Anderson plays an aging Vegas showgirl in the new movie from Gia Coppola. For so many reasons, it's a role only she could meaningfully deliver.

Nothing lasts forever, but in Las Vegas not much sticks around longer than a minute or two. Not your money, not the old casino hotels on the Strip, and not the topless revues that, for decades, defined Sin City in a rhinestone nutshell.

"It happened and now I'm here," Anderson said. "I'm being seen and recognized for my work and not these tawdry moments."

While Pamela Anderson gives a raw, poignant performance that’s likely the best of her career, ‘The Last Showgirl’ treads well-worn narrative ground.

Thursday’s premiere of the Anderson starring The Last Showgirl at the Chinese Theatre has been cancelled, we hear. With the former Baywatch actress’ performance receiving wide acclaim, the Gia Coppola directed film is set to be release nationwide by Roadside Attraction this Friday, January 10.

The actress and model stars in Gia Coppola’s drama, which also features Jamie Lee Curtis and Brenda Song, about a performer in a Las Vegas revue that is about to end its decades-long run.

The intimate character study from director Gia Coppola of two women who find their time in the spotlight fading is a wistful, moving experience

“I’m beautiful,” she says before a friend walks her offstage. “I’m 57, and I’m beautiful, you son of a bitch!”