Erika Eleniak for Those Who Know

From Ukrainian descent, her family moved from Canada to California as her father intended to become an actor, but his expectations did not come true and her parents divorced when she was a child.
As late as the 70s, she started out as a child model appearing in several commercials.
In 1982, she debuted in a brief role in E.T., the extraterrestrial, where she played Elliot's (Henry Thomas) schoolmate who is passionately kissed by him.
In 1989, thanks to her exuberant beauty, she appeared nude for the first time in Playboy magazine, becoming Miss July and converting into a regular model on the popular magazine's covers.
The producers of the pilot episode of Baywatch noticed her for the role of beautiful lifeguard Shauni McClain, Eddie Kramer's (Billy Warlock) girlfriend. The TV movie led to the popular television series that, despite having a mediocre first season in terms of audience, eventually settled into its small-screen run on syndicated American networks. Erika only remained in the series until her third season (1991-92), but this work allowed her to become a full-fledged sex symbol in the early 90s.