Pamela Bach, an American actor who appeared on several episodes of “Baywatch” and was married to its star David Hasselhoff for 16 years, died Wednesday at her residence in Los Angeles, Calif. The county medical examiner disclosed the cause of death was suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Among Bach’s most notable on-screen credits were in Knight Rider, The Fall Guy, Cheers, Baywatch, The Young and the Restless, Baywatch Nights and Celebrity Big Brother 2011. Pamela had a net worth of $1.5 million as of March 2025, per Celebrity Net Worth.

In a statement shared with PEOPLE, David Hasselhoff has spoken out following the news of his ex-wife Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff's death by an apparent suicide on March 5 at age 62.