Pamela Anderson, 59, Takes Mother Role in Rosebush Pruning as Career Renaissance Deepens
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Updated · Harper's BAZAAR · Jul 25
Pamela Anderson, 59, Takes Mother Role in Rosebush Pruning as Career Renaissance Deepens
3 articles · Updated · Harper's BAZAAR · Jul 25
Summary
Pamela Anderson appears July 24 in Karim Aïnouz’s black tragicomedy Rosebush Pruning, playing the Mother—a small but scene-stealing matriarch in a wealthy, deeply dysfunctional family.
Anderson said Shirley MacLaine recently urged her to “play older,” advice she embraced for the role as she continues moving beyond the sex-symbol image that defined much of her early career.
Her recent reinvention began with Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway in 2022 and continued through The Last Showgirl in 2024 and The Naked Gun in 2025, sharpening both her dramatic and comic range.
Rosebush Pruning adds another ensemble credit alongside Callum Turner, Elle Fanning, Riley Keough, Lukas Gage and Jamie Bell, while Anderson also pointed to Michael Cera’s upcoming Love Is Not the Answer as a major departure.
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