Brande Roderick
Model and actress Brande Roderick joins the cast on the upcoming season of “Celebrity Apprentice.” Roderick will be playing for the California Police Youth Charities.
Brande Nicole Roderick was born on June 13, 1974 in Novato, California. She started her film career in soft porn films in 1998, but quickly moved on to the low budget comedy Beach Movie. In 1998, she made a background appearance in “Beverly Hills 90210.” She appeared in two episodes of “The Love Boat: The Next Wave” between 1998 and 1999.
Roderick landed the role of “Leigh Dyer” in “Baywatch” in 2000. Roderick stayed with “Baywatch” for 22 episodes. She did reprise her role for the made for television movie “Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.”
In 2003, Roderick played the character Tanya in “Dracula II: Ascension.” That same year, she made a guest appearance on an episode of “The Parkers” and starred in the Bollywood film Out of Control. The role in Out of Control had originally been written for another Baywatch babe – Pamela Anderson. She appeared in 2004’s Starsky & Hutch, 2005’s Lucky 13, and 2006’s Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror. She appeared in two episodes of “Joey” in 2005. Roderick appeared in the “Gameshow Marathon” in 2006, showing up on the Family Feud and Card Sharks episodes. In 2007, she appeared in two movies – Bunny Whipped and The Nanny Diaries.
In April 2000, Roderick became the Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine. She ended up being named the Playmate of the Year for 2001. She was ranked 96th in the FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005.” Roderick was also named the “Girl of RPS” for the USA Rock Paper Scissors League.
Roderick, who dated Hugh Hefner in the past, became engaged to former NFL linebacker Glenn Cadrez in 2006.
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