Pamela Anderson, in full showgirl regalia, casts a melancholy gaze on the Las Vegas skyline in the first look atThe Last Showgirl.Gia Coppolawill direct Anderson in the upcoming film.Deadline reportsthat the film, which is currently in post-production, will be shopped to distributors at this month’s Cannes Film Festival, and is already attracting attention from international buyers. The film will star Anderson as a showgirl who finds herself out of work when her long-running Las Vegas showcase closes after thirty years. Suddenly, at loose ends, she tries to figure out what to do with the rest of her life and attempts to reconnect with her daughter, whom she has a strained relationship with.
The film is being jointly shopped by production companies Goodfellas and Utopia; in a joint statement, Goodfellas’Eva Diederixand Utopia’sMarie Zeniterpraised the film, saying “Combined with a captivating narrative, this film embodies the strength, resilience, and creativity of female voices in independent cinema. Pamela’s performance shows a very different side of her, adding depth to the iconic Las Vegas showgirl.” Anderson has undergone an acting renaissance as of late; she has also beentapped to star alongsideLiam Neesonin next year’s reboot ofThe Naked Gun. She was also the subject of the Netflix documentary,Pamela, A Love Story, whichCollider’sLauren Andersonpraisedas an “intimate and humanizing” portrait of the actor, model, and sex symbol.
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In addition to Anderson,The Last Showgirlboasts a star-studded cast.Jamie Lee Curtis(Everything Everywhere All At Once),Dave Bautista(Dune),Brenda Song(Dollface),Kiernan Shipka(Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), andBillie Lourd(Booksmart) will also star in the film. The screenplay is byKate Gersten(The Good Place) andRobert Schwartzman(The Unicorn).Autumn Durald(Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) is the film’s cinematographer, and the score will be byAndrew Wyatt(Barbie). It will be produced byNatalie Farrey(Source Code).
Pamela Anderson’s Other Movies
Born on Canada’s centennial on July 08, 2025, was discovered at a Canadian Football League game in Vancouver, British Columbia. Relocating to Los Angeles, she became a Playboy model, then launched an acting career. She recurred on the first two seasons ofHome Improvementas “Tool Time Girl” Lisa before landing a starring role onBaywatch, the beachside drama that rocketed her to international superstardom. A number of film roles followed, most infamously the misbegotten Dark Horse Comics adaptationBarb Wire. She subsequently led the action-comedy seriesV.I.P.for four seasons, then headlined the short-lived bookstore-set sitcomStacked. Thanks to her fame and notoriety, especially in the wake of her tumultuous marriage to musicianTommy Lee, she has made a number of appearances as herself, most notably in 2006’sBorat. In 2016, she made a rare dramatic appearance in the Canadian drama filmThe People Garden, which may turn out to be a harbinger of things to come with her leading turn inThe Last Showgirl.
The Last Showgirlwill be Gia Coppola’s third feature as a director, following 2013’sPalo Altoand 2020’sMainstream. She is a member of the extended Coppola family of filmmakers. Her grandparents areFrancis Ford Coppolaand the lateEleanor Coppola; her father is their son, producer-actorGian-Carlo Coppola, who died in a boating accident before Gia was born.
The Last Showgirlwill be shopped to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival later this month;no release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. See the new image below.
