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Pamela Anderson Weighs in on Being Minimized by Hollywood Until ‘Last Showgirl’: ‘I Underestimated Myself Too’

The 'Baywatch' icon talks about her career-changing role as in 'The Last Showgirl,' which made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

Despite working in Hollywood for decades, Pamela Anderson never was offered a meaty role like “The Last Showgirl” protagonist Shelley, a struggling dancer about to lose the only job she’s ever known due to age and shifting tastes among the Las Vegas tourist set. The film, which made its world premiere at TIFF on Sept. 6 to rapturous applause, features the “Baywatch” icon in a way that audiences have never seen before, sans glamor, unappreciated and showcasing a full range of emotions. Shipka, who grew up on a set (in her case the critically acclaimed series “Mad Men”), concurred that it’s harder to process rejection now than then.

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