Brooke Burns (born March 16, 1978) is an American actress and former fashion model, perhaps best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. She is currently co-starring in the ABC television series Miss/Guided.

Biography

Career

She starred in North Shore, a prime-time soap opera on Fox that consisted of 21 episodes which ran from June 14, 2004 through January 13, 2005. She recently had a supporting role on the defunct WB series Pepper Dennis playing Kathy Dinkle. Burns appeared on Ally McBeal, Just Shoot Me!, Out of the Blue, To Tell the Truth, Death to the Supermodels, and Average Joe: Hawaii. She hosted the short-lived American version of the Dog Eat Dog game show for two summer seasons in 2002 and 2003, in which she became famous for her pre-opening introductions in which she would wear a bikini. She also made a cameo in Shallow Hal.

Personal life

Burns was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Betsy (née Davis), a homemaker, and Brad Thomas Burns, who worked in health care. She was once married to Julian McMahon, with whom she has a daughter, Madison, in 2000, and was engaged to Bruce Willis from 2003 until June 2, 2004. In November 2005, Burns broke a bone in her neck after diving into a pool at her home. A friend, an ex-firefighter, found her, stabilized her neck and called an ambulance. Burns mentors for Penny Lane, a home for abused children.