Carmen Electra
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1972-04-20 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Sharonville, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Tara Leigh Patrick
Biography
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra is a European-American/Native-American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, and dancing with the Pussycat Dolls, and has since had roles in the parody films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie.
Electra was born in Sharonville, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia, a singer, and Harry, a guitarist and entertainer. She attended Ann Weigel Elementary School and then studied dance at Dance Artists dance studio under Gloria J. Simpson, in Western Hills, a neighborhood of Cincinnati. Her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998. Her older sister Debbie died from a heart attack, also in 1998. Carmen graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville. Carmen Electra also attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Cincinnati Public School District. She has Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry.
Electra started her professional career in 1990 as a dancer at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio in the show "It’s Magic", one of the more popular shows in the park's history. In 1991, she moved to California and met Prince. Soon after meeting Prince, Electra signed a recording contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records and began a short-lived singing career.During her time at Paisley Park Records, she officially became known as Carmen Electra.
In 1995, Electra started appearing in television programs. In May 1996 she was featured in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, the first of several. This exposure led to higher profile television appearances, including Baywatch (cast member from 1997–1998, as Leilani "Lani" McKenzie) and MTV's Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.
Electra was featured in Playboy four more times, with her second appearance in June 1997, third in December 2000, fourth in April 2003 and her fifth in the January 2009 anniversary issue. She was on the cover three times, in December 2000, April 2003 and on the 55th anniversary Issue in January 2009.
Known For
TV Shows (78)
The Simpsons
1989
as Carmen Electra (voice)
House
2004
as Carmen Electra
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Lisa Silver (voice)
Monk
2002
as Chloe Blackburn
The View
1997
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Angela (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Ridiculousness
2011
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Baywatch
1989
as Lani McKenzie
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Jane the Virgin
2014
as Self
Taff
1997
as self
Reno 911!
2003
as Miss Uecker
Suburgatory
2011
as Carmen Electra
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Pacific Blue
1996
as Lani Mackenzie
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
90210
2008
as Vesta
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Herself
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Bridget Barnes
Joey
2004
as Carmen Electra
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
TRL
1998
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
as Isabella
Hope & Faith
2003
as Carmen
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Worst Cooks in America
2010
as Self - Contestant
Best Week Ever
2004
Baywatch Nights
1995
as Candy
That '90s Show
2023
as Self
Summerland
2004
as Mona Canatti
The Osbournes
2002
as Self
Eve
2003
as Zan
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Hyperion Bay
1998
as Sarah Hicks
The Last Dance
2020
as Self
BattleBots
2000
as Self
Bikini Destinations
2003
as Herself - Carmen Electra
Off Centre
2001
Through the Keyhole
2013
as Self
Tripping the Rift
2004
as Six of One (voice)
The New Tom Green Show
2003
as Self
Fat Actress
2005
as Carmen Electra
Stacked
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self
E!'s 101
2003
as Self
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self
Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich
2022
as Self
Movies (76)
Scary Movie
2026
as Bartender
Scary Movie
2000
as Drew Decker
Uptown Girls
2003
as Celebrity
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Holly
Epic Movie
2007
as Mystique
2-Headed Shark Attack
2012
as Anne Babish
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Carmen Electra
Full of It
2007
as Carmen Electra
Bedtime Stories
2008
as Hot Girl
Hot Tamale
2006
as Riley
Good Burger
1997
as Roxanne (uncredited)
Perfume
2001
as Simone
Date Movie
2006
as Anne
Meet the Spartans
2008
as Queen Margo
Lap Dance
2014
as Lexus
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
as Sarina Murtaugh
Starsky & Hutch
2004
as Staci
Playboy's Celebrities
1998
as Herself
Disaster Movie
2008
as Beautiful Assassin
Starstruck
1998
as Iona Shirley
Rent Control
2003
as Audrey
My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Tina
Christmas in Wonderland
2007
as Ginger Peachum
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
as Lani McKenzie
Dragula
2014
as Lisa
Get Over It
2001
as Mistress Moira
Good Burger 2
2023
as Roxanne
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip
2003
as Carmen Electra
I Want Candy
2007
as Candy
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
as Self
American Dreamz
2006
as Herself
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
2011
as Self
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
as Self
Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution
2007
as Self - Host
Strip Poker Invitational
2004
as Self - Hostess
Mr. 3000
2004
as Self (uncredited)
Monster Island
2004
as Self
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease
2003
as Carmen Electra
Playboy's Best of College Girls
2000
as (archive footage)
Barry Munday
2010
as Iconic Beauty
Getting Played
2005
as Lauren
Sunset Strip
2012
as Self
Searching for Bobby D
2005
as Rebecca
Pledge This!
2007
as Carmen Electra
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006
as Self
Dirty Love
2005
as Michelle Lopez
Playboy's Cheerleaders
1997
as Cheerleader
Naked Movie
2008
as Self
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999
as The Female
Love in Hollywood
1996
as Self
Sol Goode
2003
as Treasure
The Book of Fire
2015
as Theodora
Chocolate City
2015
as DJ
Lit: All Access
2004
as Self
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom
2007
as Carmen Electra
Naked Women's Wrestling League
2005
as Self - Hostess
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven
1998
as McKenna Ray / The Raven
An American Vampire Story
1997
as Sulka
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010
as Sybil Williams
Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip
2007
as Carmen Electra
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
2003
as Self
30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004
as Pauline
Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour
as Shania
Cleavage
2002
as Self/Narrator
With Friends Like These
as Bridget
Lil' Pimp
2005
as Honeysack (voice)
Rodman: For Better or Worse
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Vacation 2000
1999
as Esmeralda
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
2004
as Debbie
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992
Finding Sandler
2022
as Self
Back Nine
2010
as Judy
Whacked!
2002
as Laura
Erotic Confessions: Intimacy
1995
as Manager (segment "At the Tone")
About Carmen Electra
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra is a European-American/Native-American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, and dancing with the Pussycat Dolls, and has since had roles in the parody films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie. Electra was born in Sharonville, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia, a singer,… With 154 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Carmen Electra has appeared in 76 films and 78 TV shows.
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- Scary Movie (2000) — as Drew Decker
- Uptown Girls (2003) — as Celebrity
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as Holly
- Epic Movie (2007) — as Mystique
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