Starring Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl continues to do well at the box office despite no Academy Award nominations.
Staff writer Sage Rosenfeld praises “The Last Showgirl”’s incredible cast and emotional story in the gut-wrenching drama starring Pamela Anderson.
Directed by Gia Coppola, “The Last Showgirl,” follows Shelly (Pamela Anderson) as a Las Vegas showgirl whose show, after 30 years of performing, abruptly closes — forcing her to forge a path for her future.
This deliberate choice to have Anderson star in the film then makes sense: director Gia Coppola chose her after seeing the 2023 Netflix documentary “Pamela, a Love Story,” which sought to recontextualize the model’s sensationalized life through her own narrative.
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin , known for his award-winning storytelling, recently praised Pamala Anderson ’s performance in director Gia Coppola’s Las Vegas drama, The Last Showgirl , calling it “one of the finest performances of this or any year.