Erika Eleniak was born in Glendale, California.[1] Her father, Dale Alan Eleniak, is of Ukrainian descent and her mother, Iris Maya (Neggo) Arnold is of Estonian and German descent. Eleniak's paternal great-grandfather, Wasyl Eleniak, was one of the first pioneer Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Canada.[2]
Career
Eleniak's first feature-film role was at age 12, in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott in the classroom scene. Her 10-year-old costar, Henry Thomas, told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene: “When I had to kiss the girl, I had to do it two times! I don’t like girls."[3]
Eleniak appeared in the July 1989 issue of Playboy in a pictorial with a nautical theme. That same year, she began a recurring role in the TV series Charles in Charge as Charles's girlfriend Stephanie Curtis, and also won a role on Baywatch as female lead Shauni McClain, which she played from 1989 to 1992. She also played Carrie, the high-school girlfriend of Jesse (John Stamos), in "One Last Kiss", the November 16, 1990 episode of Full House.
In 1992, Eleniak returned to film acting, playing a Playboy Playmate hired to perform a striptease for the captain of a U.S. Navy battleship in Under Siege. In the film, she is described as "Miss July 1989"—the month that Eleniak was Playmate of the Month in real life.
She had a starring role as Elly May Clampett in the screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993. The next year, she starred in the Dennis Hopper-directed romantic comedy film Chasers with William McNamara. Eleniak shot another movie with McNamara, Girl in the Cadillac (1995), and starred as identical twins in the interactive 1995 video game Panic in the Park. She continued to make more independent films until 2003.[citation needed]
Eleniak has suffered from weight issues. At one point, she was underweight due to an eating disorder and was once hospitalized for laxative abuse.[5] By 2006, she was overweight and participated in the fourth season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.
In 2006, she appeared on 80's Movie and Music Fest Cafe, a British comedy podcast on iTunes, in which she discussed her career with presenters Ross Dyer and Julian Bayes. She gave a lighthearted view of Baywatch and her challenge during filming of Celebrity Fit Club.[6]
Personal life
Eleniak was once engaged to her Baywatch co-star Billy Warlock, who had played her love interest on the show, as well.[7] Eleniak married bodybuilder Philip Goglia on May 22, 1998, but after just six months, the marriage ended in divorce.[8][9] After filming Snowbound in 2001 in Calgary, Alberta, Eleniak became enamored of the city. She began dating Roch Daigle, a key grip who worked on the set. She had wanted to leave Los Angeles as she found commuting to and from Telluride, Colorado, difficult. She purchased a home in Calgary, where Daigle lived.[10] The two eventually married. Eleniak became pregnant in 2005, but six and a half weeks into her term, the pregnancy was discovered to be ectopic, which required emergency surgery, and ended in a miscarriage. Eleniak later became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter.[11]
erika, eleniak, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, poten. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Erika Eleniak news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Erika Eleniak born September 29 1969 is an American actress Playboy Playmate and model known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain Her film debut was in E T The Extra Terrestrial 1982 She starred in the films The Blob 1988 Under Siege 1992 and The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 Erika EleniakEleniak in Los Angeles Californiaon October 1 2011BornErika Maya Eleniak 1969 09 29 September 29 1969 age 53 Glendale California U S NationalityAmericanOccupationsActress modelYears active1982 presentPlayboy centerfold appearanceJuly 1989Preceded byTawnni CableSucceeded byGianna AmorePersonal detailsHeight5 ft 6 in 168 cm SpousePhilip Goglia m 1998 div 1998 wbr Partner s Roch Daigle 2001 present married Children1SignatureEleniak in 2010 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Radio 4 4 Video game 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditErika Eleniak was born in Glendale California 1 Her father Dale Alan Eleniak is of Ukrainian descent and her mother Iris Maya Neggo Arnold is of Estonian and German descent Eleniak s paternal great grandfather Wasyl Eleniak was one of the first pioneer Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Canada 2 Career EditEleniak s first feature film role was at age 12 in the 1982 film E T the Extra Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott in the classroom scene Her 10 year old costar Henry Thomas told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene When I had to kiss the girl I had to do it two times I don t like girls 3 In 1988 she appeared as Vicki De Soto a victim of the creature in the horror film The Blob which was a remake of the 1958 film of the same name Eleniak appeared in the July 1989 issue of Playboy in a pictorial with a nautical theme That same year she began a recurring role in the TV series Charles in Charge as Charles s girlfriend Stephanie Curtis and also won a role on Baywatch as female lead Shauni McClain which she played from 1989 to 1992 She also played Carrie the high school girlfriend of Jesse John Stamos in One Last Kiss the November 16 1990 episode of Full House In 1992 Eleniak returned to film acting playing a PlayboyPlaymate hired to perform a striptease for the captain of a U S Navy battleship in Under Siege In the film she is described as Miss July 1989 the month that Eleniak was Playmate of the Month in real life She had a starring role as Elly May Clampett in the screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993 The next year she starred in the Dennis Hopper directed romantic comedy film Chasers with William McNamara Eleniak shot another movie with McNamara Girl in the Cadillac 1995 and starred as identical twins in the interactive 1995 video game Panic in the Park She continued to make more independent films until 2003 citation needed Eleniak appeared on the reality television series The Real Gilligan s Island in June 2005 4 Eleniak has suffered from weight issues At one point she was underweight due to an eating disorder and was once hospitalized for laxative abuse 5 By 2006 she was overweight and participated in the fourth season of VH1 s Celebrity Fit Club In 2006 she appeared on 80 s Movie and Music Fest Cafe a British comedy podcast on iTunes in which she discussed her career with presenters Ross Dyer and Julian Bayes She gave a lighthearted view of Baywatch and her challenge during filming of Celebrity Fit Club 6 Personal life EditEleniak was once engaged to her Baywatch co star Billy Warlock who had played her love interest on the show as well 7 Eleniak married bodybuilder Philip Goglia on May 22 1998 but after just six months the marriage ended in divorce 8 9 After filming Snowbound in 2001 in Calgary Alberta Eleniak became enamored of the city She began dating Roch Daigle a key grip who worked on the set She had wanted to leave Los Angeles as she found commuting to and from Telluride Colorado difficult She purchased a home in Calgary where Daigle lived 10 The two eventually married Eleniak became pregnant in 2005 but six and a half weeks into her term the pregnancy was discovered to be ectopic which required emergency surgery and ended in a miscarriage Eleniak later became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter 11 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1982 E T the Extra Terrestrial Pretty Girl1988 The Blob Vicki De Soto1992 Under Siege Jordan Tate1993 The Beverly Hillbillies Elly May Clampett1994 Chasers Seaman Toni Johnson1995 Girl in the Cadillac Amanda Mandy BakerA Pyromaniac s Love Story Stephanie Potts1996 Bordello of Blood Katherine Verdoux1997 She s So Lovely Playmate Uncredited Special thanks1998 Captive Samantha HoffmanThe Pandora Project Wendy LaneCharades Monica1999 Love Stinks Gina Voice UncreditedStealth Fighter Erin Mitchell Credited as Erika Eleniak GogliaFinal Voyage Gloria Franklin2000 The Opponent Patty Sullivan2001 Vegas City of Dreams Katherine GarrettSnowbound Barbara Cates2002 Second to Die Sara Bratchett Scucello nee MorganShakedown Julie Hayes Direct to video film2003 Betrayal Emily ShawThe Librarians Sandi Clark2004 Brilliant Ricky SmithDracula 3000 Aurora Ash2005 Caught in the Headlights Kate ParkerFatal Reunion Jessica Hartley Landers Direct to video film2009 Imps Brooke Shields Filmed in 19832010 Changing Hands Woman in the Park2012 Meant to Be Linda DicksonChanging Hands Feature2015 Tainted Blood The Making of Bordello of Blood Herself Katherine Verdoux Extra special thanks Direct to video documentary2017 Boone The Bounty Hunter Herself2018 Cor Values Veronica MacDougall2019 In Search of the Last Action Heroes Jordan Tate Documentary Uncredited2022 Lolipop Gang Herself FilmingMarilyn Monroe Back Marilyn Monroe Pre productionTBA Baywatch The Documentary Herself Documentary Post productionTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1980 Star Wars Underoos C 3PO Girl Television commercial1987 Silver Spoons Samantha Guest Episode Rumors Are Flying Still the Beaver Lynn Guest Episode I Had It All 1988 Broken Angel Jaime Coburn Television filmSecond Chance Monica Guest Episode The Front 1989 Charles in Charge Stephanie Curtis Guest 3 episodes1989 1992 Baywatch Shauni McClain Main 45 episodes1990 Daughter of the Streets Jennifer Television filmFull House Carrie Fowler Guest Episode One Last Kiss 1997 Ed McBain s 87th Precinct Heatwave Det Eileen Burke Television film1998 Brooklyn South Officer Christine Bannon Guest 3 episodesOne Hot Summer Night Kelly Moore Brooks Television film1999 Fantasy Island Sybil Hammond Guest 2 episodes in Innocent episode as Erica Eleniak Aftershock Earthquake in New York Jillian Parnell Miniseries as Erika Eleniak GogliaTasty sensations Television film2002 Christmas Rush Catherine Cat Morgan Television film2004 Fatal Lessons The Good Teacher Victoria Paige Television film2005 Absolute Zero Bryn Television filmThe Real Gilligan s Island Ginger Green Team 7 episodes Reality2006 Celebrity Fit Club Herself 6 episodes Reality2006 2017 Entertainment Tonight Herself 3 episodes Reality2008 Germany s Next Topmodel Herself Guest judge Episode Episode 10 Reality2009 Actors Entertainment Herself Episode ActorsE Chat with Erika Eleniak and Brenda Epperson Reality2010 CSI Miami Claire Peterson Guest Episode See No Evil Desperate Housewives Barbara Fine Guest Episode A Humiliating Business 2012 Holiday Spin Roxy Television film2014 The Dr Susan Block Show Herself Guest Episode The Hollywood Show Love Among the Legends RealityG d in Hollywood Herself Guest 2 episodes Reality2015 Oprah Where Are They Now Herself Guest Episode Baywatch RealityThe Saturday Night Story Herself Shauni McClain Television documentary film2016 The High Road with Drake and Serena Travis Herself Guest Episode Erika Eleniak Reality2017 Seven Bucks Digital Studios Herself Guest Episode The Rock Basically Slows Down Time Reality2019 Star Secrets Herself Guest Episode Baywatch 30th anniversary Ride it out Herself Host Television reality film2020 The Morning Show Herself Guest Episode 14 October 2020 RealityRadio Edit Year Title Role Notes1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show Herself Guest Episode 27 November 1999 RealityVideo game Edit Year Title Role Notes1995 Panic in the Park Janie JamieReferences Edit Erika Eleniak s Official Bio archived Archived from the original on March 20 2012 Retrieved March 20 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Wasyl Eleniak Alberta Settlement Government of Canada Archived from the original on May 18 2017 Retrieved December 25 2021 Revealing His Secrets at Last Wheat Alynda June 6 2005 Tonight s Best TV CNN Entertainment Tonight May 24 2006 80 s Movie and Music Fest Cafe podcast iTunes Archived from the original on February 11 2012 Retrieved June 6 2012 Days of Our Lives Stars Get Married Archived from the original on October 13 2012 Retrieved July 19 2016 Erika Eleniak Philip Goglia amp Wife Archived 2015 07 25 at the Wayback Machine Getty Images August 11 1999 Retrieved August 2 2012 Erika is married ErikaEleniak info Retrieved November 9 2020 Official FAQ 2013 archive Archived from the original on April 20 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link What the Hell Did I Get Into Celebrity Fit Club Season 4 Episode 1 August 6 2006 Vh1 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erika Eleniak Erika Eleniak at IMDb Erika Eleniak at Playboy Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erika Eleniak amp oldid 1125225956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
