Erika Eleniak
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Erika Eleniak | |
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 Eleniak in Los Angeles, California on October 1, 2011 | |
| Born | Erika Maya Eleniak September 29, 1969 Glendale, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| July 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Tawnni Cable |
| Succeeded by | Gianna Amore |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Spouses | Philip Goglia
(m. 1998; div. 1998)Roch Daigle
(m. 2005; div. 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
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Erika Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, Playboy Playmate, and model known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain. Her film debut was in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She starred in the films The Blob (1988), Under Siege (1992), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).
Early life
[edit]Erika Eleniak was born in Glendale, California.[1] Her father, Dale Alan Eleniak, is of Ukrainian descent and her mother, Iris Maya (Neggo) Arnold is of Estonian and German descent. Eleniak's paternal great-grandfather, Wasyl Eleniak, was one of the first pioneer Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Canada.[2]
Career
[edit]Eleniak's first feature-film role was at age 12, in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott Taylor (Henry Thomas) in the classroom scene. Her 10-year-old costar, Henry Thomas, told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene: “When I had to kiss the girl, I had to do it two times! I don’t like girls."[3] In 1988, Eleniak appeared as Vicki De Soto, a victim of the creature in the horror film The Blob, which was a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.
Eleniak appeared in the July 1989 issue of Playboy in a pictorial with a nautical theme. That same year, she began a recurring role in the TV series Charles in Charge as Charles (Scott Baio)'s girlfriend Stephanie Curtis, and also won a role on Baywatch as female lead Shauni McClain, which she played from 1989 to 1992. She also played Carrie, the high-school girlfriend of Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), in "One Last Kiss", the November 16, 1990 fourth season episode of Full House.
In 1992, Eleniak returned to film acting, playing Jordan Tate, a Playboy Playmate hired to perform a striptease for J.T. Adams (Patrick O'Neal), the captain of a U.S. Navy battleship in Under Siege. In the film, she is described as "Miss July 1989"—the month that Eleniak was Playmate of the Month in real life.
Eleniak had a starring role as Elly May Clampett in the screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993. The next year, she starred in the Dennis Hopper-directed romantic comedy film Chasers with William McNamara. Eleniak shot another movie with McNamara, Girl in the Cadillac (1995), and starred as identical twins Jamie and Janie in the interactive 1995 video game Panic in the Park. She continued appear in independent films and on television.[citation needed] Eleniak appeared on the reality television series The Real Gilligan's Island in June 2005.[4]
Eleniak has suffered from weight issues. At one point, she was underweight due to an eating disorder and was once hospitalized for laxative abuse.[5] By 2006, she was overweight and participated in the fourth season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.
In 2006, Eleniak appeared on '80s Movie and Music Fest Cafe, a British comedy podcast on iTunes, in which she discussed her career with presenters Ross Dyer and Julian Bayes. She gave a lighthearted view of Baywatch and her challenge during filming of Celebrity Fit Club.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Eleniak was once engaged to her Baywatch co-star Billy Warlock, who had played Eddie Kramer, her love interest on the show, as well.[7] Eleniak married bodybuilder Philip Goglia on May 22, 1998, but after just six months, the marriage ended in divorce.[8][9] After filming Snowbound in 2001 in Calgary, Alberta, Eleniak became enamored with the city. She began dating Roch Daigle, a key grip who worked on the set. She had wanted to leave Los Angeles as she found commuting to and from Telluride, Colorado difficult. She purchased a home in Calgary, where Daigle lived.[10] The two eventually married. Eleniak became pregnant in 2005, but six and a half weeks into her term, the pregnancy was discovered to be ectopic, which required emergency surgery, and ended in a miscarriage.[citation needed] Eleniak later became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Pretty Girl | |
| 1983 | Imps* | Brooke Shields | Released 2009 |
| 1988 | The Blob | Vicki De Soto | |
| 1992 | Under Siege | Jordan Tate | |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Elly May Clampett | |
| 1994 | Chasers | Seaman Toni Johnson | |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Amanda "Mandy" Baker | |
| A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Stephanie Potts | ||
| 1996 | Bordello of Blood | Katherine Verdoux | |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Playmate | |
| 1998 | Captive | Samantha Hoffman | |
| The Pandora Project | Wendy Lane | ||
| Charades | Monica | ||
| 1999 | Love Stinks | Gina (voice) | |
| Stealth Fighter | Erin Mitchell | ||
| Final Voyage | Gloria Franklin | ||
| 2000 | The Opponent | Patty Sullivan | |
| 2001 | Vegas, City of Dreams | Katherine Garrett | |
| Snowbound | Barbara Cates | ||
| 2002 | Second to Die | Sara Morgan Bratchett Scucello | |
| Shakedown | Julie Hayes | ||
| 2003 | Betrayal | Emily Shaw | |
| The Librarians | Sandi Clark | ||
| 2004 | Brilliant | Ricky Smith | |
| Dracula 3000 | Aurora Ash | ||
| 2005 | Caught in the Headlights | Kate Parker | |
| 2010 | Changing Hands | Woman in the Park | |
| 2012 | Meant to Be | Linda Dickson | |
| 2017 | Boone: The Bounty Hunter | Herself | |
| 2019 | Cor Values | Veronica MacDougall | |
| 2024 | Lolipop Gang | Herself |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Silver Spoons | Samantha | Episode: "Rumors Are Flying" |
| Still the Beaver | Lynn | Episode: "I Had It All" | |
| 1988 | Broken Angel | Jaime Coburn | Television film |
| Boys Will Be Boys | Monica | Episode: "The Front" | |
| 1989 | Charles in Charge | Stephanie Curtis | 3 episodes |
| Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier | Shauni McClain | Television film | |
| 1989–1992 | Baywatch | Shauni McClain | Main cast (45 episodes) |
| 1990 | Daughter of the Streets | Jennifer | Television film |
| Full House | Carrie Fowler | Episode: "One Last Kiss" | |
| 1997 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave | Detective Eileen Burke | Television film |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Officer Christine Bannon | 3 epsiodes |
| One Hot Summer Night | Kelly Moore Brooks | Television film | |
| 1999 | Fantasy Island | Sybil Hammond | 2 episodes |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Jillian Parnell | Miniseries | |
| 2002 | Christmas Rush | Catherine "Cat" Morgan | Television film |
| He Sees You When You're Sleeping | Annie Campbell | Television film | |
| 2004 | Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher | Victoria Page | Television film |
| 2005 | Fatal Reunion | Jessica Hartley Landers | Television film |
| 2005 | The Real Gilligan's Island | Ginger - Green Team | Main cast (4 episodes) |
| 2006 | Absolute Zero | Bryn | Television film |
| Celebrity Fit Club | Herself | Main cast (6 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Germany's Next Topmodel | Herself | Episode: "Episode 10" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Claire Peterson | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| Desperate Housewives | Barbara Fine | Episode: "A Humiliating Business" | |
| 2012 | Holiday Spin | Roxy | Television film |
| 2023 | Meet the Richardsons | Herself | Episode: "Episode #4.8" |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1995 | Panic in the Park | Janie/Jamie |
References
[edit]- ^ "Erika Eleniak's Official Bio (archived)". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ "Wasyl Eleniak". Alberta Settlement. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Revealing His Secrets at Last".
- ^ Wheat, Alynda (June 6, 2005). "Tonight's Best TV". CNN.
- ^ Entertainment Tonight, May 24, 2006
- ^ "80's Movie and Music Fest Cafe podcast". iTunes. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "Days of Our Lives Stars Get Married". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Erika Eleniak;Philip Goglia (& Wife)" Archived 2015-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Getty Images. August 11, 1999. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Erika is married!". ErikaEleniak.info. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Official FAQ (2013 archive)". Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "What the Hell Did I Get Into". Celebrity Fit Club. Season 4. Episode 1. August 6, 2006. Vh1.
External links
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- 1969 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Glendale, California
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- American child actresses
- American expatriate actresses in Canada
- American film actresses
- American people of Estonian descent
- American people of German descent
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- American television actresses
- Living people
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Greater Los Angeles
- 1980s Playboy Playmates
- Van Nuys High School alumni