Pamela Bach (née Weissenbach;[1][2] October 16, 1963 – March 5, 2025), also known as Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff,[3] was an American actress.[4]

Early life

Bach was from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the second of three daughters. Her mother was a model, and she also modeled as a teenager. She attended Tulsa East Central High School and studied Engineering/Theatre Arts at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985.[5][6]

Career

Bach worked together with her husband on the long-running series Baywatch and she had a recurring role as a psychologist in the series Sirens.[6] In August 2011, she was a housemate on the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother in the United Kingdom. She became the second celebrity to be evicted from the house on Day 14, finishing in ninth place.[7]

Personal life and death

Bach met David Hasselhoff on the set of the Knight Rider episode "Knight Racer" in 1985.[5] They married in December 1989. The couple had two daughters: Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, born May 5, 1990,[8] who attended the University of Arizona and was cast for the 2015 season of Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, and actress Hayley Hasselhoff, born August 26, 1992.[9] In January 2006, Hasselhoff announced he was filing for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[10] Their divorce was finalized in August 2006.[3] Bach was given custody of one daughter and Hasselhoff custody of the other.[11][3] Both appeared on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, though not at the same time: Pamela as Mari Jo Mason #1 in 1994 and David as Dr. Snapper Foster #2 between 1975 and 1982.

Bach was found dead at her home in the Hollywood Hills with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 5, 2025. She was 61.[12][13] Her death was ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.[14]

Filmography

Television work

References

  1. ^ Sherrow, Rita (January 28, 1989). "Tulsa Actress Pamela Bach Goes Hollywood". Tulsa World. p. 28. Retrieved February 5, 2024. Despite the requirement that she live where the films and series are made, Miss Bach, whose real name is Weissenbach, [...]
  2. ^ "Birthdays". The Scotsman. October 16, 2023. p. 39. ProQuest 2877175418. [...] Pamela Bach, actress, 60; [...]
  3. ^ a b c "Ex-Attorney Sues Pamela Bach". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2012. Bach replaced [attorney Debra A]. Opri with Mark Vincent Kaplan several days after losing custody of the couple's two teenage daughters.
  4. ^ "Who was Pamela Bach? David Hasselhoff's ex-wife and Baywatch star dies at 62". The Economic Times. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Rita Sherrow, "Tulsa Actress Marries TV Hunk, Copes With Hollywood Lifestyle" Archived November 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa World, June 8, 1990.
  6. ^ a b c d e f N. F. Mendoza, "With an Eye On . . . : Swimming with family: Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff relies on 'my own laurels'" Archived December 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1995.
  7. ^ "Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff saves four from eviction vote Archived January 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, TVGuide.co.uk, August 31, 2011.
  8. ^ "The Birth of Taylor Hasselhoff". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Birth of Hayley Hasselhoff". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  10. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (January 13, 2006). "David Hasselhoff Files for Divorce". People. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Hasselhoff 'violent' claims wife". BBC News. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Pamela Bach, actor and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, dies at 62". Associated Press. March 6, 2025. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "David Hasselhoff's Ex-Wife Pamela Bach Dead At 61". Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  14. ^ Lenthang, Marlene (March 6, 2025). "Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, 'Baywatch' actor and David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, dies at 62". NBC News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c "Pamela Bach Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Baywatch star Pamela Bach Hasselhoff is evicted from Celebrity Big Brother". The Standard. April 11, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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