Bleeth Yasmine biography
Date of birth : 1968-06-14
Date of death : -
Birthplace : New York, New York, USA
Nationality : American
Category : Arts and Entertainment
Last modified : 2010-06-07
Credited as : Actress and fashion model, Baywatch,
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Career
Yasmine Bleeth, born in New York to parents Philip and Carina, began her acting career at the tender age of six months.
Yasmine Bleeth was featured as the Johnson & Johnson baby in the infamous "No More Tears" shampoo commercial. When she was 6 years old, she appeared in a Max Factor campaign, which ultimately caught the eye of fashion photographer, Francesco Scavullo. By 12, Yasmine Bleeth landed a role in the feature film Hey Babe! starring, opposite Buddy Hackett. Thus began her career in acting.
Yasmine Bleeth attended the United Nations International School in New York whils
t juggling both a modeling and acting career. Already well experienced in the acting field, Yasmine Bleeth began acting in the soap opera Ryan's Hope by 16 years old. Her role lasted for 4 years before she moved on to yet another soap, One Life To Live.
Yasmine Bleeth is most famous for her well-known role as Caroline Holden in the popular worldwide television program Baywatch, which began in 1994. During her 3-year run on the bikini-clad show, People magazine voted her one of 1995's 50 Most Beautiful People. Her stint on Baywatch helped Yasmine Bleeth land some made-for-TV movies including A Face To Die For (1996), Crowned and Dangerous (1997), and The Lake (1998).
In 1998 Yasmine Bleeth got her big screen debut in the movie BASEketball, alongside Jenny McCarthy. She then appeared in Coming Soon, Heaven or Vegas, and Ultimate Deception (all in 1999), but none of these movies managed to make Yasmine Bleeth a full-fledged movie star.
Yasmine Bleeth returned to television in 1998 when she took a roll opposite Don Johnson in the CBS hit show Nash Bridges. She remained on the show for 2 years. When Yasmine Bleeth left Nash, she moved on to become vixen Heather Lane Williams in Aaron Spelling's nighttime soap opera Titans. Unfortunately the show was canceled after only a few episodes.
In 2001, Yasmine Bleeth's life took an unfortunate turn as she ended up crashing her car into a median on a Michigan road. Shortly after police arrived, she was arrested for drug possession, as cocaine was found in her purse. After she spent the night in jail, she was sentenced to 2 years probation and 100 hours of community service.
In 2003, Yasmine Bleeth was back on her feet and hooked up with the Baywatch gang again for the made-for-TV movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.
Although she has been linked to numerous celebrities including Luke Perry, Matthew Perry, Grant Show, Ricky Paull Goldin, and Richard Grieco, Yasmine Bleeth is currently married to former bar owner Paul Cerrito, whom she wed in 2002. The couple currently reside in California.