| Pamela Bach | |
| Birth Name: | Pamela Weissenbach |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1963 |
| Alma Mater: | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1983–present |
| Children: | 2, including Hayley Hasselhoff |
Pamela Bach (born Pamela Weissenbach;[1] October 16, 1963[2]), also known as Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff,[3] is an American actress.
Bach is 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.[4] [5]
Bach is one of the recipients of the annual Bravo Otto award as one of German teens' favourite actresses.[6] 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.[5] 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.[7]
Bach met David Hasselhoff on the set of the Knight Rider episode "Knight Racer" in 1985.[4] They married in December 1989, and in January 2006, Hasselhoff announced he was filing for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[8] Their divorce was finalized in August 2006. Bach was given custody of one daughter and Hasselhoff custody of the other.[9] 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.