With The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson is finally the artist she has always quietly been

‘Who would have thought this would be the beginning of my career at 57 years old?’ Pamela Anderson, of Baywatch fame, is entering a new era

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Pamela Anderson in a scene from The Last Showgirl. Anderson, of Baywatch fame, has lived many a life over the decades. Photo: AP

Published: 4:15am, 11 Jan 2025Updated: 5:08am, 11 Jan 2025

Pamela Anderson has lived many a life over the decades – Baywatch babe, animal rights activist, international sex symbol.

Now Anderson has entered a new chapter with her role in The Last Showgirl, which opened in cinemas worldwide on January 10. The movie casts Anderson as a dancer at a Las Vegas venue that is about to close, and the movie earned the actress a nomination for best drama actress at this year’s Golden Globes, the first major awards nomination she has received in her career.

While she did not win, it is a reinvention for the 57-year-old, who these days is more likely to be growing pickles on her farm in Canada than she is traipsing a Hollywood red carpet; she showed up make-up free to the Globes ceremony.

It comes as Anderson has had time to look back and reflect on her life and legacy.

“This is such a wild, exciting time. I had no idea this is how it all worked,” says Anderson, who after the interview was getting ready to attend the Golden Globes first-time nominees lunch, alongside stars such as Ariana Grande, Anora’s Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña.

“I’m very new at all of this, and who would have thought this would be the beginning of my career at 57 years old?”