Canadian Born Pamela Anderson Gives Shoutout To Universal Healthcare After Father’s Cancer Scare

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Pamela Anderson, who was back on screen and all over the awards circuit with last year in Gia Coppola’s film The Last Showgirl, said today that “vanity is a prison” as she accepted a Muse Award at New York Women in Film & Television’s 45th annual luncheon ceremony, in her now signature no-makeup look.

The Canadian-born actress opened her remarks with nod to “universal, free and fair healthcare” after noting that her father had just undergone cancer surgery.

It went “smoothly and he had all the aftercare he needed,” said Anderson, who has dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship. She mentioned it because her appearance at the event, at Cipriani midtown, had been touch and go given his situation.

She thanked “a blessed and generous Canadian health care system.” She left it there. (U.S.-Canada relations are at a low due to Trump administration tariffs.) On her move to meatier roles and a simpler look, the former Playboy cover girl and Baywatch star said she realized that “I didn’t need to be the prettiest girl in the room.” It was freeing. “Now, I am looking forward to my next projects fearlessly.