Anderson was born and raised in Ladysmith, Canada, where she currently resides.

Anderson’s film and television career began with her role as “Lisa” the ‘Tool Time” girl on ABC’s hit series “Home Improvement.”  She then joined "Baywatch," which became the most-watched series in the world, with over 1.1 billion viewers weekly.  Among other projects, Anderson later starred in the film “Barb Wire” and the television series "VIP," which she co-created with J.F. Lawton.

Pamela Anderson currently stars in the Gia Coppola-directed "The Last Showgirl," for which she has been nominated in the Lead Actress Category for Golden Globe, SAG and Gotham Awards. The feature premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival, then screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award, the Zurich Film Festival at which Anderson received the Golden Eye Award, the Savannah Film Festival at which Anderson received the Marquee Award, the Miami Film Festival at which Anderson received the Art of Light Acting Award and the Sun Valley Film Festival at which she received the Pioneer Award. IndieWire later bestowed the Performance Award on Anderson at its IndieWire Honors ceremony.  For her performance, in Variety Aaron Sorkin wrote how “one scene after another, she keeps astonishing us” and notes Anderson gave “one of the finest performances of this or any year.”  The New York Times called Anderson “dazzling” and noted her “ability to be wholly vulnerable onscreen is rare and wonderful.” Deadline and BBC called Anderson “a revelation” and Hollywood Reporter called her “transformative performance” “undeniably affecting.”

After Zürich, Pamela Anderson will come to Lausanne to present the Swiss premiere of The Last Showgirl, followed by an exclusive on-stage conversation, on Saturday, March 15th, at 6pm at the Capitole – Cinémathèque suisse.