Pamela Bach (; October 16, 1963 – March 5, 2025), also known as Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, was an American actress.

Early life

Bach was from

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, 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

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. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985.Rita Sherrow
"Tulsa Actress Marries TV Hunk, Copes With Hollywood Lifestyle"
, ''

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'', June 8, 1990.N. F. Mendoza
"With an Eye On . . . : Swimming with family: Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff relies on 'my own laurels'"
, ''

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'', July 2, 1995.

Career

Bach worked together with her husband on the long-running series ''

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'' and she had a recurring role as a psychologist in the series ''

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''. In August 2011, she was a housemate on the eighth series of ''

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'' in the United Kingdom. She became the second celebrity to be evicted from the house on Day 14, finishing in ninth place.

Personal life and death

Bach met

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on the set of the ''

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'' episode " Knight Racer" in 1985. They married in December 1989. The couple had two daughters: Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, born May 5, 1990, who attended the

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and was cast for the 2015 season of ''

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'', and actress Hayley Hasselhoff, born August 26, 1992. In January 2006, Hasselhoff announced he was filing for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in August 2006. Bach was given custody of one daughter and Hasselhoff custody of the other. Both appeared on the

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daytime drama ''

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'', 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

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with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 5, 2025. She was 61. Her death was ruled a suicide by the

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Filmography

* 1983 – ''

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'' * 1985 – '' Appointment with Fear'' * 1988 – '' Some Nudity Required'' * 1998 – ''

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'' * 2000 – ''Castle Rock'' * 2002 – ''

More than Puppy Love ''More than Puppy Love'' is a 2002 American family film directed by Tom Whitus and starring Pamela Bach and Diane Ladd. Plot A family is given a puppy for a year to undergo domestic training to become a help dog for the disabled. The young daug ...

Television work

*1985 – ''

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'' *1984 – '' Solid Gold'' *1985 – ''

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'' *1985 – ''

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'' *1985 – ''

'' *1986 – ''

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'' *1986 – ''

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'' *1986 – '' Throb'' *1988 – ''

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'' *1989 – ''

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'' *1989 – '' The New Lassie'' *1991 – ''

'' *1994 – ''

'' *1995 – ''

'' *1997 – ''

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'' *1998 – ''

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'' *2011 – '' Celebrity Big Brother 2011''

References

External links

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