Who is Yasmine Bleeth?
If you were a fan of the popular series “Baywatch”, which premiered in 1989, then you must be familiar with the character of Caroline Holden, Stephanie’s younger sister, who had a different personality from her sisters. Portrayed by Yasmine Bleeth, who immediately caught the eye of the audience, this character was one of the favorites.
People wanted to know more about this beautiful and talented actress, and if you are one of them, let us introduce you to Yasmine. She has over 30 acting credits to her name, and besides the aforementioned role, she’s perhaps known best for her roles in the series “Nash Bridges”, and “Titans”.
Early life and education
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth was born under the zodiac sign of Gemini on 14 June 1968, in New York City, USA, thus she holds American nationality. She comes from a family of mixed ethnicity – Russian, Jewish, German, Pied-Noir and French descent.
Yasmine was raised in her hometown by her mother Carina who was a model, and her father Philip Bleeth, who was a business proprietor. She hasn’t spoken about having any siblings, thus it’s believed that she’s an only child.
Speaking of Yasmine’s educational background, she attended the United Nations International School, and upon matriculating in 1986, she didn’t enroll in college, but pursued her dream of becoming a successful actress.
Roles in movies
Yasmine made her acting debut portraying Theresa O’Brian in the 1983 movie “Baba!”, and followed with her role as Coral Wilson in “The Force” in 1994, before she made an appearance as Emily Gilmore in “A Face to Die For” in 1996.
In the same year, she was seen as Diane Shepard in “Talk to Me”, then was next cast to play Danielle Stevens in “Crowned and Dangerous” in 1997, and in the following year, she co-starred as Rachel in “Heaven or Vegas”.
Yasmine had a supporting role as Jenna Reed in the 1998 movie “BASEketball”, which unfortunately brought her a nomination for the Razzie Award – Worst Actress in 1999. She followed with her role as Pepper Upper in “It Came from the Sky” in 1999, also starring John Ritter and Christopher Lloyd, and the same year, she made an appearance as Ellen Carson in “Road Rage”, and then she was seen as Alexia Forman in “Hidden War” in 2000, also starring Christine Gerrard and James Russo. Next, she was cast to play Lavinia in “Goodbye, Casanova”, also in 2000. She followed with her role as Caroline in “Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding” in 2003.
After almost two decades, she had a supporting role as Lola in “Whack the Don” in 2021, which was her most recent movie role.
Roles in series
Yasmine made her first television appearance portraying Ryan Fenelli Hyde in “Ryan’s Hope”, from 1985 until 1989, which brought her the nomination for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress on a Daytime or Prime Time Serial.
She followed with her role as LeeAnn Demerest in “One Life to Live” in 1991 and ‘92, and then, she was seen as Coral Wilson in an episode of the series “Herman’s Head” in 1993.
From 1993 until 1997, she was cast to play her most notable role to date as Caroline Holden, in the popular series “Baywatch”. Concurrently, in 1995, she made an appearance in “Boy Meets World”, and reprised her role as Caroline Holden in “Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise” (1996).
In 1998, she guest-starred as Katrina in “Veronica’s Closet”, followed with her role as Caitlin Ross in the television series “Nash Bridges” from 1998 until 2000. In 2000 and 2001, she was cast to play Heather Lane Williams in the popular series “Titans”, also starring John Barrowman and Casper Van Dien,
Her most recent television role was her portrayal of Kristen Grayson in an episode of the series “V.I.P” in 2002.
Love life and relationships
There have been various rumors concerning both Yasmine’s love life and her sexual orientation, one of the rumors being that she was in a relationship with the American actor and her co-star from the series “Titans” Casper Van Dien, however, neither she nor he spoke about these assumptions.
It’s widely known that Yasmine’s had an interesting love life, in relationships with several celebrities from the entertainment industry. From 1984 until 1987, she was in a relationship with Grant Show, an American actor well-known for his role in “Melrose Place”. Yasmine then dated Luke Perry, a famous teen idol who starred in “Beverly Hills, 90210”, through 1988.
In the early ‘90s, she began dating Ricky Paull Goldin, an American actor known for “All My Children” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”. The two became engaged in 1995, however, this love story ended soon afterwards.
In 1996, Yasmine was in a relationship with the famous “Friends” actor, Matthew Perry, however, their relationship was short too, but in the same year, she began dating David Charvet, a French actor and singer but that lasted only a few weeks. Yasmine also dated Steve Guttenberg (“Police Academy”), however, by the end of 1996, they’d broken-up.
In 1998, it was rumored that Yasmine was seeing Don Johnson, however, she soon revealed that she was engaged to Richard Grieco, an Italian-Irish actor, and former model, but the two separated in 2000.
In the early 2000s, she met her future husband, American businessman Paul Cerrito. The two married on 25 August 2002, and recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.
The couple doesn’t have children.
Where is Yasmine Bleeth now?
Although many of her fans thought that Yasmine has quit acting, after more than 15 years she was seen as Lola in the movie “Whack the Don” in 2021 – her fans were thrilled to see her back on the big screen.
We have a piece of great news for the people who enjoy watching her acting: Yasmine will be seen as Baroness in the announced horror movie entitled “Beautiful Evil”, also starring Tim Thomerson and Tom Lister Junior, which is set to be released in late 2022.
Yasmine doesn’t have an Instagram account, however, there are several run by her fans. She has a Twitter account, although her last tweet was posted back in 2019.
Age, height, and net worth
Yasmine’s age is 54, she has light brown hair and piercing blue eyes, which is her trademark; she weighs around 120lbs (54kgs), and is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall, with vital statistics of 35-22-35.
According to sources, as of August 2022, her net worth has been estimated at over $2 million.
