Erika Eleniak

The career of the American actress Erica Eleniak began early: at the age of 12, the young actress appeared in Steven Spielberg's "Alien", and at the age of 20 she got one of the main roles in the TV series "Rescuers Malibu". But the promising start turned out to be the peak of Erica's fame.

Subsequently, she played in more than 40 films and TV shows, but none of the tapes repeated the success that hit the actress in the early 90s. Now Erica continues to act, teaches acting and brings up her daughter Indiana, whom she calls the main project of her life.

Erica was born in 1969 in Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles. Date of birth - September 29. The girl was the first child in the family of a Canadian with Ukrainian roots and an American, whose relatives came from Estonia and Germany. Subsequently, Erica had three younger sisters and a brother.

The girl first attended Robert Fulton Junior High School, and then transferred to Van Nuys High School. The educational institution is famous for its graduates, including Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford, Paula Abdul and others.

Erica's parents divorced. Mom, who raised her daughter alone, worried about her education. For this reason, the girl, who started acting at the age of 10, tried to take no more than 2 projects a year.

She made her camera debut in a 1980 promotional video for Star Wars Underoos, commissioned by a children's underwear company. The young actress starred in several more commercials, and a year later she was cast for a cameo role in the blockbuster Steven Spielberg. The appearance in "Alien" marked Eleniak's film debut.

Before leaving school, Erica took only cameo roles. This was followed by 5 works in television films and series, including the sitcom "Charles in Response", where Erica's future colleague in "Rescuers" Pamela Anderson also visited as a guest star. The starlet also appeared in the 1988 horror film The Drop.

In July 1989, the editors of Playboy magazine chose Eleniak as the girl of the month. On the cover, the actress appeared in the infamous red swimsuit - by that time Erika had already joined the cast of the series "Rescuers Malibu". The role of Shawnee McClain brought her worldwide fame. But at the beginning of the third season, the actress left the project.

The press and fans speculated about the reasons. Firstly, a version was put forward that Eleniak demanded to raise the fee, but the producers of the show refused. Secondly, it was assumed that the girl was embarrassed by the increasingly revealing outfits, because Erica increasingly appeared in the frame in a jacket thrown over a swimsuit.

But only in 2012, the artist admitted in an interview with Esquire that she did not like the change in format. If at the start it was a serious project, comparable to TV series about doctors and policemen, where the plot was built around saving human life, then later the show began to acquire more and more entertaining character. Erica was replaced by Pamela Anderson.

Eleniak's first film work after a long period on TV was the role in the action movie Under Siege. The main positive character is played by Steven Seagal, his opponent is Tommy Lee Jones. It is noteworthy that Erica gets the role of the girl, who in July 1989 received the title of Playmate of the Month from Playboy magazine. In 1994, the comedy "The Convoys" was released with Erica Eleniak, Tom Berenger and William McNamara in the lead roles, but the audience takes the picture rather coldly.

Remaining in demand in the film and television industry, in the 90s and early 2000s, the actress starred in films and TV shows, but they either do not attract the attention of critics and the audience, or turn out to be a failure. Dracula 3000 becomes one of these pictures. This sci-fi horror film was broadcast only on television.

The plot of the vampire legend is set in a technically advanced future in which people travel across the galaxy in spaceships. The captain of one of them is Van Helsing, played by Casper Van Dien. The character of 35-year-old Eleniak becomes Van Helsing's deputy Aurora Ash. Despite the original idea, the film flopped - almost all critics spoke negatively about it.

In the second half of the 2000s, Eleniak can be seen more often in a reality show than in a film or TV series. In 2005, the artist lives on the island as part of the project The Real Gilligan's Island, and since 2006, she will join the fourth season of the show "Fitness Club for Celebrities." As planned by the organizers, two teams, which consist of actors, singers and showmen who have gained weight, compete in who will quickly figure out the extra pounds.

In 2010, Eleniak returned to filming TV series and television films. This year, the artist played a small role in an episode of the show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Miami", as well as in the series "Desperate Housewives". In 2014, the film "Team B" was released with her participation.

Erica Eleniak has repeatedly had affairs with partners on the set. While working on the project "Rescuers Malibu" met with the actor Billy Warlock. After the release of the film "The Guards", the press attributed the artist an affair with William McNamara, especially since a year later the couple again starred in the tape "Girl in a Cadillac".

In May 1998, the actress married Philip Golya, but in November the couple divorced. Eleniak met her future husband Roch Daigle on the set of the thriller Snowbound in 2000 in Calgary, Canada. Daigle was a member of the film crew. They got married 5 years later.

The first pregnancy was unsuccessful. But in 2006, Erica gave birth to a girl who was named Indiana. The family lived for some time in Calgary, Rocha's hometown, but later Eleniak moved back to California.

Erika's height is 168 cm, her weight is constantly changing, which is why the actress tries to adhere to a healthy lifestyle, as can be seen from the photos that Eleniak posts on his Instagram account. The celebrity does not share pictures without makeup, with the exception of pictures taken when Erica and her sisters were children.

The release of Marilyn Monroe Is Back ?, starring Erica, is scheduled for 2018. The melodrama will tell the story of the Canadian singer Sherri Lee Rail, who is considered the reincarnation of the famous blonde. The film's budget was $ 10 million. Filming is over, the film is being prepared for release.

Erica devotes all her free time to communication with the child. The actress once admitted that as a child she dreamed of how she would grow up and raise her daughter. Eleniak also conducts acting courses.

1982 - "Alien" 1988 - "Drop" 1989 - 1992 - "Malibu Rescuers" 1992 - "Under siege" 1993 - "Beverly Hills Redneck" 1994 - "Guards" 1998 - "Project Pandora" 1999 - "Fighter" 2002 - "A Second Before Death" 2004 - "Dracula 3000" 2010 - "Desperate Housewives" 2014 - "Team B" 2018 - "Is Marilyn Monroe Back?"

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