Erika Eleniak

Erika Eleniak is American Playboy Playmate and actress best known for her role of Shauni McClain in Baywatch. Her father is of Ukrainian descent, and her mother is of Estonian and German ancestry. Her first acting role was in the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott in the school classroom scene. Playboy featured Eleniak on two covers and as the centerfold in the July 1989 issue. Eleniak was the lead female character in Baywatch for three seasons until Pamela Anderson replaced her in 1992.

In 2006, Eleniak was a participant on the fourth season of VH1's reality television series Celebrity Fit Club. She lost 31 pounds over the course of the show.

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• September 29, 1969: Erika Maya Eleniak born

• 1982: Uncredited role in E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

• 1984: Stephanie in Charles in Charge

• 1988: Stars in Broken Angel

• 1989-92 Stars in Baywatch as Shauni McClain

• 1992: Under Siege

• 1993: The Beverly Hillbillies

• 1995: Girl in the Cadillac

• 1997: Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

• 1999: Stealth Fighter

• 2003: Betrayal

• 2007: Celebrity Fit Club