Erika Eleniak was born on September 29, 1969 in Glendale, a small suburb of Los Angeles, California. In 1982 she was an uncredited child in the Smash hit "ET: The Extra-Terrestrial". She played Stephanie Curtis, Scott Baio's on-screen and off-screen girlfriend in "Charles in Charge," and Jamie Coburn in "Broken Angel." In 1989 Erika wanted to be in Playboy to help boost her career, and Steve helped her realize that dream when he contacted a Playboy photographer. Playboy featured her on two covers and later as the Centerfold in the July 1989 issue. Later that year Erika won her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain. She was the lead female character for three seasons until Pamela Anderson replaced her in 1992. In 1992, she played Tate Jordan, a Playboy Playmate hired to do a striptease for the Captain of a Naval Ship. She then starred in the Romantic Comedy by Dennis Hopper entitled "Chasers". She continued to make several more independent films including "A Pyromaniac's Love Story", "Bordello of Blood", and "87th Precinct: Heatwave." In 1997 she met her future husband, Philip Goglia.