Traci Bingham (born on 13 January 1968) is an actress, glamour model and television personality best known for playing the role of Jordan Tate on the television series Baywatch between 1996 and 1998.
Bingham was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is African American, Native American, and Italian American. For college, she went to Harvard Extension School, a fee-based school open to the public and usually staffed by Harvard University professors, to study psychology. She is not a Harvard dropout since she never attended Harvard College proper.
She was married to musician Robb Vallier for 5 years, but they are now divorced. She is now engaged to the investment banker Finnian Lozada. She is a vegetarian and is rumoured to have had several breast augmentation surgeries.
Career
Aside from Baywatch, Bingham's appearances include the television series D.R.E.A.M. Team and Beverly Hills 90210, and the film Demon Knight. She also played minor roles in the popular American sitcoms The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married with Children. More recently, she appeared as herself in the second season of the reality series The Surreal Life.
She was most seen recently on Celebrity Big Brother in the United Kingdom, where she made it to the final six contestants and was evicted on the final night of the show. During her time on the show, Bingham was on the receiving end of a much publicized scathing attack from Pete Burns. Also publicized was speculation over her involvement with fellow housemate Dennis Rodman. She selected Families of SMA as the charity to receive a donation from her participation in the show. Traci's niece died from Spinal_muscular_atrophy (SMA).
In 2005, Bingham was hired as a spokesmodel by Empire Poker, an online gambling site. For publicity purposes, she was sent to various media events (usually uninvited) wearing a skimpy, low-cut t-shirt with the company's logo on it.
In addition to her acting work, Bingham has posed for Playboy Magazine on a number of occasions, including for a "Babes of Baywatch" issue in 1998.
Filmography
- 2007 Fear Factor (television)
- 2007 The Surreal Life: Fame Games (television)
- 2006 Celebrity Paranormal Project (television)
- 2006 Celebrity Big Brother (television)
- 2004 The Surreal Life (television)
- 2003 Bad Bizness (movie)
- 2002 Celebrity Bootcamp (television)
- 2000 The Private Public (movie)
- 1999 The Dream Team (movie)
- 1999 D.R.E.A.M. Team (television)
- 1999 Foolish (movie)
- 1998 Hollywood Squares (television)
- 1996 Exposed Too: TV's Lifeguard Babes (video)
- 1996 Exposed: TV's Lifeguard Babes (video)
- 1995 Demon Knight (movie)
- 1989 Baywatch (television)
