Pamela Anderson personifies her Venus in Leo perfectly, with the planet of beauty in astrology's flashiest sign. There's little subtlety here, and no coyness about exposing her obvious charms. Pamela is an ideal Venus in Leo, a luscious-lipped beauty with a gorgeous body and eyes to match the planet's splendor. She's a great North American goddess, on a comparatively long run of fame for youthful looks that often fade quickly. She's likeable too, probably because she's a sensitive Cancer, born July 1, 1967 at 4:08 am in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. She was first discovered in a crowd at a football game on Vancouver Island. Her image was projected on the stadium screen, the fans went wild, and Pamela's career was off and running. Commercials followed, then she went to Hollywood, where she was on hit TV shows 'Home Improvement' and 'Baywatch' at the same time. That and a record of five appearances on the cover of 'Playboy' have made her one of the world's most recognizable women.

In spite of being known as a fantasy figure for men -- a grown-up Barbie who's given up kid games for more adult forms of play -- Pamela has strength and a strong sense of self. She once said, "What I know in life runs the gamut of the feminist experience. The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society." This statement reflects the Moon in her chart, which is in independent Aries in the house of career. This is the symbol of a woman who knows how to take care of herself and battle for her own interests. Mars, the warrior planet, is opposite that Moon, adding another level of fighting spirit to her personality and experience. Mars in a chart sometimes plays out as the men in a woman's life, so its tense relationship to her maternal and protective Moon reflects her relationship with her ex-husband Tommy Lee, the raucous rocker. Pam's Mars in ingratiating Libra, though, shows her willingness to forgive, as evidenced by the numerous times she's reunited with Tommy over the years.

Pam's Mercury, the planet of intellect, is retrograde in Cancer and in a challenging square with the Moon and Mars in her chart. These cross connections between the planets of the mind, instinct and action tend to make for a highly eventful life, yet Pamela isn't the type to hang onto the past. She once said, "I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday. If I think too much, it kind of freaks me out ..." The emotional quality of the sign Cancer doesn't allow for much detachment or analysis.

Still, what you see is not exactly what you get. Pamela's Rising Sign (also called the Ascendant) is Leo, which is naturally good at making big impressions. She's blond and bodacious, almost like a pin-up rather than a real woman. But the Rising Sign describes one's image, while the Sun describes the heart of the person. Pam's caring Cancer Sun can be seen in her roles as a mother and as a spokesperson for PETA, which may be the two best parts she'll ever play.