Baywatch alum Erika Eleniak went makeup-free during a rare outing in Los Angeles.
Photos snapped earlier this month showed the 55-year-old actress looking all-natural while walking her dog. Eleniak wore black shorts and a Tinker Bell T-shirt with pink slides as she held her dog on a leash. The actress paired her look with a black fanny pack and was holding keys in her left hand.
Eleniak’s short-sleeved shirt allowed fans to see that both of her arms are covered in colorful tattoos. Her signature blonde hair was down with some strands tucked behind her ear. Eleniak stayed fresh-faced for the outing.
The actress has made the rare TV show and movie appearance over the past few years after rising to fame as Shauni McClain in the 1989 TV movie Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier.
“I felt like I auditioned six times [for that role],” she told Fox News in May 2018 of the iconic series. “There were a lot of hoops to jump in to get through.”
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Eleniak reprised her role later that same year for the Baywatch TV series, in which she starred from 1989 to 1992. She spoke candidly about memories from the set in the same interview.
“When we shot that show … it was January,” the actress recalled. “It was the coldest time of the year. We would use these huge lights to make it look hot and sunny. I remember running in the water on the coldest day of the year. Our lips were so blue that we couldn’t use the footage. It was ridiculous. It was so cold.”
Eleniak recalled being sprayed with water so she looked sweaty — but that only made it colder for the stars.
“They would be coming at you [with the spray] when you least expect it. Bathing suits in winter with the wind blowing and then you would be sprayed with cold water,” she said. “That’s the magic of television, right? But it was this visual show with sunshine on the beach and everyone was hot and sweaty.”
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When it came to the show overall, Eleniak recalled the set being “just like a big family,” calling the cast and crew “amazing.”
Eleniak’s most recent acting gig came in 2024 when she appeared in the Lolipop Gang movie as herself. Other than that, Eleniak refers to herself as a “Proud Mama,” “Public Figure,” “Spiritual Alchemist” and “Grateful Heart” in her Instagram bio. Eleniak is a single mother to 19-year-old daughter Indyanna.
“I think it’s my strength,” Eleniak said about motherhood during a recent appearance on the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast. “It’s my superpower.”
