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== Notable TV guest appearances ==
== Notable TV guest appearances ==

Revision as of 12:06, 3 December 2006

Yasmine Amanda Bleeth (born June 14, 1968 in New York City) is an American TV and film actress. Yasmine, which is pronounced yes-MEEN, is the Persian version of Jasmine, the name of a flower. Her nickname is Yaz or Yazmania.

Bleeth is most famous for her role as Caroline Holden [1] on the worldwide-syndicated TV series Baywatch, where she played an always red-swimsuit-clad lifeguard on the Los Angeles County beaches, along with David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, and Alexandra Paul.

Filmography

Title Year Role Notes
The Last Guy on Earth 2006 In production
Knight Rider 2006 Laura Palmer
Game Over 2003 Jo [2] Video clip from the Film
Maximum Surge 2003 Jo [3] Video clip from the Film
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding 2003 Caroline Holden [4] Pictures from the Film
Goodbye Casanova 2000 Lavinia
Hidden War 2000 Alexia Forman
Road Rage 1999 Ellen Carson
Coming Soon 1999 Mimi
Heaven or Vegas 1999 Rachel [5], [6], [7] Pictures & Video Clip
Undercover Angel 1999 Holly Anderson Also known as Un vrai petit ange
Ultimate Deception 1999 Terry Cuff Also known as Ultimate Betrayal
It Came From the Sky 1999 Pepper Upper Also known as Les Visiteurs impromtus
BASEketball 1998 Jenna Reed
The Lake 1998 Jackie Ivers
Crowned and Dangerous 1997 Danielle Stevens [8]Pictures from the Film
Talk To Me 1996 Diane Shepherd
The Face 1996 Emily Gilmore Also known as A Face to Die For
Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise 1995 Caroline Holden [9] Pictures from the Film
The Force 1994 Coral Wilson
Hey Babe! 1980 Theresa O'Brien Also known as Babe and Rise and Shine

Television Series

Title Year Role Notes
Titans 2000 Heather Lane Williams [10], [11], [12] Video clips & imdb info
Nash Bridges 1998-2000 Caitlin Cross [13], [14], [15], [16] Video clips, pictures & imdb info
Baywatch 1994-1997 Caroline Holden [17], [18], [19], [20] Video clips, pictures & imdb info
One Life to Live 1991-1993 Lee Ann Demerest Buchanan [21] imdb info
Ryan's Hope 1985-1989 Ryan Maeve Fenelli Hyde [22], [23], [24] Pictures & imdb info

Notable TV guest appearances

Plays

TV Roles

Due to her role as Caroline Holden on Baywatch, [55] Yasmine was offered many more roles, and it gave her the opportunity to work in films. She continued to work as a model, frequently appearing in swimwear or lingerie, but she refused to ever pose nude even though she had many offers.

Yasmine turned down roles in Aaron Spelling's Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Pacific Palisades (1997) but accepted the starring role in the short-lived series Titans (2000)[56], [57]. Aaron Spelling was so eager to cast Yasmine in the role of vixen on Titans that his company convinced CBS to grant her an early release from her Nash Bridges [[58] contract.

Commercials

Bleeth portrayed herself in a humorous Motorola television commercial.[59]

Bleeth and Victoria Principal were highlighted in a Titans television commercial.[60]

Magazines

Interviews

  • Maxim (USA) December 1998, Iss. 14, pg. 115-118, by: Stephen Russell, Yasmine Bleeth [61]
  • FHM (UK) August 1998
  • Detour (USA) August 1998, pg. 62-63, by: Robert Ellsworth, All That Yasmine
  • TV Guide (USA) 31 January 1998, Vol. 46, Iss. 5, pg. 14-19, by: Hilary De Vries, Beyond The Bay

Articles

  • Movieline (USA) July 1998, Vol. 9, Iss. 10, pg. 12, by: Dennis Hensley, She Can Cut It
  • Channels (USA) December 1999, by Dennis Hensley, YAS-AMATAZ [62]
  • by Yasmine Bleeth, A Mother's Legacy [63]
  • by Joe Coplan, Yasmine Bleeth - Turning Point for an Actress [64]

Pictorials

  • Celebrity Sleuth (USA) July 2003, Iss. 26, pg. 64-67, by: staff, Nose...Out of Joint
  • Playboy (USA) November 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 11, pg. 184, by: Fitzroy Barrett, Grapevine: Made a Sexy Splash on Nash
  • Us Weekly (USA) July 1999, Iss. 258, pg. 74, by: Tom Conroy, The Bod Squad: Yasmine Bleeth
  • Celebrity Sleuth (USA) 1999, Vol. 12, Iss. 9, pg. 48-49, by: staff, Police Sirens: Nash Bridges
  • Maxim (USA) December 1998, Iss. 14, pg. 114-119, by: Albert Sanchez, Yasmine Bleeth
  • Playboy (USA) June 1998, Vol. 45, Iss. 6, pg. 131, by: staff, The Babes Of Baywatch
  • Celebrity Sleuth (USA) 1995, Vol. 8, Iss. 9, pg. 68-69, by: staff, Channel Surfing: Baywatch

Magazine cover photographs

Bleeth's Quotes

  • Regarding her mother's death: "'I am not an activist. If Carina hadn’t died of this, I wouldn’t have done what I’m doing. For six years, I didn’t talk about it. She just didn’t think it could happen to her. It was not a conscious decision to suddenly take up the cause. I just wanted to see if I could talk about it. I don’t want to be phony. I had to step out of myself to do this. It’s been a catharsis. I want to get people to be real, and my experience can relate to a lot of people. I’m not trying to impress anyone. I’ll do it in a more hip manner and not always in a serious forum. You don’t have to appear on MacNeil-Lehrer to be serious. Young people can relate to this. I find it too manipulative to be so serious. It's about helping people separate fact from fiction. There is no cure right now. The way to prevent it is through early detection. Get a second opinion. Mom was in denial. My mom took very good care of herself, watched what she ate, and espoused a healthy lifestyle. I really have to stand behind what I’ve said. I had a mammogram at age 26." (Source: Longevity, 1996)
  • Regarding games: "I'm very serious about Monopoly. I own four different versions. And if I make a side deal with another player, I write it down. Documentation is very important." Her favorite game piece: "I almost always pick the little dog. I like to pee on other people's property. I used to like Pictionary, but I was cut off by my friends because I'd get violent. If my partner couldn't draw, I'd be screaming, 'You call that a pig? That's not a pig! Who in their right mind would think that's a pig!?'" (Sources: Maxim, October 1998; Stuff, February 2002)
  • Regarding her first crush: "There was this little boy who lived next door. I'd bribe him with G.I. Joes to show me stuff." Stuff? "His penis. Hey, we were only seven years old! It was a long-term relationship. It took quite a few G.I. Joes. More than anything, I wanted him to kiss me, but he wouldn't have any of that. He would rather show me his equipment so he didn't have to touch me." So what did she think when she finally saw his seven-year-old equipment? "I thought he should give me a couple of those G.I. Joes back!" (Source: Maxim, October 1998)
  • Regarding her Jeopardy! celebrity tournament appearance: "I was winning all the way up to the final round, but then I couldn't remember the name of Ross Perot's running mate." Her answer? "I just wrote down 'David Hasselhoff'. I'm a big Jeopardy! fan. I actually turn off the phone when I watch at home." (Source: Maxim, October 1998)
  • Regarding her most embarrassing acting moment: "Probably the most humiliating job was an infomercial I did about eight years ago. It was for the Psychic Network. I filmed a testimonial about how I called up my psychic, and she'd predicted my whole future. The producers had told me it was just a test, but it ended up being huge." To Bleeth's great dismay, three years later it was still on the air. (Sources: imdb.com; People magazine)
  • Regarding her competition in a world championship poker game in Atlantic City: "I'd only played a few hands in my life, but this gambler friend offered to sponsor me. He spent an hour teaching me the basic rules; then there I was, sitting at a table with $7,000 worth of chips. I figured I'd lose it all instantly, but I ended up coming in 28th out of 120 high-stakes poker players. Pros. These guys were thinking, 'Oh, look at the cute little girl from Baywatch.' And I'm thinking, 'Oh, look, I've got another full house.'" (Source: Maxim, October 1998)
  • Regarding whether she would ever resort to cannibalism: "I wouldn't be an eager cannibal, but if the person were already dead, and I were starving to death, and I had my nice cookware..." Which part would she eat first? "Probably the shoulder muscle, I think it would be nice and chewy. I'd maybe wrap it in a bit of fat, like bacon on a filet mignon..." (Source: Maxim, October 1998)
  • Regarding the name Bleeth: "It used to be Blut, which is 'blood' in German." (Source: Maxim, October 1998)
  • Regarding why she turned down offers to pose for Playboy? "I'm not interested in Playboy. I'm a fashion maven, and I love people to see me with my clothes on." (Source: E! Online)
  • When asked regarding Friends, what do you think of Joey and Chandler's obsession with Baywatch? Chandler even put you on his "five celebrities I can sleep with and my mate can't get mad" list. Is this weird for you, or are you flattered?: "I'm flattered — and it sure doesn't hurt our show, either." (Source: E! Online)
  • Regarding her husband: "They say you shouldn't get into any relationship in the first year of sobriety — especially with someone in the program, but Paul and I fell in love immediately. Consciously trying to stay off drugs is now part of my life and always will be." (Source: Glamour, April 2003)
  • Regarding her addiction: "It was almost like falling in love... It became my boyfriend, my best friend, my family." (Source: Us Weekly, April 2003)

Biography

Family

Bleeth's American father, Philip, is Jewish of Russian and German ancestry, while her mother, Carina, was a Pied-noir [69].

Her mother was a former fashion model, while her father was a successful photographer. They both ran a business that rented vans to fashion photographers for on-location shoots. Her father became Yasmine's business manager [70].

Bleeth's parents separated, and she was raised by her mother. Her parents divorced when she was 18 years old, and her father remarried. He then fathered two sons, Tristan Bleeth (born in 1986) and Miles Bleeth (born in 1988).

Childhood

Bleeth's earliest known acting role was in a Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears baby shampoo television commercial at age ten months at the end of 1968 or the beginning of 1969. She once said: "I did my first commercial when I was 10 months old, and I've been in the business ever since." [71]

At age six, she appeared in a Max Factor cosmetic campaign, along with the model, Cristina Ferrare. Her work in this campaign caught the eye of fashion photographer, Francesco Scavullo, who subsequently included her and her mother, Carina, in his book entitled Scavullo's Women. [72]

Total Film magazine, issue number 21, dated (October 1998), contains a two-page interview with Bleeth. In the article she said, "When I was a girl I used to have to force boys to kiss me. My toughest friend had to hold them down."

File:Yasminebleethheybabepressphoto2.jpg
Yasmine Bleeth in Hey Babe!, her 1st film at 12-years-old

Bleeth attended the United Nations International School in Manhattan, New York, and she received a bilingual (French-English) education [73]. Although she was very popular with boys, girls frequently beat her up. At one time when she was 14 years old, she had to be away from school for a few months for her acting career. When she returned to school, she was devastated to learn that the students had been gossiping about her, and how they suggested that she was pregnant, and that was why she was away from school for so long.

On-screen beginnings

Bleeth starred in her first movie at the age of 12. She was cast opposite Buddy Hackett in the feature film Hey Babe! in 1980. The movie was also known as Babe! and Rise and Shine.

When Bleeth graduated from high school, she had already been working on the soap opera Ryan's Hope since the age of 16. She won the role of Ryan Fenelli on the ABC soap opera. In 1991, staying in the ABC family, she created the role as Lee Anne Demerest on the highly acclaimed soap opera One Life To Live.

Mother's death

At the age of 20, Bleeth lost her mother, Carina, who suffered from inflammatory breast cancer, the deadliest type of breast cancer. According to Bleeth, her mother had always been very healthy and conscientious about not smoking or drinking, and eating right and exercising, etc. Carina even traveled up the Amazon River all by herself, spending nights under the stars. [74].

Bleeth said that she never accepted the fact that her mother was dying until Carina took her very last breath. Just two months after Carina's 47th birthday, her fight with cancer was over [75].

After Carina died, Bleeth sank into depression, and she turned down offers for acting or modeling work for about eight months.

Fiancée

After she met Ricky Paull Goldin, a soap actor who helped her with her depression, and she decided to work on another soap opera, One Life to Live. The two lived in Manhattan, but after she was cast for Baywatch, she moved to Los Angeles. The couple were planning to get married, but shortly after the wedding invitations were made out, the marriage was called off.

Breast cancer advocate

She was the 1998 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fundraising campaign, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. In 1998 it occurred on October 9th, and was called the 'Wear Jeans to Work' campaign. Through Bleeth's help, $5 million was raised on that one day to help the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.[76] Her primary message to women was to pay attention to their bodies; Her mother was initially misdiagnosed by a doctor who thought that she was going through early menopause.

Bleeth donated the proceeds of her $10,000 win on Celebrity Jeopardy to breast cancer research. She hoped to use her celebrity status to expand breast cancer awareness - particularly to young women who might overlook what an older woman would not ignore [77].

Bleeth has been a spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation who, along with corporate sponsor Ford, put together the nationally run Race for the Cure.

Drug addiction and arrest

In December 2000, Bleeth voluntarily entered the Malibu-based Promises rehabilitation clinic to overcome a cocaine addiction.

On September 12, 2001, the day after the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in Bleeth's hometown of New York City, Bleeth was arrested in Michigan after her car pulled off the highway and wound up on a median. No other cars were involved. The car accident occurred on Interstate 94 near Detroit as she and her future husband, Paul Cerrito, were heading to Detroit Metropolitan Airport [78]. Booking photograph at time of arrest.

Police found four syringes with an injectible form of cocaine in them and a small plastic bag with cocaine residue on it. The next day police conducted a search of her hotel room, and they found more cocaine and drug paraphernalia. In November 2001, through a plea bargain, Bleeth pleaded guilty to possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine and to driving while impaired. She was sentenced in January 2002 to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.[79]

Bleeth's lawyer, Jerry Sabbota, stated that the actress was satisfied with the plea bargain, noting that her record will be cleared of any felonies after she fulfills the terms of her probation. "When all is said and done she'll have a traffic ticket on her record. She wasn't treated any better than anyone else, and she wasn't treated any worse", Sabbota said. Bleeth completely fulfilled the terms of her probation as of January 2004, and her record was cleared as previously determined by the plea bargain.

Rehabilitation

Attorney Sabbota stated that Bleeth underwent psychotherapy from the founder of the Malibu-based Promises rehabilitation facility, where she and stars such as Ben Affleck, Charlie Sheen, Paula Poundstone and Tim Allen have all sought treatment.

In an issue of Glamour from April 2003, Bleeth wrote a three page article entitled "Back From my Drugs Hell" about her rocky path to recovery, her drug addiction, and her struggle to remain sober. She wrote that she had a cocaine habit that was so severe that she collapsed at a photo shoot for Glamour magazine, and she went without sleep for five days at a time. She wrote that "consciously trying to stay off drugs is now part of my life and always will be." [80]

Commenting on her cocaine addiction, Bleeth said, "It was almost like falling in love... It became my boyfriend, my best friend, my family." [81]

Marriage

Bleeth married former bar owner Paul Cerrito, on August 25, 2002. They met each other at the Promises clinic. They married in Santa Barbara, California and now live in Los Angeles, California.

In the (April 2003) edition of Glamour, Bleeth stated, "They say you shouldn't get into any relationship in the first year of sobriety — especially with someone in the program, but Paul and I fell in love immediately."

Miscellaneous

  • Bleeth was one of the top 45 poker players when she joined the competition at The United States Poker Championship in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  • She was one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1995. She was also one of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World every year from 1996 - 2001, and FHM's U.S. 100 Sexiest Women every year from 2000 - 2003.
  • On the sitcom Friends, Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani purchase a chick and a duck, and Chandler names the chick "Yasmine", presumably after Yasmine Bleeth, when she appeared on Baywatch, a television program Chandler and Joey frequently watched. (See "The One with a Chick. And a Duck.".) Also, Chandler admitted to being in love with Bleeth in many an episode. He also has a human sized cardboard display of her, which Rachel and Monica use to trick Ross into thinking that they are watching him perform some of his tricks in his apartment.
  • Interestingly, Bleeth once dated Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in the sitcom.
  • Bleeth was asked by a fan: "On Friends, what do you think of Joey and Chandler's obsession with Baywatch? Chandler even put you on his "five celebrities I can sleep with and my mate can't get mad" list. Is this weird for you, or are you flattered?" Yasmine responded: "I'm flattered — and it sure doesn't hurt our show, either." [82]
  • Bleeth was asked by a fan: "Why have you turned down repeated offers to pose for Playboy?" Yasmine responded: "I'm not interested in Playboy. I'm a fashion maven, and I love people to see me with my clothes on." [83]
  • Her given name Yasmine is Persian for a fragrant flower and Hebrew for Jasmine. Bleeth is Yiddish in origin, and was once spelled as blut, which is German for blood.
  • Bleeth appeared on Candid Camera in 1974 at the age of 6 from her Kindergarten class in school.

See also

Caroline Holden

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