Yasmine Bleeth — Biography
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth was born on June 14, 1968, in New York City and is an American actress who has worked in both television and film. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Caroline Holden on the internationally syndicated television series Baywatch. Her acting career has encompassed roles in several notable television programs including One Life to Live, Saved by the Bell, and White Colonel. She is currently retired from acting.
Bleeth comes from a diverse ethnic background, with ancestry that includes Russian-Jewish, German-Jewish, and Algerian heritage on both sides of her family. Her introduction to the entertainment industry came remarkably early in life, with her first professional acting role occurring at just ten months old when she appeared in a commercial for Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears baby shampoo. At age six, she made an appearance on the television program Candid Camera that caught the attention of a fashion photographer, which helped launch her career in the entertainment world.
During her childhood, Bleeth's family maintained a friendship with folk musician Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brook, the individual who inspired Guthrie's famous song Alice's Restaurant. According to available information, Brook was an actual person rather than a fictional character as some had believed.
Bleeth comes from a diverse ethnic background, with ancestry that includes Russian-Jewish, German-Jewish, and Algerian heritage on both sides of her family. Her introduction to the entertainment industry came remarkably early in life, with her first professional acting role occurring at just ten months old when she appeared in a commercial for Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears baby shampoo. At age six, she made an appearance on the television program Candid Camera that caught the attention of a fashion photographer, which helped launch her career in the entertainment world.
During her childhood, Bleeth's family maintained a friendship with folk musician Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brook, the individual who inspired Guthrie's famous song Alice's Restaurant. According to available information, Brook was an actual person rather than a fictional character as some had believed.
