Carmen Electra[3] (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 with appearances in Playboy magazine, before relocating to Los Angeles, where she had her breakthrough portraying Lani McKenzie in the action drama series Baywatch (1997–1998).

[4][5] In 1997, Electra hosted the MTV dating show Singled Out and made her film debut in the comedy horror American Vampire.

[9][10] Electra, who told People in 1997 that she had "wanted to dance on Broadway," graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville in 1990, having transferred there from SCPA two years prior.

[20] Electra moved to Los Angeles, where she made her acting debut in the independent comedy horror film American Vampire (1997).

[21] She later starred as Holly in Scary Movie 4 (2006), the fourth film in the franchise, which holds the box-office record for the best opening on Easter weekend.

She occasionally performed with The Pussycat Dolls, most notably as a featured guest of the group when they shared the stage with artists like Patti LaBelle and Debbie Harry on VH1 Divas 2004.

To promote them, Electra appeared on an episode of the reality television show The Spin Crowd and enlisted the help of Command PR, the public relations firm the program followed.

[45] In 2020, after Electra appeared on the critically acclaimed sports documentary miniseries The Last Dance,[46] where she discussed her short-lived relationship with Dennis Rodman.

[47][48] In 2022, Electra created an OnlyFans account, stating "I, for once, have this opportunity to be my own boss and have my own creative vision to share with my fans without someone standing over me".

[50][51] Nine days later, Rodman filed for annulment, claiming he was of "unsound mind" when the pair wed.[52][53] Electra explained, "It's easy to get caught up in a moment.

"[11] The couple reconciled and celebrated New Year's Eve together, but four months later they mutually agreed to end their marriage in April 1999 under "amicable circumstances".

[11][54] In November 1999, Electra and Rodman were arrested for misdemeanor battery after police were notified of a domestic dispute at a Miami Beach hotel.

[57] Five years later, Electra gave an interview to Glamour in which she admitted that she married Rodman in 1998 in direct response to the numbing emotional pain of having lost both her mother and sister: "I was just going through the motions.

"[15] On November 22, 2003, Electra married Dave Navarro, lead guitarist for the rock band Jane's Addiction.

The couple documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV reality television show called 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave.

[61] Despite remaining engaged for several years,[62] the couple did not wed and in 2012, she appeared as one of the celebrity bachelorettes on the TV dating show The Choice.