Gena Lee Nolin
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Gena Lee Nolin is an American actress and model. She is best known for her television appearances on The Price Is Right
and Baywatch
in the 1990s.
on the game show
, The Price Is Right
. Soon afterwards, Nolin appeared in the soap opera The Young and the Restless
as a model named Sandy.
In 1995, Nolin starred in her biggest role as Neely Capshaw
in the television series Baywatch
(becoming the second actress to play the controversial character, who was originally created to appear as a one-episode part). Later in the year, Nolin began modelling, for the first time since her pregnancy, for Maxim
. In 1998, Nolin quit Baywatch and started her own show, Sheena
, in 2000. In 2001, Nolin posed nude for the Christmas edition of Playboy
. The following year, Sheena was cancelled.
She did a music video with Billy Currington
called "I Got A Feeling".
hockey
player Cale Hulse
. They have two children: son Hudson Lee Hulse (born 2006) and Stella Monroe Hulse (born 2008). Shortly after the birth of her first child, Nolin was misdiagnosed and treated for postnatal depression. She suffered greater symptoms during her second pregnancy, and then suffered Arrhythmia during her third. A thyroxine
level check within a blood test found a low level, and she was immediately diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis
. Nolin now campaigns for regular thyroid gland checks and blood tests.
As with many other celebrities Nolin has appeared in a sex tape, which is available on many websites. The tape was probably made around 1995 and features Nolin and Fahlman. It appeared on the internet in April 2004. After their divorce, Fahlman kept it and a later girlfriend found it and sold it to a porn site.
The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)
The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
and Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
in the 1990s.
Career
In 1994, she became one of Barker's BeautiesBarker's Beauties
The American television game show The Price Is Right has, since its 1972 relaunch, had a stable of models to showcase the prizes and items that are given away on the show. From 1972–2007, the group was referred to as Barker's Beauties, a term coined by producer Mark Goodson.-1956–1965:The original...
on the game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
, The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)
The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
. Soon afterwards, Nolin appeared in the soap opera The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as a model named Sandy.
In 1995, Nolin starred in her biggest role as Neely Capshaw
Neely Capshaw
Neely Capshaw is a fictional character from the TV series Baywatch. She was played by three different actresses during the character's run on the series – Heather Campbell, Gena Lee Nolin and Jennifer Campbell.-Neely's introduction:...
in the television series Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
(becoming the second actress to play the controversial character, who was originally created to appear as a one-episode part). Later in the year, Nolin began modelling, for the first time since her pregnancy, for Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
. In 1998, Nolin quit Baywatch and started her own show, Sheena
Sheena (TV series)
Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002.Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the...
, in 2000. In 2001, Nolin posed nude for the Christmas edition of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
. The following year, Sheena was cancelled.
She did a music video with Billy Currington
Billy Currington
William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself...
called "I Got A Feeling".
Personal life
She married Greg Fahlman on November 27, 1993, and they have a son named Spencer. In 2004, Nolin divorced Fahlman and married NHLNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player Cale Hulse
Cale Hulse
Cale D. Hulse is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was a defenceman.-Playing career:...
. They have two children: son Hudson Lee Hulse (born 2006) and Stella Monroe Hulse (born 2008). Shortly after the birth of her first child, Nolin was misdiagnosed and treated for postnatal depression. She suffered greater symptoms during her second pregnancy, and then suffered Arrhythmia during her third. A thyroxine
Thyroxine
Thyroxine, or 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine , a form of thyroid hormones, is the major hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland.-Synthesis and regulation:...
level check within a blood test found a low level, and she was immediately diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed by a variety of cell- and antibody-mediated immune processes. It was the first disease to be recognized as an autoimmune disease...
. Nolin now campaigns for regular thyroid gland checks and blood tests.
As with many other celebrities Nolin has appeared in a sex tape, which is available on many websites. The tape was probably made around 1995 and features Nolin and Fahlman. It appeared on the internet in April 2004. After their divorce, Fahlman kept it and a later girlfriend found it and sold it to a porn site.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1998 | The Price Is Right The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to... |
Model | Herself - Model / Herself - Try-Out Model |
| 1995–1998 | Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
Neely | 65 episodes |
| 1996 | Real Men Don't Watch Pre-Game | Herself - Host | (TV movie) |
| 1996 | MTV Rock 'N' Jock Basketball VI | Herself - Hostess | (TV special) |
| 1996 | TFI Friday TFI Friday TFI Friday is an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of Guest Presenters. It was broadcast on... |
Herself | (TV series) |
| 1997 | MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 The 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards landed at The Ahoy, Rotterdam and was hosted by Boyzone lead man, Ronan Keating. The mammoth opening number featured U2, who flew in direct from their world tour, dressed in boxing gowns and introduced to the stage by actor Dennis Hopper.The Spice Girls, fresh from... |
Herself | (TV special) |
| 1998 | That's Incredible! That's Incredible! That's Incredible! was an American reality television show that aired on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984.-Synopsis:In the tradition of You Asked For It, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Real People, the show featured people performing stunts and reenactments of allegedly paranormal events... |
Host | Herself - Host |
| 1998 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Herself | Episode dated 3 February 1998 (TV series) |
| 1998 | Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... : White Thunder at Glacier Bay |
Neely Capshaw | Video |
| 1999 | Marylin | ||
| 2000 | Sondra | ||
| 2000-2002 | Sheena Sheena (TV series) Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002.Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the... |
Sheena | 35 episodes |
| 2003 | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding is a 2003 made-for-TV Film which was a reunion movie for the series Baywatch.-Plot:Mitch Buchannon was believed to have died in a boating accident at the end of the 10th season of Baywatch. However, it turns out he only had amnesia and has been recovering in a Los... |
Neely Capshaw | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Comedy Central Roast Comedy Central Roast The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network.-History:Between 1998 and 2001, Comedy Central produced and televised the annual roasts of the New York Friars' Club. After the original five-year agreement expired, the network began... of David Hasselhoff David Hasselhoff David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch... |
Herself |