Erika Eleniak was born on September 29, 1969 in Glendale, a small suburb of Los Angeles where she spent the first 10 years of her life. She got her name from her Ukrainian great grand-father who emigrated to the United States. Her parents got divorced very quickly. Her dad, who came from his native Canada with the dream of becoming an actor in Hollywood, did not succeed. At the time, he was going out with a lady working in film production, who put Erika on the path to being an actress.

At 10, the petite blonde became a TV star by modelling for a maker of children's clothes. As an adolescent she moved on to doing advertisements for shampoos and motorcycles. Then Erika Eleniak plunged into drugs and alcohol. Salvation came by chance on a Santa Monica beach. She was only 17 when she got to know Steve Ferguson.

When she was 18 he signed her up to Alcoholics Anonymous and helped her through her detoxification. The situation became complicated when Robert (Steve's father) and Erika's mother got married. There was even talk of Erika's marriage, but she never married Steve. In 1989 Erika wanted to be in Playboy and asked Steve to contact her with a Playboy photographer. He accepted Erika and she adorned July '89 issue Playboy in a provocative series of nautical studies.
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Christmas Rush (2002) (TV) .... Cat 
Snowbound (2001) .... Barbara 
Stealth Fighter (1999)) .... Erin Mitchell 
Pandora Project, The (1998) .... Wendy Lane  
Bordello of Blood (1996) .... Katherine Verdoux 
Pyromaniac's Love Story, A (1995) .... Stephanie Potts 
Beverly Hillbillies, The (1993) .... Elly May 
Under Siege (1992) .... Jordan Tate 
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991 (1990) (V) .... Miss May  
"Baywatch" (1989) TV Series .... Shauni McClain Kramer 
"Charles in Charge" (1984) TV Series .... Stephanie Curtis 
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (uncredited) .... Pretty Girl 
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