We were distracted. For most of her life, Pamela Anderson was being upstaged by "Pamela Anderson." Then Gia Coppola sent her a screenplay by Kate Gersten, and now Ms. Anderson, having given one of the finest performances of this or any year,

Anderson plays an aging Vegas showgirl in the new movie from Gia Coppola. For so many reasons, it's a role only she could meaningfully deliver.

Pamela Anderson says The Last Showgirl is the “best payback” for Hulu’s Pam & Tommy show. Anderson plays Shelly Gardner in The Last Showgirl, a new drama directed by Gia Coppola that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024 and is now playing in United States theaters.