It has become almost impossible to picture Kelly Packard wearing anything but her red swimsuit. But she has had various other roles before becoming a series regular on “Baywatch”. Parallel to her time on the show, she also played the bass guitar and played the role of Tiffani on “California Dreams”.
You may have also seen her playing a slew of other roles in film or episodes of TV shows such as “Living Dolls”, “Blossom”, and “The Wonder Years”. Interestingly enough, she wasn’t immediately cast as a “Baywatch” regular. She started out playing a few small roles as an extra and became a regular as April Giminski in 1997.
Gena Lee Nolin Then
Before pretending to save people from drowning, Gena Lee Nolin graced the screen on "The Price Is Right" as one of the beauties at Bob Barker's side in 1994. Shortly after that, Nolin was cast as Sandy the model on "The Young and the Restless".
Nolin was cast as Neely Capshaw on "Baywatch" in 1995. She was on the show for three seasons (6-8) before trying on other roles.
Gena Lee Nolin Today
Nolin left "Baywatch" in 1998, and came back to the screen two years after that with the starring role in the TV series "Sheena". The show ran for two years, during which Nolin played a woman who was raised in the jungle and wore very little clothes.
Nolin has been known to pose in various men's magazines, like in a Christmas edition of "Playboy" magazine, and features in "Stuff", "Maxim" and "FHM". She has also written a book called "Beautiful Inside and Out, Conquering Thyroid Disease with a Healthy, Happy, “Thyroid Sexy” Life".
Kelly Packard Today
Packard has stayed true to her "Baywatch" roots and participated in "Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay", a sequel film that was released straight to video in 1998. Another notable performance given by Packard was on "Ripley's Believe It or Not!", where she co-presented some bizarre phenomenons from around the world for two seasons.
Packard also appeared in a few episodes of "The Wild Thornberrys", "Boy Meets World", and "Better Things".
Jason Momoa Then
Before getting cast as Jason Ioane on "Baywatch: Hawaii", Jason Momoa was a mere teenager working as a salesman in a Hawaiian surf shop. His first steps in the spotlight were done as a model.
About a year after that, he was already holding the title of "Hawaii’s Model of the Year" and about to host the Miss Teen Hawaii pageant. He came to the Baywatch franchise in 1999.