Erika Eleniak

Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American actress and model known for her role as Shauni McClain in Baywatch. Her film debut was in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She also starred in the films The Blob (1988), Under Siege (1992), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

Early life Eleniak was born in Glendale, California. Her father had moved to the area of Los Angeles from Canada in order to start a film career. One of her ancestors was Wasyl Eleniak, a native of Eastern Galicia, who in 1891 became a pioneer of Ukrainian immigration to Canada.

Career

Eleniak's first feature-film role was at age 12, in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott Taylor (Henry Thomas) in the classroom scene. Her 10-year-old costar, Thomas, told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene: "When I had to kiss the girl, I had to do it two times! I don't like girls." In 1988, Eleniak appeared as Vicki De Soto, a victim of the creature in the horror film The Blob, which was a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.

Eleniak appeared in the July 1989 issue of Playboy in a pictorial with a nautical theme. That same year, she began a recurring role in the TV series Charles in Charge as Charles (Scott Baio)'s girlfriend Stephanie Curtis, and also won a role on Baywatch as female lead Shauni McClain, which she played from 1989 to 1992. She also played Carrie, the high-school girlfriend of Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), in "One Last Kiss," the November 16, 1990 fourth season episode of Full House.

In 1992, Eleniak returned to film acting, playing Jordan Tate, a Playboy Playmate hired to perform a striptease for J.T. Adams (Patrick O'Neal), the captain of a U.S. Navy battleship in Under Siege. In the film, she is described as "Miss July 1989"—the month that Eleniak was Playmate of the Month in real life.

Eleniak had a starring role as Elly May Clampett in the screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993. The next year, she starred in the Dennis Hopper-directed romantic comedy film Chasers with William McNamara. Eleniak shot another movie with McNamara, Girl in the Cadillac (1995), and starred as identical twins Jamie and Janie in the interactive 1995 video game Panic in the Park. She continued appear in independent films and on television. Eleniak appeared on the reality television series The Real Gilligan's Island in June 2005.

Eleniak has suffered from weight issues. At one point, she was underweight due to an eating disorder and was once hospitalized for laxative abuse. By 2006, she was overweight and participated in the fourth season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.

In 2006, Eleniak appeared on '80s Movie and Music Fest Cafe, a British comedy podcast on iTunes, in which she discussed her career with presenters Ross Dyer and Julian Bayes. She gave a lighthearted view of Baywatch and her challenge during filming of Celebrity Fit Club.

On April 15, 2026, it was announced that Eleniak will reprise her role as Shauni McClain in the Baywatch reboot.

Personal life Eleniak was once engaged to her Baywatch co-star Billy Warlock, who had played Eddie Kramer, her love interest on the show, as well. Eleniak married bodybuilder Philip Goglia on May 22, 1998, but after just six months, the marriage ended in divorce. After filming Snowbound in 2001 in Calgary, Alberta, Eleniak became enamored with the city. She began dating Roch Daigle, a key grip who worked on the set. She had wanted to leave Los Angeles as she found commuting to and from Telluride, Colorado difficult. She purchased a home in Calgary, where Daigle lived. The two eventually married. Eleniak became pregnant in 2005, but six and a half weeks into her term, the pregnancy was discovered to be ectopic, which required emergency surgery, and ended in a miscarriage. Eleniak later became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Pretty Girl 1983 Imps* Brooke Shields Released in 2009 1988 The Blob Vicki De Soto 1992 Under Siege Jordan Tate 1993 The Beverly Hillbillies Elly May Clampett 1994 Chasers Seaman Toni Johnson 1995 Girl in the Cadillac Amanda "Mandy" Baker A Pyromaniac's Love Story Stephanie Potts 1996 Bordello of Blood Katherine Verdoux 1997 She's So Lovely Playmate 1998 Captive Samantha Hoffman The Pandora Project Wendy Lane Charades Monica 1999 Love Stinks Gina Voice Stealth Fighter Erin Mitchell Final Voyage Gloria Franklin 2000 The Opponent Patty Sullivan 2001 Vegas, City of Dreams Katherine Garrett Snowbound Barbara Cates 2002 Second to Die Sara Morgan Bratchett Scucello Shakedown Julie Hayes 2003 Lady Jayne: Killer Emily Shaw The Librarians Sandi Clark 2004 Brilliant Ricky Smith 2005 Caught in the Headlights Kate Parker 2010 Changing Hands Woman in the Park 2012 Meant to Be Linda Dickson 2017 Boone: The Bounty Hunter Herself 2019 Cor Values Veronica MacDougall 2024 Lolipop Gang Herself

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1987 Silver Spoons Samantha Episode: "Rumors Are Flying" Still the Beaver Lynn Episode: "I Had It All" 1988 Broken Angel Jaime Coburn Television film Boys Will Be Boys Monica Episode: "The Front" 1989 Charles in Charge Stephanie Curtis 3 episodes Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier Shauni McClain Television film 1989–1992 Baywatch Main cast (45 episodes) 1990 Daughter of the Streets Jennifer Television film Full House Carrie Fowler Episode: "One Last Kiss" 1997 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave Detective Eileen Burke Television film 1998 Brooklyn South Officer Christine Bannon 3 episodes One Hot Summer Night Kelly Moore Brooks Television film 1999 Fantasy Island Sybil Hammond 2 episodes Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Jillian Parnell Miniseries 2002 Christmas Rush Catherine "Cat" Morgan Television film He Sees You When You're Sleeping Annie Campbell 2004 Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher Victoria Paige Dracula 3000 Aurora Ash 2005 Fatal Reunion Jessica Hartley Landers The Real Gilligan's Island Ginger - Green Team Main cast (4 episodes) 2006 Absolute Zero Bryn Television film Celebrity Fit Club Herself Main cast (6 episodes) 2008 Germany's Next Topmodel Episode: "Episode 10" 2010 CSI: Miami Claire Peterson Episode: "See No Evil" Desperate Housewives Barbara Fine Episode: "A Humiliating Business" 2012 Holiday Spin Roxy Television film 2023 Meet the Richardsons Herself Episode: "Episode #4.8"

Video games + Year Title Role 1995 Panic in the Park Janie / Jamie