Introduction
Pamela Bach (born Pamela Weissenbach; October 16, 1963 – March 2025), also known as Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, was an American actress.
Early life
Bach was from Tulsa, Oklahoma, 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 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985.
Career
Bach was one of the recipients of the annual Bravo Otto award as one of German teens' favourite actresses. This is an award given by the German teen magazine Bravo. She worked together with her husband on the long-running series Baywatch and she had a recurring role as a psychologist in the series Sirens. She participated in the 2011 UK reality TV show/competition Celebrity Big Brother 8, which she placed 9th, and was in the house from August 18–31, 2011. She was the second celebrity to be evicted from the house, being evicted on Day 14.
Personal life and death
Bach met David Hasselhoff on the set of the Knight Rider episode "Knight Racer" in 1985. They married in December 1989, and 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 CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, 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 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home on March 5, 2025. She was 61 years old.
Filmography
- 1983 – Rumble Fish
- 1985 – Appointment with Fear
- 1988 – Nudity Required
- 1998 – Route 66
- 2000 – Castle Rock
- 2002 – More than Puppy Love
Television work
- 1985 – Otherworld
- 1984 – Solid Gold
- 1985 – George Burns Comedy Week
- 1985 – T.J. Hooker
- 1985 – Knight Rider
- 1986 – The Fall Guy
- 1986 – Cheers
- 1986 – Throb
- 1988 – Sonny Spoon
- 1989 – Superboy
- 1989 – The New Lassie
- 1991 – Baywatch
- 1994 – The Young and the Restless
- 1995 – Sirens
- 1997 – Baywatch Nights
- 1998 – Viper
- 2011 – Celebrity Big Brother 2011