hack for Replacing Salmon With Vegetables Is Brilliant
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|date=2023-06-15
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201125440/https://vegnews.com/pamela-anderson-cooking-vegetables
|url-status=live
}}</ref> She eventually transitioned to a [[vegan]] diet in her twenties,<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-29 |title=Vegan celebrities and what they've said about it: Pamela Anderson, Woody Harrelson & more |url=https://ca.style.yahoo.com/celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-vegan-200047029.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008023611/https://ca.style.yahoo.com/celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-vegan-200047029.html |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |access-date=2024-10-20 |publisher=Yahoo!Style}}</ref> and promotes the benefits of a [[plant-based diet]].<ref>Rosewarne, Lauren. (2013). ''American Taboo The Forbidden Words, Unspoken Rules, and Secret Morality of Popular Culture''. ABC-CLIO. p. 114. {{ISBN|978-0313399343}}</ref><ref name="guard18">{{cite web |last=Pfeiffer |first=Alice |date=2018-09-19 |title=Pamela Anderson on never wearing leather again: 'I call myself a naughty vegan' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/19/pamela-anderson-on-never-wearing-leather-again-i-call-myself-a-naughty-vegan |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> 

== Career ==
{{See also|List of roles and awards of Pamela Anderson}}

===1980s and 1990s: Modelling and acting breakthrough===
In 1988, Anderson moved to [[Vancouver]] and worked as a fitness instructor.<ref name="Fox News bio"/> The next year, she attended a [[BC Lions]] [[Canadian Football League]] game at the [[BC Place Stadium]] in Vancouver,<ref name="ABCNews14">{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/models-discovered-chance-encounters/story?id=24511204|title=5 Models Discovered Through Chance Encounters|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=June 8, 2015|archive-date=October 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017142037/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/models-discovered-chance-encounters/story?id=24511204|url-status=live}}</ref> where she was featured on the [[jumbotron]] while wearing a [[Labatt]]'s Beer T-shirt.<ref name="ABCNews14"/> The brewing company hired Anderson briefly as a spokesmodel.<ref name="ABCNews14"/> Inspired by the event, her then-boyfriend Dan Ilicic produced a poster of her image, entitled the ''Blue Zone Girl''.<ref name="Yahoo Movies">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800332320/bio|title=Pamela Anderson Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=August 17, 2010|archive-date=June 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622035721/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800332320/bio|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anderson was flown to [[Los Angeles]] for a photo shoot; she appeared as the [[cover girl]] on ''Playboy'' magazine's October 1989 issue. She subsequently moved to the United States, settling in LA to further pursue a modelling career. ''Playboy'' subsequently chose her as [[Playmate of the Month]] in their February 1990 issue, in which she appeared in the [[centerfold|centrefold]] portrait. Anderson then elected to have [[breast implant]] surgery, increasing her bust size to 34D. She increased her bust size again, to 34DD, several years later.<ref name="Jeffreys05">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTBdDljmslcC&q=pamela+anderson+breast+implant&pg=PA160|title=Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West|author=Sheila Jeffreys|page=160|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134264438|year=2005|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> Her ''Playboy'' career spans 22 years, and she has appeared on more ''Playboy'' covers than any other model.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/bally-gaming-launches-pamela-anderson-playboy-slot-148379|title=Bally Gaming Launches Pamela Anderson Playboy Slot|work=Casino City Times|date=February 14, 2005|access-date=February 27, 2009|archive-date=August 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806043713/http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/bally%2Dgaming%2Dlaunches%2Dpamela%2Danderson%2Dplayboy%2Dslot-148379|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also made numerous appearances in the publication's newsstand specials. Anderson wrote the foreword to the ''Playboy'' coffee table book ''Playboy's Greatest Covers''. She had a minor role as Lisa, the original "Tool Time Girl", on the ABC comedy series ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''.

Her breakthrough role was as [[C. J. Parker|C.J. Parker]] on ''[[Baywatch]]'', which she played for five seasons between 1992 and 1997, making her one of the longest-serving cast members. The series has gained her popularity from international viewers and the character of Parker became one of her best-known roles, having been reenacted by multiple high-profile people since. Anderson was paid US$1,500 per episode during the first season. She reprised her role in a reunion movie, ''[[Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding]]'' (2003), and also appeared as Parker in commercials for [[DirecTV]] in 2007. Anderson modelled for ''[[Outdoor Life]]'' and appeared on the cover of the magazine multiple times. In 1993, Anderson appeared in a music video "Can't Have Your Cake" by [[Vince Neil]] to promote his first solo album, ''[[Exposed (Vince Neil album)|Exposed]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/vince-neil-20638961|title=Vince Neil|work=Biography.com|access-date=February 19, 2019|url-status=deviated|archivedate=February 20, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220062934/https://www.biography.com/people/vince-neil-20638961}}</ref>

In 1994, she was cast in her first starring film role, in ''[[Raw Justice]]'', also known as ''Good Cop, Bad Cop'', co-starring with [[Stacy Keach]], [[David Keith (actor)|David Keith]], and [[Robert Hays]]. Under the alternate title, the film won the Bronze Award at the Worldfest-Charleston in the category for dramatic theatrical films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidwinterstribute.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=153194578|title=Worldfest Charleston Good Cop Bad Cop: Reviews and Award|work=DavidWintersTribute.com|access-date=June 8, 2015|url-status=deviated|archivedate=June 9, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609003645/http://www.davidwinterstribute.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=153194578}}</ref> In 1996, she played Barbara Rose Kopetski in the film ''[[Barb Wire (1996 film)|Barb Wire]]''. The movie, a thinly veiled futuristic remake of ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'', was not a commercial success. During filming, she had [[barbed wire]] tattooed on her left upper arm instead of having it painted on by make-up artists every day, but she had it removed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timeline.com/barbed-wire-tattoo-abe0edaebcb3|title=The barbed wire tattoo is back and ready to stab your memory|last=Buck|first=Stephanie|work=Timeline.com|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=December 10, 2018|archivedate=October 11, 2016|archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20161011225940/https://timeline.com/barbed-wire-tattoo-abe0edaebcb3}}</ref> In April 1997, she guest-hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. She appeared on one of two covers for the September 1997 issue of ''Playboy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk/90s/Sept/07.htm|title=Playboy Magazine September 1997 vol.44, no.9|work=Vintage Playboy Magazines|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122532/http://www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk/90s/Sept/07.htm|archive-date=February 20, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 1998, Anderson starred as Vallery Irons in the [[Sony Pictures Television]] syndicated action/comedy-drama series ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]'' created by [[J. F. Lawton]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972305,00.html|title=New Thrills for Pretty Woman|last=Stein|first=Joel|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=November 8, 1999|volume=154|issue=19|url-status=deviated|accessdate=May 26, 2012|archivedate=February 20, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010220034637/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C33431-1%2C00.html}}</ref> The series had a successful four-year run.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2000/03/10/new-pamela-anderson-lee/|title=The Squad|last=Svetkey|first=Benjamin|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 10, 2000|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907214740/http://ew.com/article/2000/03/10/new-pamela-anderson-lee/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, she appeared as a man-eating giantess in the music video for "[[Miserable (song)|Miserable]]" by California alternative rock band [[Lit (band)|Lit]]. She appeared on ''[[The Nanny]]'' as Fran Fine's rival, Heather Biblow.<ref name="Jeffreys05" />

=== 2000s: Rise to media prominence ===
[[File:Pamela anderson house st kilda.jpg|thumb|Sam Newman House featuring a large image of Anderson's face, 2006]]
[[Sam Newman]] House, a [[pop architecture]] building constructed in 2001 in [[St Kilda, Victoria]], Australia, has a large image of Anderson's face. Sam Newman commissioned local architect [[Cassandra Fahey]] to design the building, and used the image with Anderson's permission. Permits were issued retroactively when it became a major local landmark and won the award for Best New Residential Building in the [[Victorian Architecture Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/exhibitions/past/2005/pavilions.html|title=Pavilions for New Architecture, Monash University Museum of Art|publisher=Monash.edu.au|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731023916/http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/exhibitions/past/2005/pavilions.html|archive-date=July 31, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, Anderson played herself in the [[Miller Lite]] TV commercial "Pillow Fight", the sequel to the brand's earlier commercial "Catfight", with models Tanya Ballinger and Kitana Baker reprising their roles.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://adage.com/article/news/pamela-anderson-miller-lite/37214|title=Pamela Anderson Does Miller Lite|date=April 14, 2003|magazine=Ad Age|first=Hoag|last=Levins|url-access=|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210203439/https://adage.com/article/news/pamela-anderson-miller-lite/37214|url-status=dead|quote='Pillow Fight' ... features Baywatch star Pamela Anderson covorting [sic] around a bedroom with the 'Catfight' babes.|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref>

In May 2004, Anderson appeared nude on the cover of ''Playboy'' magazine. Later, she posed naked for ''[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]'' and ''[[GQ]]'' magazines. Anderson was also featured on the cover of the fashion magazines ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', British ''[[Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Flare (magazine)|Flare]]'', and ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' Canada and in editorials for Russian ''Elle'' and ''[[V (American magazine)|V]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/12/04/Pamela-Andersons-Playboy-covers/1591449257374/|title=Pamela Anderson's Playboy covers|work=[[United Press International]]|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114180417/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/12/04/Pamela-Andersons-Playboy-covers/1591449257374/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, she released the book ''Star'', co-written by [[Eric Shaw Quinn]], about a teenager trying to become famous. After this, she began touring the United States, signing autographs for fans nationwide. Her second book, ''Star Struck'', released in 2005, is a thinly veiled look at her life with Tommy Lee and the trials of celebrity life. In 2005, Anderson starred in a new [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] comedy series ''[[Stacked]]'' as Skyler Dayton, a party girl who works at a bookstore. It was cancelled on May 18, 2006, after two seasons. On August 14, 2005, [[Comedy Central]] aired the ''[[Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson|Roast of Pamela Anderson]]''.
In December 2005, [[NBC]] removed a video of Anderson [[pole dancing]] from the TV broadcast of [[Elton John]]'s special "The Red Piano", saying that the footage was inappropriate for prime time. The video was shown on huge screens during the event, while John played "[[The Bitch Is Back]]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-08-20 |title=NBC cuts Pamela Anderson video out of Elton John special |url=https://katu.com/archive/nbc-cuts-pamela-anderson-video-out-of-elton-john-special |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=KATU |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Pam Anderson 2009.jpg|Anderson in 2009|thumb|upright]]
In March 2006, Anderson received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]]. In April 2006, she hosted Canada's [[Juno Award]]s, becoming the first non-singer and model to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/pamela-anderson-to-host-the-2006-juno-awards-on-ctv|title=Pamela Anderson to Host The 2006 JUNO Awards on CTV|work=[[BCE Inc.]]|date=February 27, 2006|access-date=October 3, 2019|url-status=deviated|archivedate=October 3, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003230902/http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/pamela-anderson-to-host-the-2006-juno-awards-on-ctv}}</ref> She also appeared in the 2006 mockumentary ''[[Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'', in which the title character becomes obsessed with her and plans to [[Bride kidnapping|abduct and marry her]]. She appears as herself at a book-signing at the end of the film, confronted by Borat in a staged botched abduction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/|title=What's real in 'Borat'?|last1=Marchese|first1=David|last2=Paskin|first2=Willa|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=November 10, 2006|access-date=April 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228145236/http://www.salon.com/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anderson performed on February 13–14, 2008, in a Valentine's Day strip-tease act at the [[Crazy Horse (cabaret)|Crazy Horse]] cabaret in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-anderson-striptease-idUSL0177816020080201|title=Pamela Anderson to perform at nude revue|work=[[Reuters]]|date=February 1, 2008|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331174622/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-anderson-striptease-idUSL0177816020080201|url-status=live}}</ref> Anderson then starred in the reality series ''[[E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!|Pam: Girl on the Loose]].''

In December 2009, Anderson guest-starred as ''Genie of the Lamp'' in the pantomime ''[[Aladdin]]'' at the [[New Wimbledon Theatre]] in Wimbledon, in southwest London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6958279.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615135946/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6958279.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2011|title=Pamela Anderson pops out of the lamp and casts a spell on adoring dads|last=Sherwin|first=Adam|work=[[The Times]]|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=December 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/pamela-andersons-really-quite-a-game-genie-in-aladdin-7417933.html|title=Pamela Anderson's really quite a game genie in Aladdin|last=Hitchings|first=Henry|newspaper=[[The Evening Standard]]|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=December 31, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220040126/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23784558-pamela-andersons-really-quite-a-game-genie-in-aladdin.do|archive-date=December 20, 2009}}</ref> Anderson took over the role from comedian [[Ruby Wax]], with former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress [[Anita Dobson]] and comedian [[Paul O'Grady]] also booked for the role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aladdin. New Wimbledon Theatre|url=http://www.ambassadortickets.com/928/679/Wimbledon/New-Wimbledon-Theatre/Aladdin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413145535/http://www.ambassadortickets.com/928/679/Wimbledon/New-Wimbledon-Theatre/Aladdin|archive-date=April 13, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2009}}</ref>

=== 2010s: Shift to reality television ===
In 2010, she appeared in the short film ''The Commuter'' directed by the [[McHenry Brothers]] and shot entirely on the [[Nokia N8]] smartphone as promotion for the phone in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-commuter-reveals-the-potential-of-new-technology-2112931.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-commuter-reveals-the-potential-of-new-technology-2112931.html |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title='The Commuter' Reveals the Potential of New Technology|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Jo|last=Caird|date=October 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/16307784|title=The Commuter|publisher=[[Nokia]]|access-date=December 10, 2012|archive-date=January 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125061018/http://vimeo.com/16307784|url-status=live}}</ref> Anderson was featured in a beach-themed editorial, shot by [[Mario Testino]] for Brazilian ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''{{'}}s June 2013 "Body Issue".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pamela-anderson-bikini-vogue-photos_n_3384626|title=Pamela Anderson Slips On A Red Bikini For Risque Vogue Shoot (NSFW PHOTOS)|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=June 4, 2013|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032133/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pamela-anderson-bikini-vogue-photos_n_3384626|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2010, Anderson appeared on [[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 4|season 4]] of ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'', the Indian version of the ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]'' television franchise. She stayed as a guest in the house for three days for a reported sum of [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 2.5 [[crore]]s (approx US$550,000).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11777477|title=Pamela Anderson in Indian TV show|work=[[BBC News]]|date=November 17, 2010|archive-date=June 26, 2019|access-date=June 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626181847/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11777477|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthering her involvement in the franchise, Anderson took part in the [[Big Brother 2011 (UK)|12th season of ''Big Brother'']] in the United Kingdom in 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a340187/pamela-anderson-does-big-brother-to-meet-new-people-i-have-no-time-for-friends.html|title=Pamela Anderson does Big Brother to meet new people: 'I have no time for friends'|magazine=Digital Spy|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085438/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a340187/pamela-anderson-does-big-brother-to-meet-new-people-i-have-no-time-for-friends.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, she appeared as a Special Houseguest on the fourth season of ''[[VIP Brother (season 4)|VIP Brother]]'', the celebrity spin-off of ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]'' in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://novanews.bg/news/view/2012/09/09/35633/%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD-%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%B2%D1%8A%D0%B2-vip-brother-2012/|title=Памела Андерсън влиза във VIP Brother 2012 – NOVA|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912005327/http://novanews.bg/news/view/2012/09/09/35633/%C3%90%C2%BF%C3%90%C2%B0%C3%90%C2%BC%C3%90%C2%B5%C3%90%C2%BB%C3%90%C2%B0-%C3%90%C2%B0%C3%90%C2%BD%C3%90%C2%B4%C3%90%C2%B5%C3%91%C2%80%C3%91%C2%81%C3%91%C2%8A%C3%90%C2%BD-%C3%90%C2%B2%C3%90%C2%BB%C3%90%C2%B8%C3%90%C2%B7%C3%90%C2%B0-%C3%90%C2%B2%C3%91%C2%8A%C3%90%C2%B2-vip-brother-2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

On Day 12 of the first season of ''[[Promi Big Brother season 1|Promi Big Brother]]'' in Germany, she entered the house, as a special guest star on the final day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Pamela-Anderson-zieht-fuer-David-Hasselhoff-in-den-Big-Brother-Container-id27127027.html|title=Promi Big Brother 2013: Pamela Anderson zieht für David Hasselhoff in den Big-Brother-Container – Promis, Kurioses, TV – Augsburger Allgemeine|date=September 24, 2013|publisher=Augsburger-allgemeine.de|language=de|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-date=January 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103042736/http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Pamela-Anderson-zieht-fuer-David-Hasselhoff-in-den-Big-Brother-Container-id27127027.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Hasselhoff]], a former ''[[Baywatch]]'' co-star, was a contestant on Days 1 to 5.

Anderson was a contestant on the [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 10|tenth season]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', partnered with professional dancer [[Damian Whitewood]]. The season premiered on March 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/03/01/1035334/dancing-with-the-stars-cast-revealed.html|title=Dancing with the Stars 2010 pairings: Celebrities, dancers revealed|last=Minty|first=Dawn|work=Ledger-Enquirer.com|publisher=McClatchy Company|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|url-status=deviated|archivedate=September 25, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925211633/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/03/01/1035334/dancing-with-the-stars-cast-revealed.html}}</ref> Anderson was eliminated after seven weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/pam-anderson-on-leaving-dwts-i-cant-eat-whatever-i-want-anymore-201055|title=Pam Anderson on Leaving DWTS: "I Can't Eat Whatever I Want Anymore"|work=Us Weekly|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=June 16, 2010|archive-date=June 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609210451/http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/pam-anderson-on-leaving-dwts-i-cant-eat-whatever-i-want-anymore-201055|url-status=live}}</ref> She also took part in the [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 15|15th season]] all-star edition in 2012 with [[Tristan MacManus]]. Anderson and MacManus were eliminated in the first week of competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/tv/dancing-with-the-stars-all-stars-elimination-first-to-go/|title=Dancing with the Stars All-Stars: Who Went Home First?|last=Shira|first=Dahvi|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=September 25, 2012|access-date=December 17, 2017|archive-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206203530/http://people.com/tv/dancing-with-the-stars-all-stars-elimination-first-to-go/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2011, she was a contestant on the ''[[Bailando 2011]]'' (Argentina), partnered with professional dancer Damian Whitewood. She left the competition after 4 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-25 |title=Pamela Anderson deslumbró a todos en Bailando 2011 |url=https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/80508/pamela-anderson-deslumbro-todos-en-bailando-2011/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Ciudad Magazine |language=es}}</ref>

In 2013, Anderson appeared on the [[Dancing on Ice (series 8)|eighth series]] of the British reality TV show ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'', partnered with former winner [[Matt Evers]].<ref name=prov121223>{{cite news|url=https://theprovince.com/entertainment/coming+back+Pamela/7738216/story.html|title=It's all coming back to Pamela|last=Schaefer|first=Glen|work=[[The Province]]|date=December 23, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name=ds121217>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.ca/british-tv/s101/dancing-on-ice/news/a445828/dancing-on-ice-2013-lineup-pamela-anderson-anthea-turner-more.html|title='Dancing on Ice' 2013 lineup: Pamela Anderson, Anthea Turner, more|last=Goodacre|first=Kate|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=December 17, 2012|access-date=December 23, 2012|archive-date=September 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906073357/http://www.digitalspy.ca/british-tv/s101/dancing-on-ice/news/a445828/dancing-on-ice-2013-lineup-pamela-anderson-anthea-turner-more.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, she was a contestant on the [[Danse avec les stars season 9|ninth season]] of [[Danse avec les stars|French ''Dancing with the Stars'']]. The season premiered on September 29, 2018. Anderson was eliminated on November 8, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pamela Anderson to Compete for Third Time in Dancing with the Stars — This Time in France! |url=https://people.com/movies/pamela-anderson-france-dancing-with-the-stars/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612103806/https://people.com/movies/pamela-anderson-france-dancing-with-the-stars/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She served as an executive producer for the 2018 plant-based documentary ''[[The Game Changers]]'', along with [[James Cameron]], [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and [[Jackie Chan]].<ref name="nytgc">{{cite web |last=Dundas |first=Chad |date=2020-01-03 |title='TUF' champ James Wilks finds second life — and controversy — as plant-based-diet advocate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1506838/2020/01/03/tuf-champ-james-wilks-finds-second-life-and-controversy-as-plant-based-diet-advocate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120183324/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1506838/2020/01/03/tuf-champ-james-wilks-finds-second-life-and-controversy-as-plant-based-diet-advocate/ |archive-date=January 20, 2025 |access-date=2025-01-18 |work=[[New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="variety-8mar2018">{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |date=March 8, 2018 |title=Film Review: 'The Game Changers' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-game-changers-review-1202721601/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930015836/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-game-changers-review-1202721601/ |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="yahoo" />

===2020s: Critical resurgence and plant-based cooking===
Anderson made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut playing [[Roxie Hart]] in the Broadway production of ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' for eight weeks from April 12, 2022 to June 5, 2022<ref>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/theater/pamela-anderson-making-broadway-debut-chicago-roxie-hart/|title= Pamela Anderson to Make Broadway Debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago: 'A Dream Fulfilled'|work=People|date=March 7, 2022|last=Juneau|first=Jen}}</ref> (her first time performing since 2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Jamie |date=2022-04-13 |title=How the Audience Reacted to Pamela Anderson's Broadway Debut in 'Chicago' |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pamela-anderson-chicago-broadway-debut-reaction-1697542 |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Newsweek |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202011323/https://www.newsweek.com/pamela-anderson-chicago-broadway-debut-reaction-1697542 |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, she expanded her presence on television with the reality series Pamela’s Garden of Eden, which premiered in November 2022. The show followed Anderson as she left her Hollywood life behind to return to her roots on her family’s Vancouver Island property, where she undertook the extensive restoration of her grandmother’s legacy estate and embraced sustainable design and gardening.

The series proved popular enough to return for a second season in 2023, in which Anderson continued the renovation but also assisted her sons, Brandon and Dylan, with transforming their newly purchased home in Los Angeles, giving viewers a deeper look at her life, design philosophy, and family dynamics. Anderson described the second season as a more authentic reflection of where she is in life, emphasizing sustainability and her growing sense of self-acceptance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title=Pamela Anderson wants to show her real self in HGTV show: 'I am not this cartoon character' |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/pamela-anderson-garden-of-eden-interview-exclusive-rcna123773 |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref>

A few months later in 2023, [[Netflix]] released a documentary directed by [[Ryan White (filmmaker)|Ryan White]] on her life from childhood to the 2022 appearance in ''Chicago'', called ''[[Pamela, a Love Story]].'' It was also produced by her son Brandon Thomas Lee, who received his first [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination as a producer in the [[75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2023]] [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special|Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special]] category for his work on the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/brandon-thomas-lee | title=Brandon Thomas Lee }}</ref> Its release coincided with Anderson's autobiography, ''Love, Pamela'',<ref name="people24">{{cite web
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After watching ''Pamela, a Love Story'', [[Gia Coppola]] wanted to cast Anderson as Shelly in the 2024 drama film ''[[The Last Showgirl]].''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erbland |first1=Kate |title=Gia Coppola Cast Her 'Last Showgirl' Star Pamela Anderson After Seeing Her Documentary 'Pamela, a Love Story'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/gia-coppola-cast-pamela-anderson-last-showgirl-documentary-1235064841/|website=[[IndieWire]] |date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113230816/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/gia-coppola-cast-pamela-anderson-last-showgirl-documentary-1235064841/|archive-date=November 13, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She sent the script to Anderson's then-agent who turned it down within the hour without letting Anderson know about it. Coppola then reached out to Anderson's son Brandon through mutual friends, who passed it along to his mother. While Anderson had given up on acting by this point,<ref name="variety1">{{cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |title=Pamela Anderson Almost Never Got Kate Gersten's 'Last Showgirl' Script |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/features/pamela-anderson-the-last-showgirl-script-trash-kate-gersten-1236270886/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 10, 2025 |access-date=January 10, 2025 |archive-date=January 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110174435/https://variety.com/2025/film/features/pamela-anderson-the-last-showgirl-script-trash-kate-gersten-1236270886/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Andersson |first1=Eric |title=How Pamela Anderson's Son Got Her The Last Showgirl Script After Her Then-Agent Secretly Turned It Down (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/how-pamela-anderson-son-got-her-the-last-showgirl-script-exclusive-8760744|website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215134233/https://people.com/how-pamela-anderson-son-got-her-the-last-showgirl-script-exclusive-8760744|archive-date=December 15, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> she accepted the role. She was officially cast in February 2024, starring alongside [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Dave Bautista]], [[Brenda Song]], [[Kiernan Shipka]] and [[Billie Lourd]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2024-02-01 |title=Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song And Billie Lourd To Star In 'The Last Showgirl' From Gia Coppola |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/pamela-anderson-kiernan-shipka-jamie-lee-curtis-dave-bautista-brenda-song-billie-lourd-last-showgirl-1235811316/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213150912/https://deadline.com/2024/02/pamela-anderson-kiernan-shipka-jamie-lee-curtis-dave-bautista-brenda-song-billie-lourd-last-showgirl-1235811316/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2024, with Anderson calling it "the role I have been waiting for my entire career".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=2024-07-22 |title=TIFF Lineup: Pam Anderson's 'Last Showgirl,' Ben and J. Lo Project 'Unstoppable,' Papal Thriller 'Conclave' and More |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tiff-lineup-pam-anderson-last-showgirl-ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-conclave-1236079744/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722140349/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tiff-lineup-pam-anderson-last-showgirl-ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-conclave-1236079744/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=2024-09-06 |title='The Last Showgirl' Review: Pamela Anderson Is A Revelation In Gia Coppola's Smart Story Of A Vegas Veteran As The Spotlight Fades – Toronto Film Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/the-last-showgirl-review-pamela-anderson-revelation-gia-coppolas-smart-story-vegas-toronto-film-festival-1236080602/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907013907/https://deadline.com/2024/09/the-last-showgirl-review-pamela-anderson-revelation-gia-coppolas-smart-story-vegas-toronto-film-festival-1236080602/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Caryn James]] of the [[BBC]] called Anderson "a revelation" and wrote: "The low-key devastation Anderson has captured is the real acting triumph."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson is 'a revelation' in poignant Las Vegas-set drama |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240907-the-last-showgirl-review-pamela-anderson-is-a-revelation-in-poignant-las-vegas-set-drama |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.bbc.com |date=September 7, 2024 |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212004314/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240907-the-last-showgirl-review-pamela-anderson-is-a-revelation-in-poignant-las-vegas-set-drama |url-status=live }}</ref> David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said Anderson's "transformative performance is undeniably affecting, offering illuminating insights into both the character and the actress playing her, who has had to struggle to be taken seriously. This role should mark a turning point on that front."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=2024-09-07 |title='The Last Showgirl' Review: Pamela Anderson Mines Pathos as an Abruptly Unanchored Las Vegas Performer in Gia Coppola's Mood Piece |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-last-showgirl-review-pamela-anderson-gia-coppola-jamie-lee-curtis-1235994720/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Anderson received a nomination for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] for her performance in the film, marking her first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination and the first major industry acting nomination in her career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersson |first=Eric |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Pamela Anderson Says It's 'Never Too Late to Dream' After Landing First-Ever Golden Globe Nomination in 35-Year Career |url=https://people.com/pamela-anderson-first-golden-globe-nomination-never-too-late-to-dream-8758282 |access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> She was also nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]].
[[File:Pamela Anderson at Berlin Film Festival 2026, (P1230547).jpg|thumb|239x239px|Anderson at the ''[[Rosebush Pruning]]'' premiere in the [[76th Berlin International Film Festival]]|left]]
Anderson appeared in the [[2024 Closet Picks#Pamela Anderson (November 12)|November 12, 2024 episode of the ''Criterion Closet'']], where she discussed her lifelong interest in cinema. The films she selected included [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s [[Breathless (1960 film)|''Breathless'']], [[David Lynch]]'s [[Blue Velvet (film)|''Blue Velvet'']], [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[La Strada]],'' and [[David Lean]]'s [[Summertime (1955 film)|''Summertime'']].<ref name=crit>{{cite web
|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/pamela-anderson-criterion-closet-1235080067/
|title=Pamela Anderson Calls Entering the Criterion Closet a 'Dream Come True'
|access-date=2025-01-20
|last=Richlin
|first=Harrison
|date=2024-12-25
|work=[[IndieWire]]
|archive-date=January 1, 2025
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101174215/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/pamela-anderson-criterion-closet-1235080067/
|url-status=live
}}</ref> In 2025, Anderson appeared in the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]]'s production of ''[[Camino Real (play)|Camino Real]]'' ([[Tennessee Williams]]),<ref name=wt>{{cite web
|url=https://people.com/pamela-anderson-to-return-to-stage-in-tennessee-williams-with-nicholas-alexander-chavez-exclusive-11714134
|title=Pamela Anderson to Return to Stage in Tennessee Williams Play Opposite Monsters' Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Exclusive)
|access-date=2025-05-05
|last=Drury
|first=Sarah
|date=2025-04-21
|work=People Magazine
}}</ref> and is slated to appear in [[Karim Aïnouz]]'s ''[[Rosebush Pruning]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Riley Keough, Callum Turner, Pamela Anderson, Jamie Bell and Lukas Gage Among Stars Joining Elle Fanning in Karim Aïnouz's 'Rosebush Pruning' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/riley-keough-callum-turner-pamela-anderson-jamie-bell-lukas-gage-rosebush-pruning-1236156634/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Alex |last=Ritman |date=26 September 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224172615/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/riley-keough-callum-turner-pamela-anderson-jamie-bell-lukas-gage-rosebush-pruning-1236156634/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the early 1990s, Anderson was offered the role of Tanya Peters in the 1994 film, ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]],'' but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts (the role eventually went to [[Anna Nicole Smith]]).<ref name="empire">{{cite web
|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/naked-gun-pamela-anderson-nearly-starred-in-original-trilogy/
|title=The Naked Gun Brings Pamela Anderson Full Circle After She Nearly Starred In Original Trilogy
|access-date=September 8, 2025
|last=Travis
|first=Ben
|date=July 7, 2025
|work=[[Empire (magazine)]]
}}</ref> Over thirty years later, Anderson co-starred in the 2025 [[legacy sequel]], ''[[The Naked Gun (2025 film)|The Naked Gun]]'' (Beth Davenport) with [[Liam Neeson]] (Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.)<ref>{{cite web|title='The Naked Gun' Review: Liam Neeson Nails the Deadpan Goofiness, but Pamela Anderson Is the Scene-Stealer in Uneven Legacy Sequel|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=David|last=Rooney|date=July 30, 2025|access-date=|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-naked-gun-review-liam-neeson-pamela-anderson-1236333409//}}</ref>

Anderson's 2024 plant-based cookbook ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart,''<ref name="vfl">{{cite web |url=https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/pamela-andersons-launches-her-first-vegan-cookbook/ |title=Pamela Anderson launches her first vegan cookbook inspired by her life and travels |access-date=2024-10-21 |last= |first= |date=2024-10-21 |publisher=Vegan Food & Living |archive-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202051340/https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/pamela-andersons-launches-her-first-vegan-cookbook/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="abc24">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/pamela-anderson-shares-recipes-new-cookbook-love-make/story?id=114714695 |title=Pamela Anderson shares recipes from her new cookbook, 'I LOVE YOU': Make her harvest veggie pot pies and gingerbread Guinness cake |access-date=2024-10-20 |last= |first= |date=2024-10-14 |publisher=[[Good Morning America]]/[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> was nominated for a 2025 [[James Beard Foundation Award: 2020s|James Beard Award]]. The work of her photographer, Ditte Isager, was recognized in the "Media: Visuals" category.<ref name="jb25">{{cite web
|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/stories/2025-james-beard-media-award-nominees
|title=Introducing the 2025 James Beard Media Award Nominees
|access-date=2025-07-07
|last=
|first=
|date=
|publisher=[[James Beard Foundation Award]]
}}</ref> Actress and talk show host [[Drew Barrymore]] has noted that "literally as a cookbook collector" she finds ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart'' to be "the most beautiful cookbook I've ever seen - it is stunning."<ref name="know">{{cite web |last1=Barrymore |first1=Drew |author1-link=Drew Barrymore |title=Drew Barrymore and Valerie Bertinelli Taste Test Pamela Anderson's Pierogis |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3NtDsYpq3g |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[The Drew Barrymore Show]] |language=en |format=video |date=October 29, 2024 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104002326/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3NtDsYpq3g&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> [[VegNews]] describes ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart'' as one of "The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024,"<ref name="vn1124">{{cite web
|url=https://vegnews.com/the-best-vegan-cookbooks-of-2024
|title=The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024
|access-date=November 28, 2024
|last=Pointing
|first=Charlotte
|date= November 26, 2024
|work=[[VegNews]]
}}</ref> [[Chowhound]] calls it one of the "15 Best Vegetarian Cookbooks Of 2024,"<ref name="ch">{{cite web
|url=https://www.chowhound.com/1746354/best-vegetarian-cookbooks/?zsource=yahoo
|title=15 Best Vegetarian Cookbooks Of 2024
|access-date=2024-12-25
|last=Prints
|first=Ksenia
|date=2024-12-25
|publisher=[[Chowhound]]
|archive-date=December 26, 2024
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226040028/https://www.chowhound.com/1746354/best-vegetarian-cookbooks/?zsource=yahoo
|url-status=live
}}</ref> and [[SHE Media]] lists Anderson as one of "22 Celebrity Moms Whose Cookbooks Will Solve Your Dinner&nbsp;Problems."<ref name="SHEmedia">{{cite web
|url=https://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/slideshow/2528366/celebrity-mom-cookbooks/1/
|title=22 Celebrity Moms Whose Cookbooks Will Solve Your Dinner Problems
|access-date=2025-01-17
|last=Savane
|first=Erickka
|date=2025-01-14
|work=[[SHE Media]]
|archive-date=January 20, 2025
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120183346/https://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/slideshow/2528366/celebrity-mom-cookbooks/1/
|url-status=live
}}</ref> During her interview with Anderson for ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', [[Martha Stewart]] stated that ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart'' is "very nicely done," and that Anderson drew from [[French cuisine]] "in the most simple, beautiful way." She also told Anderson that her [[Pierogi]] recipe "came out beautifully."<ref name="people0125">{{cite web
|url=https://people.com/martha-stewart-reveals-what-she-thought-of-pamela-anderson-cookbook-8780250
|title=Martha Stewart Reveals What She Thought of Pamela Anderson's Cookbook
|access-date=2025-01-24
|last=Vasquez
|first=Ingrid
|date=2025-01-24
|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]
}}</ref> In addition, after testing a salad recipe in the book, Jessica Wrubel states in ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' magazine that she is "completely smitten with ''I Love You'' as a whole. Pamela's journey into this softer, more personal territory—whether through her recipes or her stories—makes the book feel like an extension of her heart. If you've ever doubted the staying power of Pamela Anderson's influence, let this cookbook—and this salad—prove you wrong."<ref name="parade">{{cite web
|url=https://parade.com/food/pamela-anderson-shaved-fennel-apple-salad-recipe-review
|title=The 5-Minute Winter Salad Pamela Anderson Swears By
|access-date=2025-01-13
|last=Wrubel
|first=Jessica
|date=2025-01-13
|publisher=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]
}}</ref>

In 2025, she began hosting ''Pamela's Cooking with Love'' (a plant-based cooking show), when it debuted on Canada's [[Flavour Network]].<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=February 26, 2025 |title=Pamela Anderson Makes Ice Cream With Gregory Gourdet: Pamela's Cooking With Love on Flavour Network |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWBhu8-ZGow/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710234900/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWBhu8-ZGow/ |archive-date=July 10, 2025 |access-date=February 26, 2025 |publisher=[[Food Network (Canada)|Flavour Network]]}}</ref> The show was greenlit in February 2023.<ref name="announce">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=February 6, 2023 |title=PAMELA ANDERSON'S JOURNEY CONTINUES WITH TWO NEW GREENLIGHTS FROM CORUS STUDIOS |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pamela-anderson-s-journey-continues-with-two-new-greenlights-from-corus-studios-852017845.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323185244/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pamela-anderson-s-journey-continues-with-two-new-greenlights-from-corus-studios-852017845.html |archive-date=March 23, 2025 |access-date=March 6, 2025 |publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]}}</ref>

== Activism ==

=== Animal rights ===
[[File:Pamela Anderson devant les arènes de Nîmes le 21 juillet 2017.jpg|thumb|upright=1.36|Anderson in front of the [[Arena of Nîmes]] in public campaign against [[bullfights]], July 2017]]

Anderson advocates for [[animal rights]], and is an active member of the animal protection organization [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/oct/22/pamela-anderson-poster-peta-vegetarianism|title=Pamela Anderson poster for Peta urges vegetarianism, provocative style|work=The Guardian|first=Sam|last=Jones|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>

In 2010, she posed for a [[PETA]] ad wearing a bikini with sections drawn on her body dividing it into ribs, rump, shoulder, etc., like a diagram of meat cuts; the ad's [[tagline]] was "All Animals Have the Same Parts". The ad was banned in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] on grounds that it was sexist. Anderson retorted, "In a city that is known for its exotic dancing and for being progressive and edgy, how sad that a woman would be banned from using her own body in a political protest over the suffering of cows and chickens. In some parts of the world, women are forced to cover their whole bodies with [[burqa]]s – is that next? I didn't think that Canada would be so puritanical."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/pamela-anderson-blocked-from-montreal-event-for-sexist-ad-2010157/|title=Pamela Anderson's Nearly Naked PETA Ad Banned in Canada|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=July 15, 2010|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=January 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200659/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/pamela-anderson-blocked-from-montreal-event-for-sexist-ad-2010157/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, she became a company spokesperson for FrogAds, Inc., a company that used her as part of a media campaign in a [[pool operation]] of which she was unaware.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/pam-anderson-launches-race-car-team-fergie-no-x-factor/1#.T2_6JdUSUoo|title=Pam Anderson launches race car team; Fergie: no 'X Factor'|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|work=[[USA Today]]|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=March 26, 2012|archive-date=March 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325181036/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/pam-anderson-launches-race-car-team-fergie-no-x-factor/1#.T2_6JdUSUoo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-16 |title=Pam Anderson Promoted Company Accused Of 'Pump-And-Dump' Scheme |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pamela-anderson-frogads-promotion-stock-fraud_n_2701896 |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=BEHAVIOURAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS: Misconduct Patterns in Financial Markets | website=FICC Markets Standards Board | date=2023-10-03 | url=https://fmsb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FMSB_BCA_Book_Final.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202113015/https://fmsb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FMSB_BCA_Book_Final.pdf | archive-date=2021-02-02 | url-status=live | access-date=2025-07-30}}</ref>

In February 2014, she stripped for a Valentine's Day-themed ad for PETA, urging dog lovers to cuddle up with their pets during winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/pamela-anderson-strips-naked-for-peta-on-valentines-day/|title=Pamela Anderson Strips naked for PETA on Valentine's Day|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=February 15, 2014|url-status=deviated|archivedate=September 6, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906073739/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/pamela-anderson-strips-naked-for-peta-on-valentines-day/}}</ref>

On July 8, 2015, Anderson wrote to [[Vladimir Putin]] to save whales.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3949238/pamela-anderson-vladimir-putin-whales/|title=Pamela Anderson Wants President Vladimir Putin of Russia to Save the Whales|last=Feeney|first=Nolan|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2017|archive-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509180435/http://time.com/3949238/pamela-anderson-vladimir-putin-whales/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 15, 2015, Anderson, representing the [[International Fund for Animal Welfare]] (IFAW), met with top Kremlin officials regarding animals rights in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rbth.com/news/2015/12/07/sergei-ivanov-discuses-amur-tiger-populations-with-pamela-anderson_548369|title=Kremlin's Sergei Ivanov Discusses Amur Tiger Populations with Pamela Anderson|work=[[Russia Beyond The Headlines]]|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2017|url-status=deviated|archivedate=October 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034919/https://www.rbth.com/news/2015/12/07/sergei-ivanov-discuses-amur-tiger-populations-with-pamela-anderson_548369}}</ref> On December 15, 2016, Anderson and IFAW officials met with Kremlin officials to discuss animal welfare and conservation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/pamela-anderson-visits-kremlin-to-promote-wildlife-conservation/2016/12/16/48224fb6-c3a2-11e6-92e8-c07f4f671da4_video.html|title=Pamela Anderson Holding Meeting at Kremlin, Moscow, Russia To Promote Wildlife Conservation|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=May 4, 2017|archive-date=December 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219105019/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/pamela-anderson-visits-kremlin-to-promote-wildlife-conservation/2016/12/16/48224fb6-c3a2-11e6-92e8-c07f4f671da4_video.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newsweek.com/pamela-anderson-would-gladly-have-russian-passport-532853|title=Pamela Anderson Would Gladly Have a Russian Passport|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|first=Damien|last=Sharkov|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2017|archive-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102211958/http://www.newsweek.com/pamela-anderson-would-gladly-have-russian-passport-532853|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2015, Anderson, a close friend of [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] founder [[Paul Watson]] and a long-time supporter and advisory board member, became a full board member in order to further its efforts in opposing the hunting of whales.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-commentary/news/pamela-anderson-joins-board-of-directors-of-sea-shepherd-conservation-society.html | title = Pamela Anderson Joins Board of Directors of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | website = www.seashepherd.org | publisher = [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] | date = December 1, 2015 | access-date = April 22, 2017 | archivedate = April 23, 2017 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170423061929/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-commentary/news/pamela-anderson-joins-board-of-directors-of-sea-shepherd-conservation-society.html | url-status = deviated }}</ref>

=== Anti-pornography ===
In a 2008 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', Anderson said that because she is aware of her Finnish ancestry, she considered moving to Finland and opening a [[strip club]] called "Lapland".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jan/19/1|title=Q&A: Pamela Anderson|first=Rosanna|last=Greenstreet|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 January 2008|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref> However, she has since become critical of [[pornography]]. 

In 2016, she co-authored a viral opinion article in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' with Orthodox rabbi [[Shmuley Boteach]], in which they called [[online pornography]] a "public hazard of unprecedented seriousness."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boteach |first1=Shmuley |last2=Anderson |first2=Pamela |date=August 31, 2016 |title=Take the Pledge: No More Indulging Porn |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/take-the-pledge-no-more-indulging-porn-1472684658 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329072725/https://www.wsj.com/articles/take-the-pledge-no-more-indulging-porn-1472684658 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kurson |first=Ken |date=September 20, 2016 |title=Talking Porn With Pamela Anderson and Rabbi Shmuley |url=https://observer.com/2016/09/talking-porn-with-pamela-anderson-and-rabbi-shmuley/ |work=[[observer.com|The Observer]] |access-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129080813/https://observer.com/2016/09/talking-porn-with-pamela-anderson-and-rabbi-shmuley/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto12">{{cite web |last=Sugarman |first=Daniel |date=September 2, 2016 |title=Shmuley Boteach and Pamela Anderson in joint warning on dangers of pornography |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/world/shmuley-boteach-and-pamela-anderson-in-joint-warning-on-dangers-of-pornography-1.63911 |access-date=August 9, 2021 |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |archive-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329072733/https://www.thejc.com/news/world/shmuley-boteach-and-pamela-anderson-in-joint-warning-on-dangers-of-pornography-1.63911 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Saner |first=Emine |date=October 14, 2016 |title=The playmate and the rabbi: unlikely bedfellows fighting internet porn |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/14/pamela-anderson-and-the-rabbi-unlikely-bedfellows-fighting-internet-porn |access-date=January 20, 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111092546/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/14/pamela-anderson-and-the-rabbi-unlikely-bedfellows-fighting-internet-porn |url-status=live }}</ref> The two called for a "sensual revolution" to replace "pornography with eroticism, the alloying of sex with love, of physicality with personality, of the body's mechanics with imagination, of orgasmic release with binding relationships."<ref name="auto12" /> They later gave a joint lecture at [[Oxford University]] to over 1,000 people.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web |last=Lewak |first=Doree |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Sex tips from Pamela Anderson and an Orthodox rabbi |url=https://nypost.com/2018/04/18/sex-tips-from-pamela-anderson-and-an-orthodox-rabbi/ |work=[[New York Post]] |access-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120100537/https://nypost.com/2018/04/18/sex-tips-from-pamela-anderson-and-an-orthodox-rabbi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Boteach observed: "It can be intimidating to talk about pornography and eroticism alongside an international sex symbol, but I think Pamela has handled it extremely well."<ref>{{cite web |date=October 17, 2016 |title=Rabbi Boteach and Pam Anderson address Oxford about porn |url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-boteach-and-pam-anderson-address-oxford-about-porn/ |website=Times of Israel |access-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621034819/http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-boteach-and-pam-anderson-address-oxford-about-porn/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The two also wrote a book together, ''Lust for Love'' (2018), about how meaningful, passionate sex has been declining, and called for a new sensual revolution that emphasizes partners connecting in the bedroom.<ref name="auto4" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Boteach |first=Shmuley |author-link=Shmuley Boteach |date=August 13, 2018 |title=Porn is ravishing a generation of good men |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/porn-is-ravishing-a-generation-of-good-men-564759 |website=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |access-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112085139/https://www.jpost.com/opinion/porn-is-ravishing-a-generation-of-good-men-564759 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Julian Assange ===

In December 2016, in a statement to ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, Anderson called [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]] a "hero". She stated that he had done everyone "a great service" and that "[e]veryone in the world has benefited because of WikiLeaks," while decrying how "elaborate plots against him and made up sexual allegations could result in him being extradited to the US – where he would not be treated fairly – because of his exposure of truths."<ref>{{cite news |last=Bakkila |first=Blake |date=December 10, 2016 |title=Julian Assange and Asks for His Release: 'He Is a Hero' |url=https://people.com/politics/pamela-anderson-julian-assange-london-embassy-release-statement/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412132311/https://people.com/politics/pamela-anderson-julian-assange-london-embassy-release-statement/ |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2019 |work=People}}</ref> In April 2019, Anderson expressed anger on Twitter at Assange's expulsion from [[Embassy of Ecuador, London|Ecuador's London embassy]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Robert |date=April 11, 2019 |title=Pamela Anderson Attacks U.K. Following Julian Assange Arrest |url=https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/pamela-anderson-attacks-u-k-following-julian-assange-arrest-1203186699/ |access-date=April 12, 2019 |work=Variety |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411154549/https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/pamela-anderson-attacks-u-k-following-julian-assange-arrest-1203186699/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2019, Anderson visited Assange in [[Belmarsh prison]] with [[Kristinn Hrafnsson]], and said she believed Assange to be innocent, saying, "He is a good man, he is an incredible person. I love him, I can't imagine what he has been going through."<ref name="itv.com">{{Cite news |title='He is a good man, I love him': Actress Pamela Anderson declares support for Julian Assange after Belmarsh prison visit |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-07/he-is-a-good-man-i-love-him-actress-pamela-anderson-declares-her-support-for-julian-assange-after-prison-visit/ |access-date=May 7, 2019 |publisher=[[ITV News]] |archive-date=May 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507133018/https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-07/he-is-a-good-man-i-love-him-actress-pamela-anderson-declares-her-support-for-julian-assange-after-prison-visit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2019, Anderson announced she would be travelling to Australia in November 2019 to challenge [[Australian Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]] to stand up for Assange. In her announcement, she referenced the 'disparaging remarks' he made about her in 2018 and challenged him to debate the matter "in front of the Australian people." She also wrote another letter to Morrison asking him to use his influence to secure Assange's release. Morrison replied with a letter, saying that his government would respect Britain's judicial process and Assange would not receive any special help. In the text of a speech she had intended to give at [[Parliament House, Canberra]], Anderson said that Assange was suffering "psychological torture" in jail and that "every moment he is in there, he is in danger".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Steve |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Scott Morrison responds to Pamela Anderson's Julian Assange plea |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/scott-morrison-responds-to-pamela-andersons-julian-assange-plea/news-story/ff122bb5d32842ee9fd630e188945e9d |access-date=November 26, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728041723/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fscott-morrison-responds-to-pamela-andersons-julian-assange-plea%2Fnews-story%2Fff122bb5d32842ee9fd630e188945e9d&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=12fa8076e9d3b564728668abecf4aef8-1595909842 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Pamela |title=Ultra Tune Signs Pamela Anderson for Latest in the Series of Unexpected Situations Television Commercials (TVCs) and Pamela Challenges Scott Morrison to Stand Up for Julian Assange |url=https://www.pamelaandersonfoundation.org/news/2019/10/9/ju5adnmxb7far8nvmd2cv2df8wrctn |url-status=deviated |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117212221/https://www.pamelaandersonfoundation.org/news/2019/10/9/ju5adnmxb7far8nvmd2cv2df8wrctn |archivedate=November 17, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2019 |publisher=Pamela Anderson Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Workman |first=Alex |date=November 15, 2019 |title=Pamela Anderson's baying letter to Scott Morrison for Julian Assange |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/strewth/pamela-andersons-baying-letter-to-scott-morrison-for-julian-assange/news-story/b143b84b7b2cdacd90dfafe51eebf308 |access-date=November 17, 2019 |work=[[The Australian]] |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728041733/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fcommentary%2Fstrewth%2Fpamela-andersons-baying-letter-to-scott-morrison-for-julian-assange%2Fnews-story%2Fb143b84b7b2cdacd90dfafe51eebf308&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=6fc7aa2e0abe1bf5e2bf0fd0ec2d7372-1595909853 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 18, 2021, Anderson spoke on the [[Fox News]] show ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'', asking President [[Donald Trump]] to pardon Assange.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halon |first1=Yael |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Pamela Anderson pleads with Trump to pardon 'free speech hero' Assange: 'Do the right thing' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/julian-assange-wikileaks-pardon-pamela-anderson-tucker-carlson |access-date=January 19, 2021 |work=[[Fox News]] |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119040648/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/julian-assange-wikileaks-pardon-pamela-anderson-tucker-carlson |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Additional activism ===

In March 2005, Anderson became a spokesperson for [[MAC Cosmetics|MAC Cosmetics's]] MAC AIDS Fund, which helped people affected by AIDS and HIV. After becoming the official spokesmodel, Anderson raised money during Toronto, Tokyo, Dublin, and Athens events. Anderson became the celebrity spokesperson for the [[American Liver Foundation]] and served as the Grand Marshal of the SOS motorcycle ride fundraiser.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hepatitiscfree.com/messages/2002/dec232002.htm|title=Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock raise money for Hepatitis C research|publisher=Friends Of Hepatitis C Free|access-date=March 11, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224172813/http://hepatitiscfree.com/messages/2002/dec232002.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, Anderson wrote an [[open letter]] to President [[Barack Obama]] urging the legalization of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref>Anderson, Pamela (February 2009). ''[[Playboy]]'', p. 112.</ref>

In November 2016, Anderson starred in a video public service announcement<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwGs9Du9NUc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/KwGs9Du9NUc| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=The Driving Game|website=[[YouTube]]|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> produced by the [[National Limousine Association]] and the [[National Sexual Violence Resource Center]] as part of the Ride Responsibly initiative, titled The Driving Game, which aimed to shed light on the lack of universal driver regulations in the private ground transportation industry.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7769451-nla-ride-responsibly-driving-game-psa|title=Pamela Anderson Calls for Increased Safety Regulations for Ride-Hailing Apps in Anti-Sexual Assault PSA|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103135412/http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7769451-nla-ride-responsibly-driving-game-psa/|archive-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref>

Anderson once again starred in a video public service announcement<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/bb9ZxP4rgSk|title=The Signs|website=[[YouTube]]|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> produced by the National Limousine Association in January 2018, this time in partnership with Promoting Awareness | Victim Empowerment (PAVE), as part of the Ride Responsibly initiative. The video titled ''The Signs'' pushes for passenger safety and universal driver regulations in the private ground transportation industry.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8098851-nla-ride-responsibly-pave-psa-the-signs/|title=Pamela Anderson Takes On Ride-Hail Apps in #MeToo Campaign|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-date=January 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042653/https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8098851-nla-ride-responsibly-pave-psa-the-signs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2019 Canadian federal election]], she endorsed the [[Green Party of Canada]].<ref name="Globalnews01">{{cite news |last1=Boynton |first1=Sean |title=Pamela Anderson tours Vancouver Island hometown to campaign with Greens |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6023856/pamela-anderson-ladysmith-green-party/ |access-date=March 15, 2020 |publisher=Global News |date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523165223/https://globalnews.ca/news/6023856/pamela-anderson-ladysmith-green-party/ |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After supporting the [[yellow vests movement]], Anderson attended a meeting of the [[European Spring (political party)|European Spring]] with [[Yanis Varoufakis]] and [[Benoît Hamon]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://diem25.org/diem-25-atterrit-a-bruxelles-pour-lancer-la-premiere-liste-transnationale-europeenne//|title=DiEM 25 atterrit à Bruxelles pour lancer la première liste transnationale européenne!|date=March 2019|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325121005/https://diem25.org/diem-25-atterrit-a-bruxelles-pour-lancer-la-premiere-liste-transnationale-europeenne/|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared as a supporter on election posters of the German [[Democracy in Europe Movement 2025|DiEM25]] campaign in the run-up to the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 European Parliament elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diem25.org/pamela-anderson-supports-democracy-in-europe-diem25/|title=Pamela Anderson supports democracy in Europe|publisher=[[Democracy in Europe Movement 2025]]|date=May 21, 2019|first=Judith|last=Meyer|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523025309/https://diem25.org/pamela-anderson-supports-democracy-in-europe-diem25/|url-status=live|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
=== Homes and family ===
Anderson has two sons from her first marriage to [[Tommy Lee]], Brandon Thomas (born in 1996)<ref name=Benza-1996-06-06-NYDN>{{cite news |title=Bay(by) Watch Ends Happily |first=A.J. |last=Benza |date=June 6, 1996 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |location=New York, NY |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/bay-watch-ends-happily-article-1.717816 |access-date=March 8, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180308185638/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/bay-watch-ends-happily-article-1.717816 |archive-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref><!-- information released to media by the parent's representative --> and Dylan Jagger (born in 1997).<ref name=Brozan-1997-12-31-NYT>{{cite news |first=Nadine |last=Brozan |date=December 31, 1997 |title=Chronicle |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/31/nyregion/chronicle-860271.html |access-date=March 8, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425164126/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/31/nyregion/chronicle-860271.html |archive-date=April 25, 2011}}</ref> She became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the United States in 2004 while retaining her Canadian citizenship.<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url = http://www.today.com/popculture/pamela-anderson-becomes-u-s-citizen-wbna4962472 | title = Pamela Anderson becomes U.S. citizen | website = [[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | publisher = [[NBC]] | date = May 12, 2004 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015838/https://www.today.com/popculture/pamela-anderson-becomes-u-s-citizen-wbna4962472 | archive-date = November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/pamela-anderson-57303964/|title=Pamela Anderson|work=[[Hollywood.com]]|date=June 5, 2013|access-date=February 24, 2017|archive-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225133401/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/pamela-anderson-57303964/|url-status=live}}</ref> After moving to California in 1989, Anderson felt that it was important to become an American citizen in order to vote and one day petition to bring her parents to the U.S. and care for them when they were older.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|title=New Citizen Pamela Anderson Can Now Vote|url=https://people.com/celebrity/new-citizen-pamela-anderson-can-now-vote/|magazine=People|date=May 13, 2004|access-date=August 28, 2021|quote="I felt it was important to become a U.S. citizen in order to vote in the United States," ... "U.S. citizenship will allow me, in the future, to petition to bring my children's grandparents down to the United States to care for them once they become older."|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828075109/https://people.com/celebrity/new-citizen-pamela-anderson-can-now-vote/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anderson purchased a beach home in [[Malibu, California]] for $1.8 million in 2001 and attempted to sell it in 2013 for $7.75 million, but later took it off the market.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-pamela-anderson-malibu-lease-20180912-story.html|title=Pamela Anderson looks to rent Malibu beach house for $40,000 a month|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> She previously lived in a mansion in [[Cassis]], in the commune of [[Marseille]], France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20180130/pamela-anderson-moves-in-frances-so-called-murder-capital|title=Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson sets up home in Marseille|work=TheLocal.fr|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412105419/https://www.thelocal.fr/20180130/pamela-anderson-moves-in-frances-so-called-murder-capital|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmhEEd9a450 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QmhEEd9a450| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=From Playboy to Politics – inside the extraordinary life of Pamela Anderson|work=60 Minutes Australia|date=November 5, 2018 |access-date=April 12, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], her childhood home in Canada became her permanent residence,<ref name=nz>{{cite web
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=March 5, 2021|title='It's happening': Pamela Anderson selling Malibu home to live permanently on Vancouver Island|url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/it-s-happening-pamela-anderson-selling-malibu-home-to-live-permanently-on-vancouver-island-1.5335457|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305180046/https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/it-s-happening-pamela-anderson-selling-malibu-home-to-live-permanently-on-vancouver-island-1.5335457|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=Vancouver Island}}</ref> and she sold her Malibu home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pamela Anderson sells Malibu home of two decades for $11.8 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-08-11/pamela-anderson-sells-malibu-home-of-two-decades-for-11-8-million |access-date=1 February 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201193441/https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-08-11/pamela-anderson-sells-malibu-home-of-two-decades-for-11-8-million |url-status=live }}</ref> {{as of|2024}} she lives with her dogs in Ladysmith on [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], and has a vegetable farm, Arcady.<ref name=ad>{{cite web
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=== Marriages and relationships ===
Anderson has been married five times. She married her first husband, [[Tommy Lee]], drummer of [[Mötley Crüe]], on February 19, 1995, after knowing him for only four days.<ref name="People Bio"/> They married on a beach, with Anderson in a white bikini and Lee in boardshorts.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/pam-and-tommy-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-most-infamous-sex-tape-194776/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919154144/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/pam-and-tommy-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-most-infamous-sex-tape-194776/ | archive-date=September 19, 2020 | title=Pam & Tommy: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=December 22, 2014 }}</ref> Lee was later sentenced to six months in the Los Angeles County Jail for [[spousal abuse]] after assaulting Anderson,<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=K.C. |last1=Baker |first2=Janine |last2=Rubenstein |date=March 9, 2018 |title=Inside Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's painful past and new family drama: 'He feels like she crossed a line' |url=http://people.com/music/tommy-lee-pamela-anderson-painful-past-and-new-drama/ |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626181855/https://people.com/music/tommy-lee-pamela-anderson-painful-past-and-new-drama/ |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- information released to media by the parent's representative --> and they divorced in 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Tommy Lee & Pam Anderson married 20&nbsp;years ago today |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6479855/tommy-lee-pam-anderson-marriage-anniversary |access-date=March 8, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616035204/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6479855/tommy-lee-pam-anderson-marriage-anniversary |archive-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> A long custody dispute over their sons followed, and was finalized when they were granted joint custody in October 2002.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=October 3, 2002 |title=Pam and Tommy reach custody agreement |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/10/03/pam-and-tommy-reach-custody-agreement/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114055844/https://ew.com/article/2002/10/03/pam-and-tommy-reach-custody-agreement/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March&nbsp;2002, Anderson publicly stated that she had contracted {{nobr|[[hepatitis C]]}} by sharing tattoo needles with Lee, and began writing a regular column for ''[[Jane (magazine)|Jane]]'' magazine. In October&nbsp;2003, Anderson jokingly said on [[Howard Stern]]'s radio show that she did not expect to live more than 10 or 15&nbsp;years,<ref>{{cite web |title=Pamela Anderson official site and fan club |url=http://www.pamelaanderson.com/news/news.asp?item=2056 |access-date=February 1, 2011 |archivedate=October 29, 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029141238/http://www.pamelaanderson.com/news/news.asp?item=2056 |url-status=deviated }}</ref> but this was taken seriously by many websites and tabloids. By 2015 Anderson had been cured of hepatitis&nbsp;C.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Andrea |last=Park |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Pamela Anderson says she got her life back after being cured of Hep&nbsp;C: 'They told me I would die in 10&nbsp;years' |magazine=[[People magazine]] |url=http://www.people.com/article/pamela-anderson-cured-hepatitis-c-increase-environmental-activism |access-date=December 27, 2015 |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107123654/http://www.people.com/article/pamela-anderson-cured-hepatitis-c-increase-environmental-activism |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock.jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson and [[Kid Rock]] in 2003]]

Anderson later married [[Kid Rock]], but after a miscarriage while in Vancouver shooting a new film, ''[[Blonde and Blonder]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Pamela Anderson suffers a miscarriage |date=November 10, 2006 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1557773,00.html |access-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109053625/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1557773,00.html}}</ref> Anderson filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Access Hollywood |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah2832.shtml |access-date=February 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712233524/http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah2832.shtml |archive-date=July 12, 2007}}</ref>

In September&nbsp;2007, Anderson stated on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' that she was engaged, and on September 29, Anderson and [[Rick Salomon]] applied for a marriage license in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news | title = Anderson to marry Paris Hilton ex | agency = [[BBC News]] | date = October 1, 2007 | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7021566.stm | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180911033145/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7021566.stm | archive-date = September 11, 2018}}</ref> On October 6, 2007, Anderson married Salomon in a small wedding ceremony at [[The Mirage]], between her two nightly appearances at the [[Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino]] in [[Hans Klok]]'s magic show.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gray |first=Mark |date=October 7, 2007 |title=Pamela Anderson weds Rick Salomon |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/celebrity/pamela-anderson-weds-rick-salomon/ |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102132029/http://people.com/celebrity/pamela-anderson-weds-rick-salomon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple separated on December 13, and on February 22, 2008, Anderson requested through the courts that the marriage be [[annulled]], citing fraud.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anderson seeks annulment of marriage to Salomon |date=February 26, 2008 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-02-26-pamela-anderson_N.htm |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028154023/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-02-26-pamela-anderson_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In October&nbsp;2013, Anderson stated on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' that she and Salomon were "friends with benefits". In January&nbsp;2014, she announced that she had remarried Salomon on an unspecified date.<ref name=eonline-jan2014>{{cite news |last=Fowler |first=Brandi |date=January 11, 2014 |title=Pamela Anderson remarries ex-husband Rick Salomon |website=E! Online |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/498233/pamela-anderson-remarries-ex-husband-rick-salomon |access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref> Anderson filed for divorce from Salomon in February&nbsp;2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bacardi |first=Francesca |date=February 12, 2015 |title=Pamela Anderson files for divorce from Rick Salomon for the third time |agency=[[E!]] |place=United States |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/625131/pamela-anderson-files-for-divorce-from-rick-salomon-for-the-third-time |access-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212233450/http://www.eonline.com/news/625131/pamela-anderson-files-for-divorce-from-rick-salomon-for-the-third-time |url-status=live }}</ref> The divorce was finalized on April 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kimble |first=Lindsay |date=April 29, 2015 |title=Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon finalize second divorce, apologize for 'hurtful comments' |magazine=[[People magazine]] |url=http://www.people.com/article/pamela-anderson-rick-salomon-finalize-divorce |access-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501193623/http://www.people.com/article/pamela-anderson-rick-salomon-finalize-divorce |url-status=live }}</ref>

She was in a relationship with French soccer player [[Adil Rami]] from 2017 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 6, 2023 |title=*This* Is The 'French Soccer Player' Pamela Anderson References In Her Doc |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a42776681/pamela-anderson-french-soccer-player-boyfriend-adil-rami/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |magazine=Women's Health |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101141733/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a42776681/pamela-anderson-french-soccer-player-boyfriend-adil-rami/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 24, 2020, Anderson married Dan Hayhurst, her bodyguard.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |date=January 27, 2021 |title=Surprise! Pamela Anderson secretly married her bodyguard Dan Hayhurst on Christmas Eve |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/movies/pamela-anderson-ties-the-knot-to-bodyguard-dan-hayhurst/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127223224/https://people.com/movies/pamela-anderson-ties-the-knot-to-bodyguard-dan-hayhurst/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 21, 2022, she announced that she had filed for divorce and split with Hayhurst.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pamela Anderson splits from 4th husband after 1 year of marriage |agency=[[Global News]] |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8529183/pamela-anderson-divorce-dan-hayhurst/ |access-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121173131/https://globalnews.ca/news/8529183/pamela-anderson-divorce-dan-hayhurst/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Stolen home videos ===
In 1995, personal home videos of Anderson with her then-husband [[Tommy Lee]] recorded on a [[houseboat]] on [[Lake Mead]] were stolen and spliced together.<ref name=takescontrol>{{cite web
|url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1153439758
|title=Pamela Anderson Takes Control Of Her Life Story
|access-date=2025-08-04
|last=Chang
|first=Ailsa
|date=2023-02-01
|publisher=[[NPR]]
|archive-date=May 3, 2025
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503030827/https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1153439758
|url-status=live
}}</ref> They were then sold as a [[Celebrity sex tape|sex tape]], which resulted in a legal fight and made her the subject of controversy.<ref name=time22/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a38812754/pam-and-tommy-true-story-pamela-anderson-sex-tape/ |title=The Mad, Sad True Story of 'Pam and Tommy' & the Stolen Sex Tape |publisher=Esquire.com |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=2022-03-14 |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306012243/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a38812754/pam-and-tommy-true-story-pamela-anderson-sex-tape/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Anderson sued the video distribution company, [[Internet Entertainment Group]], who posted the video on their website ClubLove in November 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Timeline: Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape saga, as it happened |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-02-02/timeline-pamela-anderson-tommy-lee-sex-tape-marriage-divorce-hulu |access-date=February 11, 2023 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Anderson was pregnant during the trial and, fearful of the extreme stress causing harm to her pregnancy, dismissed the case. The company began making the tape available to subscribers to its websites again, resulting in triple the normal traffic on the sites.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pelline|first=Jeff|title=Pamela Lee drops video case|url=http://news.cnet.com/Pamela-Lee-drops-video-case/2100-1023_3-205848.html?tag=mncol|agency=CNET|date=December 1, 1997|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728041720/https://www.cnet.com/news/pamela-lee-drops-video-case/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2023 [[Netflix]] documentary ''[[Pamela, a Love Story]]'', Anderson said there was no confidential agreement over releasing rights to the video, and that she chose not to monetize it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=January 31, 2023 |title='Pamela, a love story' works to help Pamela Anderson reclaim her narrative |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/entertainment/pamela-a-love-story-review/index.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |agency=CNN |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210212133/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/entertainment/pamela-a-love-story-review/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The story of the tape was portrayed in the [[Hulu]] 2022 miniseries ''[[Pam & Tommy]]''. In ''Pamela, a Love Story'', Anderson said that she was not consulted about the production of the series. Critics, journalists, and academics posited that the series was profiting from Anderson's trauma and likely doing further harm to her.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Is Hulu's 'Pam & Tommy' Exploiting Pamela Anderson All Over Again? |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/pamela-anderson-tommy-lee-pam-tommy-hulu |access-date=February 22, 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421102007/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/pamela-anderson-tommy-lee-pam-tommy-hulu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Adrian |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Exploiting the exploited: the problem with Pam & Tommy |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/15/pam-and-tommy-hulu-series-pamela-anderson-consent |access-date=February 22, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008040059/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/15/pam-and-tommy-hulu-series-pamela-anderson-consent |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Pamela, a Love Story'' verified those claims, in Anderson's own words.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |title=Pamela Anderson will 'never, never watch' 'Pam & Tommy,' source says |url=https://ew.com/tv/pamela-anderson-will-never-watch-pam-and-tommy/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816193722/https://ew.com/tv/pamela-anderson-will-never-watch-pam-and-tommy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Producers of the series were able to develop the series without her participation, permission, or consent by optioning the rights to an article published by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2014.<ref name="EWJan2022">{{Cite magazine |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=January 31, 2022 |title=How Pam & Tommy was made without Pamela Anderson's involvement (or permission) |url=https://ew.com/tv/pam-and-tommy-made-without-pamela-anderson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202035638/https://ew.com/tv/pam-and-tommy-made-without-pamela-anderson/ |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Some critics felt that this was a similar violation of privacy that mirrored the tape originally being stolen and distributed without Anderson's and Lee's consent.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lewis |first=Amanda Chicago |date=December 22, 2014 |title=Pam & Tommy: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/pam-and-tommy-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-most-infamous-sex-tape-194776/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919154144/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/pam-and-tommy-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-most-infamous-sex-tape-194776/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
'''Main author'''
* {{cite book |last=Anderson |first=Pamela |title=Star: A Novel |date=2004 |publisher=Atria Books |isbn=9780743493727}}
* {{cite book |last=Anderson |first=Pamela |title=Star Struck |date=2005 |publisher=Atria Books |isbn=9780743492836}}
* {{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=Pamela |title=Love, Pamela |date=2023 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-322658-6}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pressler |first1=Jessica |date=27 January 2023 |title=Pamela Anderson Tells All, Again |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/books/review/pamela-anderson-love-pamela.html |access-date=1 February 2023 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201183117/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/books/review/pamela-anderson-love-pamela.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{cite book |last=Anderson |first=Pamela |title=I Love You: Recipes from the Heart (A Cookbook) |date=2024 |publisher= Voracious |isbn=978-0316573481}}

'''Co-authored'''
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Ali |editor1-first=Tariq |editor2-last=Kunstler |editor2-first=Margaret |editor1-link=Tariq Ali |editor2-link=Margaret Kunstler |title=In Defense of Julian Assange |date=October 2019 |publisher=OR Books, LLC |isbn=978-1-68219-221-4}}{{Efn|Contributors: Pamela Anderson, Julian Assange, Renata Avila, Katrin Axelsson, Franco "Bifo" Berardi, Sally Burch, Noam Chomsky, Patrick Cockburn, Naomi Colvin, The Courage Foundation, Mark Curtis, Daniel Ellsberg, Teresa Forcades i Vila, Charles Glass, Kevin Gosztola, Serge Halimi, Nozomi Hayase, Chris Hedges, Srećko Horvat, Caitlin Johnstone, Margaret Kimberley, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, Lisa Longstaff, Alan MacLeod, Stefania Maurizi, Craig Murray, Fidel Narváez, John C. O'Day, John Pilger, Jesselyn Radack, Michael Ratner, Angela Richter, Geoffrey Robertson, Jennifer Robinson, Matt Taibbi, Natalia Viana, Ai Weiwei, Vivienne Westwood and Slavoj Žižek.<ref>{{cite book |title=In Defense of Julian Assange | editor1-first = Tariq | editor1-last = Ali | editor2-first = Margaret | editor2-last = Kunstler |url=https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/in-defense-of-julian-assange/ |publisher=OR Books |date=June 19, 2019 |access-date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201183118/https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/in-defense-of-julian-assange/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
* ''Lust for Love: Rekindling Intimacy and Passion in Your Relationship'' (co-writer with [[Shmuley Boteach]]) (2018)
* {{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=Pamela |last2=Dunlavey |first2=Emma |last3=Mazzucco |first3=Raphael |title=Raw |date=September 2015 |publisher=BenBella Books |isbn=978-1-942952-07-7}}
* {{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Pamela A. |last2=Gold |first2=Todd |title=Pamdemonium |date=June 1998 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=978-0-446-60668-4}}

==See also==
*[[List of Flavour Network personalities]]
*[[List of programs broadcast by Flavour Network]]
*[[List of vegan and plant-based media]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|pamelaanderson.com}}
* [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/pamela-anderson/?lens=voracious Pamela Anderson biography] - [[Hachette Book Group]]
* {{IMDb name}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45K5pmk4prk "Mom, This Is A Cookbook" - Why Pamela Anderson's Sons Insisted She Publish Her Recipes] - [[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]], October, 2024.
* [https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5268952/pamela-anderson-the-last-showgirl Pamela Anderson's had an 'amazing, wild, messy life' — and she's still reinventing] - [[Fresh Air]] ([[NPR]]), January 22, 2025

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