Carmen Electra by Michael Caulfield at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards on December 5, 2006

Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American actress, model, singer, media personality, and occasional dancer. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, where she met Prince, who produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. Electra began glamour modeling in 1996 with numerous appearances in Playboy magazine. She later relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actress, playing the role of Lani McKenzie in the television drama series Baywatch (1997–1998), which gained her status as a sex symbol. From 1997 to 1999, she hosted MTV‘s Singled Out.

Electra made her film debut in the horror comedy American Vampire (1997) and subsequently appeared in the films Good Burger (1997), Get Over It (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), Dirty Love (2005), and Hot Tamale (2006). She has also appeared in multiple parody films, including the Scary Movie film series (2000–2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Meet the Spartans (2008), and Disaster Movie (2008).

In 2005, Electra joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift and was a regular until the series ended. She has also occasionally worked as a dancer, most notably with The Pussycat Dolls, as a featured guest of the group on VH1 Divas 2004.