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Carmen Electra born Tara Leigh Patrick; April 20, 1972 is an American actress, model, singer, and media personality. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, where she met Prince, who produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. Electra began modeling in 1996, appearing in Playboy magazine, before relocating to Los Angeles, where she found success playing Lani MacKenzie in the action drama series Baywatch (1997–1998).
In 1997, Electra hosted the MTV dating show Singled Out and made her film debut in the comedy horror American Vampire. In 2004, she co-starred in the MTV reality series 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave with her then-husband Dave Navarro. Electra has gained recognition for her work in parody films, including Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Meet the Spartans (2008), and Disaster Movie (2008). Her other film credits include Get Over It (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She has also occasionally worked as a dancer, most notably with The Pussycat Dolls, as a featured guest of the group on VH1 Divas 2004.
Early life
Electra was born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972, in Sharonville, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati). Her father, Harry Patrick, was a guitarist and entertainer, and his wife, Patricia (died 1998), was a singer. Electra attended Ann Weigel Elementary School and studied dance under Gloria J. Simpson at Dance Artists Studio of Western Hills until age nine, after which she enrolled at the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), athe Cincinnati Public School District.There, she was an older classmate of Nick Lachey, with whom she appeared in a production of Peter Pan.
Electra, who told People in 1997 that she "wanted to dance on Broadway," graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville in 1990, having transferred there from SCPA two years earlier. Additionally, Electra attended and graduated from the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Cincinnati.
Electra is of Cherokee, German, and Irish descent, and was very close to her family. She said of her mother, "My mom was my rock," and described her older sister Debbie as "like a second mom to me." After Debbie moved to Illinois, Electra said her life "revolved around my mom. She was my best friend, in my life 24/7 whether I wanted her there or not."
Personal life
In August 1998, Electra's mother died of brain cancer, and two weeks later, her older sister Debbie died of a heart attack.
At the time, Electra was dating NBA player Dennis Rodman. She and Rodman married in November 1998 at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada
In April 2008, Electra's representative confirmed that she was engaged to Rob Patterson, a member of the nu metal band Otep and the hard rock band Filter. Despite being engaged for several years, the couple did not marry and in 2012, she appeared as one of the celebrity bachelorettes on the TV dating show The Choice.
In February 2024, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted Electra's petition to legally change her name from Tara Leigh Patrick to Carmen Electra.
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