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Erika Eleniak

Birth name: Erika Maya Eleniak

Birth date: 29.09.1968

Erika Eleniak was born on September 29, 1969, in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. Her father, who was of Ukrainian descent, had moved from Canada to Hollywood in the 1960s in an attempt to become an actor. There he married, and later divorced, Erika's mother. She is the eldest daughter in a family of four girls and one boy. In the late 1970s her father got started her acting career when his then-girlfriend got Erika a job modeling children's clothing for TV commercials. As an adolescent she moved on to advertisements for hair-care products and motorcycles. In 1982 she had an uncredited role as a child in the blockbuster sci-fi hit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). In high school her life took a turn for the worse, as she plunged into a world of drugs and alcohol. Her redemption came in the form of Steve Ferguson, a young charismatic crippled man who became Erika's guiding light. He introduced her to Alcoholics Anonymous in 1988, and helped her through her detoxification. The situation became complicated when Steve's father Robert and Erika's mother married. Erika for a short period of time had contemplated marrying Steve, but never did. She went on to have several small roles in television. She played Stephanie Curtis, Scott Baio's on-screen girlfriend in "Charles in Charge" (1984) (and was also his off-screen girlfriend) and Jamie Coburn in Broken Angel (1988) (TV). In 1989 Erika decided that appearing in Playboy would help boost her career, and Steve helped her realize that dream when he contacted a Playboy photographer. Playboy featured her on two covers and later as the centerfold in the July 1989 issue. Later that year she won a role in "Baywatch" (1989) as Shauni McClain. She was the lead female character for three seasons until Pamela Anderson replaced her in 1992. While working on the series, Erika became involved with co-star Billy Warlock, a former soap opera star. Neither were single, but their friendship slowly changed into love (he was the reason why Erika ended up leaving the show after only two seasons). The relationship didn't last due to Billy's jealous nature--he later confessed in an interview, "I can't bear anyone else to see her body." Her return to films was a memorable one. In 1992 she played Tate Jordan, a Playboy Playmate hired to do a striptease for the captain of a US Navy ship, in Under Siege (1992) with Steven Seagal, a film that was one of that year's biggest hits. She attempted to capitalize on this success by starring as Ellie May in the screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), but the film flopped. She then starred in the Dennis Hopper-directed romantic comedy Chasers (1994). William McNamara, her partner in this film, also became her partner in life. Erika went on to shoot another movie with William, Girl in the Cadillac (1995). The two seemed very happy together, and were engaged, but never married. Erika also tried her hand at making an interactive game during 1995. In Panic in the Park (1995) (VG) she played identical twins, but the game never really took off. She continued to make more independent films including A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995), Bordello of Blood (1996) and Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997) (TV). In 1997 she met her future husband, Philip Goglia. They were wed on May 22, 1998, and resided together in Marina del Rey, California, until their divorce. Since then Erika has kept herself busy by starring in a host of films. These include The Pandora Project (1998) with Daniel Baldwin, Final Voyage (1999) with Ice-T, Stealth Fighter (1999) also with Ice-T, The Opponent (2000), Vegas, City of Dreams (2001) with Angelica Bridges, Second to Die (2002), Snowbound (2001), Betrayal (2003) and Shakedown (2002) (V). After filming "Snowbound" Erika was so enthralled by the city of Calgary that she purchased a home there. She is still making movies and a few more are slated to come out next year.

Filmography

# Absolute Zero (2005) (TV) .... Bryn # Fatal Reunion (2005) (V) .... Jessica Hartley Landers # Dracula 3000 (2004) (TV) .... Aurora Ash # Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher (2004) (TV) .... Victoria Paige # Brilliant (2004) .... Ricky Smith # Caught in the Headlights (2004) .... Kate Parker # The Librarians (2003) .... Sandi Miller ... aka Strike Force (USA: DVD title) # Betrayal (2003) .... Emily Shaw ... aka Lady Jayne: Killer (USA: DVD title) # Shakedown (2002) (V) .... Julie Hayes # He Sees You When You're Sleeping (2002) (TV) .... Annie Campbell # Christmas Rush (2002) (TV) .... Cat Morgan ... aka Breakaway (USA: video title) # Second to Die (2002) .... Sara Morgan Bratchett Scucello # Snowbound (2001) .... Barbara Cates ... aka Tempête de neige (Canada: French title) ... aka White Lies (Canada: English title) # Vegas, City of Dreams (2001) .... Katherine Garrett # The Opponent (2000) .... Patty # Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV) (as Erika Eleniak-Goglia) .... Jillian Parnell ... aka Aftershock - Das große Beben (Germany) ... aka Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht (Germany: rerun title) ... aka New York - Der jüngste Tag (Germany: DVD title) # Final Voyage (1999) .... Gloria Franklin # Stealth Fighter (1999) (as Erika Eleniak-Goglia) .... Erin Mitchell # "Fantasy Island" - Innocent (1999) TV Episode (as Erica Eleniak) .... Sybil Hammond # Charades (1998) .... Monica ... aka Felons ... aka First Degree (USA: video title) # The Pandora Project (1998) .... Wendy Lane # One Hot Summer Night (1998) (TV) .... Kelly Moore Brooks ... aka The Trophy Wife's Secret (USA) # "Brooklyn South" - Tears on My Willow (1998) TV Episode .... Officer Christine Bannon - Exposing Johnson (1998) TV Episode .... Officer Christine Bannon - Gay Avec (1998) TV Episode .... Christine Bannon # Captive (1998) .... Samantha Hoffman # Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997) (TV) .... Det. Eileen Burke ... aka Heatwave # Bordello of Blood (1996) .... Katherine Verdoux ... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (USA: complete title) # A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) .... Stephanie Potts # Girl in the Cadillac (1995) .... Mandy # Panic in the Park (1995) (VG) .... Janie/Jamie # Chasers (1994) .... Toni Johnson # The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) .... Elly May Clampett # Under Siege movie download page (1992) .... Jordan Tate ... aka Piège en haute mer (France) # Baywatch: River of No Return (1992) (TV) .... Shauni McClain # "Baywatch" .... Shauni McClain (1989-1992) ... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title) - The Lost Treasure of Tower 12 (1992) TV Episode .... Shauni McClain - The Chamber (1992) TV Episode .... Shauni McClain - Shelter Me (1989) TV Episode .... Shauni McClain - Panic at Malibu Pier (1989) TV Episode .... Shauni McClain # "Full House" - One Last Kiss (1990) TV Episode .... Carrie Fowler # Daughter of the Streets (1990) (TV) .... Jennifer # Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989) (TV) .... Shauni McClain # "Charles in Charge" .... Stephanie Curtis (1988-1989) - Adam See, Adam Do (1989) TV Episode .... Stephanie Curtis - Duelling Presleys (1989) TV Episode .... Stephanie Curtis - Fatal Obsession (1989) TV Episode .... Stephanie Curtis # The Blob (1988) .... Vicki De Soto # Broken Angel (1988) (TV) .... Jaime Coburn ... aka Best Intentions # "Silver Spoons" - Rumors Are Flying (1987) TV Episode .... Samantha # E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial movie download page (1982) .... Pretty Young Girl ... aka E.T. (USA: short title) ... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version)