In The Last Showgirl Pamela Anderson stars as Shelly, a 50-something dancer who is facing the end of her longstanding career.
Pamela Anderson: the ultimate bombshell, queen of tousled waves and the reason so many of us have tried (and failed) to master the art of effortless bedhead hair. From 90s beach babe to full-on showgirl glam, Pam has served iconic beauty looks for decades.
Now, in the midst of a career renaissance with her role in The Last Showgirl (finally released in Aotearoa on March 20), she's embracing a new barefaced era – proving that true glamour isn't just about the makeup.
Grab your hot rollers, perfect that perfectly lined pout and get ready for a masterclass in blonde ambition as we take a look back at some of her dazzling hair and beauty moments.
SHOP: PAM GLAM
Pamela in pigtails, as Tool Time girl Lisa in Home Improvement (she was on the show from 1991-1993).
C.J. Parker, the ultimate beach blonde.
Side-swept, Americana beach core at the 1993 Budweiser Surf Tour.
Hairsprayed at Elton John's 1993 Oscars viewing party
THOSE brows, 1994.
Her signature piled up curls and fringe, in 1994.
Wearing Vivienne Westwood in 1994, and her classic half-up, half-down shiny Pamela hair.
Pure Pamela bombshell in the 1996 film Barb Wire, with classic piece-y platinum hair, metallic blue eye-shadow, lined lips and pencil brows.
In 1997 she appeared as Heather Biblow-Imperiali in The Nanny, bringing her sunny Malibu blonde to New York's Upper East Side.
1999 was Pamela's fun makeup era, like this bold blue eyeshadow at the MTV Video Music Awards (and this ICONIC fluffy hat).
Frosty pink makeup, and messy hair, in 1999.
2001, the era of hair straighteners.
When they say blow out, this is what they mean. Curls and hair pieces galore, in 2003.
Pamela was the face of M.A.C.'s Viva Glam for a number of years, starting in 2005.
In 2013 she cut off her famous locks and opted for a pixie cut. "I just thought, you know, my hair had had a life," she said at the time. "And I wanted to kind of put that behind me and start fresh."
Synthetic curls for Heaven by Marc Jacobs, photographed by Harley Weir in 2022. The brand is inspired by the 90s and 00s, so who best to star in the brand's campaign?
Starring in Jacquemus' Joyeux Noël Holiday Campaign in 2022.
Getting her flowers after performing on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago, in 2022 and in a retro, set do.
Photographed by director Gia Coppola on the set of The Last Showgirl, 2024.
Bare-faced beauty and slicked back hair in Proenza Schouler's SS24 campaign.
Photographed for Elle magazine, January 2025.
In 2023 Pamela decided to ditch the makeup, and has continued her embrace of natural beauty ever since - including at the BAFTAs in February.
Pastoral Pam in her new Prime series Pamela's Cooking With Love - complete with messy bun.
