Erika Eleniak
| Erika Eleniak | |
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Eleniak, Los Angeles on October 1, 2011.
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| Born |
September 29, 1969 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active |
1982, 1988-present |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| July 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Tawnni Cable |
| Succeeded by | Gianna Amore |
1982, 1988-present
Erika Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American Playboy Playmate, former model and actress best known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain. Her film debut was a small part in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She later starred in the films The Blob, Under Siege and The Beverly Hillbillies,
Eleniak was born in Glendale, California. She is the eldest daughter in a family of four girls and one boy. Her father, who was born in Edmonton, Alberta, is of Ukrainian descent and her mother is of Estonian and German ancestry. Eleniak's parents are divorced.
Eleniak attended Robert Fulton Junior High in Van Nuys, Los Angeles and graduated from Van Nuys High School.
In 1989 when she was 19, Eleniak appeared in the July 1989 issue of Playboy magazine in a pictorial with a nautical theme.
In 1989, Eleniak had a recurring role on the TV series Charles In Charge as Charles's girlfriend, Stephanie Curtis. That same year, she won a role on Baywatch as female lead Shauni McClain, which she played from 1989 to 1992, leaving after the second episode of Season 3. She also played Carrie, the high-school girlfriend of Jesse (John Stamos), in "One Last Kiss", the November 16, 1990 episode of Full House.
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