Influential Animal Right Activists Pamela Anderson Born: July 1, 1967 Full Name: Pamela Denise Anderson Citizenship: Canada, United States Occupation: Actress, Model Who is Pamela Anderson? Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian- American actress and model. She is known for her glamour modeling work in Playboy magazine and for her appearances on the television series Baywatch (1992–1997). Anderson came to public prominence after being selected as the February 1990 Playmate of the Month for Playboy. She went on to make regular appearances on the magazine's cover, holding the record for the most Playboy covers by any person. Anderson became known to a wider audience in 1991 when she appeared on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, playing the role of Lisa for its first two seasons. She gained international recognition for her starring role as "C.J." Parker on the action drama series Baywatch (1992–1997), further cementing her status as a sex symbol.[6] She played Vallery Irons on the syndicated series V.I.P. (1998–2002) and starred as Skyler Dayton on the Fox sitcom Stacked (2005–2006). Early Life of Pamela Anderson? Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada , the daughter of Barry Anderson, a furnace repairman, and Carol, a waitress. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiäinen, was a Finnish native of Saarijärvi, and left the Grand Duchy of Finland (which was a part of the Russian Empire at the time) for Canada in 1908. He changed his name to Anderson when he arrived as an immigrant. Anderson also has Russian ancestry on her mother's side. Anderson received press coverage right after her birth as a "Centennial Baby", having been born on July 1, 1967, the 100th anniversary of Canada's official founding via the Constitution Act, 1867. She has a younger brother, Gerry (born in 1971, also born in Ladysmith, British Columbia), an actor and producer who worked in some of her movies and TV shows, which are V.I.P., Stripperella, Stacked and Blonde and Blonder.