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Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra

Actor · Born April 20, 1972 (54) · Sharonville, Ohio, USA

Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, and dancing with the Pussycat Dolls, and has since had roles in the parody films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie. Electra was born in Sharonville, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia, a singer, and Harry, a guitarist and entertainer. She attended Ann Weigel Elementary School and then studied dance at Dance Artists dance studio under Gloria J. Simpson, in Western Hills, a neighborhood of Cincinnati. Her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998. Her older sister Debbie died from a heart attack, also in 1998. Carmen graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville. Carmen Electra also attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Cincinnati Public School District. She has Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry. Electra started her professional career in 1990 as a dancer at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio in the show "It’s Magic", one of the more popular shows in the park's history. In 1991, she moved to California and met Prince. Soon after meeting Prince, Electra signed a recording contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records and began a short-lived singing career.During her time at Paisley Park Records, she officially became known as Carmen Electra. In 1995, Electra started appearing in television programs. In May 1996 she was featured in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, the first of several. This exposure led to higher profile television appearances, including Baywatch (cast member from 1997–1998, as Leilani "Lani" McKenzie) and MTV's Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. Electra was featured in Playboy four more times, with her second appearance in June 1997, third in December 2000, fourth in April 2003 and her fifth in the January 2009 anniversary issue. She was on the cover three times, in December 2000, April 2003 and on the 55th anniversary Issue in January 2009. Electra has appeared in films such as American Vampire (1997), Good Burger (1997), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), the horror spoof Scary Movie (2000) and also appeared in Meet the Spartans (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Date Movie (2006), Disaster Movie (2008), the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for Starsky & Hutch. She also appeared in an episode of House in which she portrayed herself as an injured golfer and an injured farmer, playing out House's fantasy. In 1999, she appeared in the Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope." In 2005, she joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift, replacing Gina Gershon as the voice of the sexy android "Six". Also in 2005, she began the Naked Women's Wrestling League, acting as the commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion. In late 2006, Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco Bell.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 20, 1972 (54)
From
Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 91 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Carmen Electra's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
30%
Morality
12%
Survival
12%
Society
10%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 13 · Wry 1 · Earnest 15

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 29 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 6

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 21

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 31 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
3 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
20
Joyful
19
Warm
9
Manic
9
Tense
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Fun27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carmen Electra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carmen Electra's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

91 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 66 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Scary Movie(2026)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Good Burger 2(2023)

    as Roxanne

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ex Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as host

  • Book of Fire(2015)

    as Theodora

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Chocolate City(2015)

    as DJ

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lap Dance(2014)

    as Lexus

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dragula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lisa

  • The Birthday Boys(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Fra Sydhavn til West Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • 2-Headed Shark Attack(2012)

    as Anne Babish

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Suburgatory(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen Electra

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bridget Barnes

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Back Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Judy

  • Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!(2009)

    as Sybil Williams

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Barry Munday(2010)

    as Iconic Beauty

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bedtime Stories(2008)

    as Hot Girl

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vesta

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Disaster Movie(2008)

    as Beautiful Assassin

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Meet the Spartans(2008)

    as Queen Margo

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Wonderland(2006)

    as Ginger Peachum

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 6 - In the Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Carmen Electra

  • Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 7 - Vegas Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Carmen Electra

  • I Want Candy(2007)

    as Candy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Full of It(2007)

    as Carmen Electra

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Pledge This!(2006)

    as Carmen Electra

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Epic Movie(2007)

    as Mystique

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hot Tamale(2006)

    as Riley

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Date Movie(2006)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cheaper by the Dozen 2(2005)

    as Sarina Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Getting Played(2005)

    as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Love(2005)

    as Michelle Lopez

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Searching for Bobby D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rebecca

  • Stacked(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Fat Actress(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen Electra

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Silver (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Lil' Pimp(2005)

    as Honeysack (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen Electra

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon(2004)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carmen Electra

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mona Canatti

  • 30 Days Until I'm Famous(2004)

    as Pauline

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Starsky & Hutch(2004)

    as Staci

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tripping the Rift(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Six of One (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Rent Control(2003)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hope & Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen

  • Eve(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Zan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Playboy: Celebrity Photographers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Bikini Destinations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 62 episodes · Creator · as Herself - Carmen Electra

  • My Boss's Daughter(2003)

    as Tina

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 1 - Aerobic Striptease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Carmen Electra

  • Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, Vol 2 - Fit to Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Carmen Electra

  • Uptown Girls(2003)

    as Celebrity

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Uecker

  • Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    as Treasure

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding(2003)

    as Lani McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chloe Blackburn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Whacked! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Laura

  • The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Off Centre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Perfume(2001)

    as Simone

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Get Over It(2001)

    as Mistress Moira

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Playboy's Best of College Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as (archive footage)

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Carmen Electra

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie(2000)

    as Drew

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Vacation 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Esmeralda

  • The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human(1999)

    as The Female

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hyperion Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 17 episodes · as Sarah Hicks

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven(1998)

    as McKenna Ray / The Raven

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Starstruck(1998)

    as Iona Shirley

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Two Guys and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabella

  • Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay(1998)

    as Lani McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • EP Daily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Good Burger(1997)

    as Roxanne (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Playboy's Cheerleaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Cheerleader

  • An American Vampire Story(1997)

    as Sulka

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Malcolm & Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lani Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Erotic Confessions: Intimacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Manager (segment "At the Tone")

  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Candy

  • Prince: The Ryde Dyvine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen Electra (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 22 episodes · as Lani McKenzie

  • Aerobic Striptease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Tungsten Grey is the Warmest Colour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Shania

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles, 89 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Bedtime Stories (2008)

$213M worldwide

Highest rated

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)

Midcredits 50th

Most popular right now

Bedtime Stories (2008)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 91: 90 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdOther crew1 of 91: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s53 · 52 acting · 1 crew2010s13 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 3% of 29 roles
990409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Carmen Electra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th29

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 55 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor

Pledge This! (2006)

98th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Uptown Girls (2003)

Midcredits 67th · 53% liked

Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Carmen Electra's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles17–79 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles37–63 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles21–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles14–79 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles17–63 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Carmen Electra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carmen Electra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Seltzer shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles