Pam wields star power
2005-08-31 10:55
Toronto - Former Baywatch television series babe Pamela Anderson is the most powerful Canadian in Hollywood, topping high-paid stars like Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Keanu Reeves, according to a Canadian magazine.
The shapely Anderson, born in Ladysmith, western Canada in 1967, scored high on Canadian Business magazine's first celebrity power list because of her countless web hits, numerous press clippings, media appearances and a salary estimated at $300 000 per television episode.
Anderson first appeared in the early 1990s as the sexy blonde Lisa, the Tool Time girl, on the hit US television series Home Improvement.
Pam's acting efforts
Since then, she has appeared in more than a dozen films and television sitcoms, including Baywatch, comic book legend Stan Lee's Stripperella, VIP and her latest effort, Stacked, about a party girl working in a bookstore.
But Anderson is likely most famous for her much-publicised relationships with bad-boy rock stars Tommy Lee, from Motley Crue, and Kid Rock, as well as her 11 appearances on the cover of Playboy magazine.
Jim Carrey ranked as the second most powerful Canadian in the US film capital, while Keanu Reeves and Mike Myers were third and fourth on the magazine's list, respectively.
Other notable Canadians to make the list were Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in two Star Wars movies (sixth place); Elisha Cuthbert (11th), Rachel McAdams (12th) and Sandra Oh (14th).