Many movie buffs will probably know Erika Eleniak, the beautiful actress with sparkling green eyes and a breathy voice. She is a Canadian-born American-born actress who is best known for her role in Baywatch where she played the character of Shauni Macain from 1989 to 1992.
As a teenager, the model actress with the platinum blonde hair and the curvaceous figure was chained to the underworld of juvenile delinquents who live and breathe hard drugs and alcohol, but she was saved by a detox process she was forced to do through Alcoholics Anonymous.
Today, Erika Eleniak is spotless and serves as a director for children who are recovering from the threat of illicit drugs and alcohol.
Five facts about Erika Eleniak
- Background data
Erica was born as the eldest daughter of her parents on September 29, 1969 in Glendale, California. Although the identity of his father is not known, it is known that he is of Ukrainian descent and was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Her mother, Iris Eleniak, is of German and Estonian descent. She grew up with three sisters and a brother, including Alexis Eleniak. Erika’s full name is Erika Maya Eleniak. She is American and belongs to the white ethnicity. Another notable member of Erika’s family is her uncle Eddie Carrol, who is a comedian in the entertainment industry.
The actress is Christian by religious inclination. She was at Robert Fulton High School in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, although she later joined Van Nuys High School where she graduated years later.
- Career and net worth
Her modeling career began in July 1989 at the age of 19 with an appearance on Playboy magazine. The same year, she performed the role of Stephanie Curtis, girlfriend of Charles, in a recurring role on the popular television series titled Charles in Charge. Erica was part of Baywatch where she played the title character Shauni McClain from 1989 to 1992. One Last Kiss saw her play the role of Carrie.
Her film debut was made as a child on the set of ET the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982, but her first role as an adult artist was in 1988, in The Blob, where she played the role of Vicki De Soto. Since then, she has made appearances in several movies like; Under Siege (1992), Hunters (1994), Girl in the Cadillac (1995), Stealth Hunter (1999), Blood Edge (1996), Final Journey (1999), City: Heat Wave (1997), The Pandora Project t (1998), The Adversary (2000), Betrayal (2003) and many more.
The popular actress has also seen her share of TV shows, in 2005 she was The Real Gilligan’s Island and the 2006 Celebrity Fit Club, that same year she came on a UK podcast on iTunes called Festival’s iTunes Café and of 80s music where she had an in-depth discussion about her career with Ross Dyer and Julian Bayes, who were the presenters.
As for his net worth, it has been estimated at $4 million by a source considered reliable.
- Body Stats
The model spots an hourglass body shape and stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches with 53 kg or 125 pounds of body weight. Her body size is summarized as Bust 34, Waist 24, Hip 32 and all in inches. She has green eyes and blond hair. The actress wears a shoe size of 8 but her dress and bra size are not on record.
- Relationship status
The beautiful actress has seen her fair share of failed relationships. At one point, Erika Eleniak was officially engaged to Billy Warlock, who was her co-star on Baywatch. On May 22, 1998, she entered into marriage with Philip Goglia, but the marriage fell apart after only six months. In 2001, Erika Eleniak moved to Calgary, Alberta in order to be closer to her new love, Roch Daigle, a key catch she met on the set of Enneigée. Her relationship with Roch resulted in her first pregnancy but unfortunately, it ended in a miscarriage. She got pregnant again and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Indyanna in the first month of 2006. The movie star was also involved with William McNamara from 1994.Chasseurs, they were known to be engaged, but the engagement did not last long.
- Another interesting fact
When she was a teenager, Erica got involved in the San Fernando Valley party circuit and as a result, she started experimenting with hard drugs and alcohol. In 1988, Steve Ferguson helped her on the same circuit – he helped her break her bad habits by introducing her to Alcoholics Anonymous, where she went through the process of drug rehabilitation. Erika and Steve dated for a while with engagement plans for the future, but unfortunately their plan fell apart when Erika’s mother married Steve’s father.