Claim: Pamela Anderson is a Playboy model.

Pamela Denise Anderson -LRB- born July 1 , 1967 -RRB- is a Canadian American actress and model known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement , Baywatch and V.I.P. . She was Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990 . Anderson was inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame in 2006 .   Anderson is an activist for the animal rights movement and has conducted campaigns condemning the commercial fur industry and promoting veganism through the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -LRB- PETA -RRB- . For a time , she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee -LRB- or Pamela Lee -RRB- after marrying Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee .