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American actress

Yasmine Bleeth
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Born	New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years&#;active	–, –present
Known&#;for	Baywatch
Spouse	Paul Cerrito &#; (m.&#;)&#;

Yasmine Bleeth (born June 14, ) is an American actress and model.

Her television roles include Caroline Holden on Baywatch, Ryan Fenelli on Ryan's Hope, Inspector Caitlin Cross on Nash Bridges and LeeAnn Demerest on One Life to Live.

Early life and career

Bleeth was born in New York City, the daughter of Carina, a model, and Philip Bleeth, a business proprietor.^{[citation needed]} Her father Philip is of Russian-Jewish and German-Jewish descent.^[1][2] Her mother was a Pied-Noir from Algeria, with French ancestry; she was Catholic.^[3][4] Phil Bleeth was associated with a group of friends that included Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brock (of "Alice's Restaurant" fame) around the time of Yasmine's birth.^[5] Yasmine's earliest known acting role was in a Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears baby shampootelevision commercial at age 10 months in At the age of 6, she appeared on Candid Camera.

Later that year she appeared in a Max Factor cosmetic advertising campaign with model Cristina Ferrare. Her work in this campaign caught the eye of fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo, who subsequently included her and her mother in his book entitled Scavullo Women.^{[citation needed]}

Total Film magazine quoted Bleeth stating, "When I was a little girl I used to have to force boys to kiss me.

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My toughest friend had to hold them down."^[6]

In , year-old Bleeth was cast in her first film role, opposite Buddy Hackett in the feature film Hey Babe!. In , she was in a commercial with Puerto Rican group Menudo. At age 16, she began appearing as grown up Ryan Fenelli on the daytime soap operaRyan's Hope in February until the soap's final episode on January 13, ^[7][8] A few months after that show's cancellation, Bleeth's mother, Carina Bleeth, was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer.

She died within a year at the age of 47, after which Bleeth dealt with her grief, thus: "I stayed home, watching cooking shows, taking walks." She turned down acting offers for eight months, but then won the role of LeeAnn Demerest on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live.^[8]

Later career

Bleeth's role of Caroline Holden on Baywatch brought her widespread attention.

People named her one of magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in She was one of FHM'"s Sexiest Women in the World every year from to , and FHM'"s U.S. Sexiest Women every year from to As a result of her role in Baywatch, Bleeth was offered other roles in television and film. She has been a featured actress in five series and has guest-starred in other shows.

During her television career, she continued to work as a model, frequently appearing in swimwear or lingerie.

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She once had her own line of swimwear called Yaz Wear. From to , Bleeth played the role of inspector Caitlin Cross on Nash Bridges.

Bleeth accepted a starring role in the short-lived series Titans in Aaron Spelling was so eager to cast Bleeth in the role of a vixen on Titans that his company convinced CBS to grant her an early release from her Nash Bridges contract.

In an interview with Dennis Hensley, she said she delighted in her over-the-top depiction of a crazed beauty queen in the TV film Crowned and Dangerous. She said, "I keep my crown from that film on my desk in a little Lucite box. My little brother tried it on once, and I screamed at him, 'Take it off! Take it off!' I get a little nasty about my crown."^[9]

She is mentioned in popular TV series Friends multiple times, especially by Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani.

She appears in the popular TV series The Simpsons in the episode "Treehouse of Horror X".

Following her first effort in a drug rehabilitation clinic in late (see below), Bleeth only shot one more performance, the television film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

Bleeth eventually made her comeback after a lengthy hiatus with a indie comedy Whack the Don.^[10]

Personal life

Bleeth met her future husband, strip club owner Paul Cerrito, in December when she voluntarily entered the Malibu-based Promises Rehabilitation Clinic to overcome a cocaine dependence.

Bleeth would later comment, "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."^[11] They were married in Santa Barbara, California, on August 25, ,^{[12][13][14][15]} and now live in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Arizona.^[16] Bleeth and Cerrito do not have children.^[17]

Charity work

Bleeth was the spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fundraising campaign, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education.

On October 9, , it was called the "Wear Jeans to Work" campaign. With Bleeth's help, $5 million was raised on that one day to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure.^[18]

Cocaine addiction and arrest

In December , Bleeth voluntarily entered the Malibu-based Promises Rehabilitation Clinic to overcome a cocaine dependence.

On September 12, , Bleeth was arrested in Romulus, Michigan, after she drove her car off the highway onto a median strip on Interstate 94 as she and her future husband, Paul Cerrito, were heading to Detroit Metropolitan Airport.^[19] No other cars were involved.^[20][21] Police found four syringes with an injectable 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, where they discovered more cocaine and drug paraphernalia.^[22] In November , through a plea bargain, Bleeth pleaded guilty to possessing less than 25&#;grams of cocaine and to driving while impaired.^[23] She was sentenced in January to two years of probation and hours of community service.^{[citation needed]}

Bleeth's lawyer, Jerry Sabbota, stated after sentencing 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.^[24] Her attorney stated that Bleeth was receiving therapy from the founder of the Promises Rehabilitation Clinic that she had previously attended in ^[23] Bleeth completely fulfilled the terms of her probation as of January , and her record was cleared as determined by the plea bargain.^{[citation needed]} In an issue of Glamour from April , Bleeth wrote a three-page article titled "Back from My Drugs Hell" about her rocky path to recovery, her cocaine addiction, and her struggle to remain sober.

Bleeth wrote that her cocaine habit was so severe that she collapsed at a photo shoot for Glamour, 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".^[25]

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

Theatre

• Welcome to My Life (October ).
  Yasmine bleeth biography imdb movie Baywatch 67 episodes as Caroline Holden. Her mother, Carina, who was Arab Algerian and French descent. She wrote that "consciously trying to stay off drugs is now part of my life and always will be". January 21,

  Starring role; a series of three one-act plays written by Charlie Loventhal (Second Stage Theater, New York, New York, USA)

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Soap Opera Digest Awards

• Nominated, "Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress on a Daytime or Prime Time Serial" – Ryan's Hope
• Nominated, "Hottest Female Star" – One Life to Live

References

External links