Pamela Anderson made a striking appearance at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday for the screening of "A Place To Be," gracing the red carpet in a dramatic mustard yellow gown and a new pincurl hairstyle.
Anderson, 59, complemented her sweeping golden dress with a bold new hairstyle, departing from her signature voluminous waves. She also opted for a makeup-free look, highlighting her natural beauty.
The actress stars as Molly in "A Place To Be," a road-trip film about an elderly woman and a divorcée traveling from Chicago to New York. Anderson's character is Brooke's daughter, who is navigating life after her second marriage and concerns about her mother.
She was accompanied at the event by director Taika Waititi, 51, who plays the divorcée character in the film. Waititi, husband of Rita Ora, posed for photographs in a black tuxedo.
Earlier in the day, Anderson was seen leaving the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort. During her time at the festival, she also received an award at the amfAR Gala.
Speaking at the amfAR Gala, Anderson recalled her 2015 announcement that she had been cured of hepatitis C, a diagnosis she received around 1999. She described the initial prognosis of having "10 years to live" as feeling like a "death sentence" that deeply affected her decisions due to fear for her young children.
"It turned my life inside out," Anderson was quoted as saying. She also spoke of being "haunted by shame and guilt" related to the diagnosis and past experiences of sexual abuse, feeling like "damaged goods."
Following the discovery of a cure in 2011, Anderson became free of the virus by 2015, though she noted that the treatment was financially costly. She stated that while she has "finally come to terms" with the experience, it still affects her.
Anderson, who has two sons, Brandon and Dylan, with ex-husband Tommy Lee, has reframed her past as a source of strength. She said, "My truth has come through my work, finding ways to express myself through the arts. It gave me the ammunition I needed, a fertile life to use and play in."
She added, "I'm not a victim, I'm a victor. I am strong and capable, more now than I could ever dream of… I'm not the damsel in distress, no matter how easy that role is to play."