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Actress Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff — David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife — has died at age 62.
While Bach-Hasselhoff’s cause of death has yet to be officially disclosed, TMZ reported that the Baywatch alum — who starred as café owner Kaye Morgan alongside Hasselhoff on the hit show from 1991 to 2000 — died by suicide. According to the outlet, concerned family who hadn’t heard from Bach-Hasselhoff, found her on Wednesday, March 5, at her Hollywood Hills home.
TMZ also reported that paramedics responded to the residence around 10 p.m., and Bach-Hasselhoff was pronounced dead.
David Hasselhoff posed with his then-wife, actress Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, before the 2005 Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 27, 2005 in California. David Hasselhoff posed with his then-wife, actress Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, before the 2005 Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 27, 2005 in California. David Livingston/Getty Images
Hasselhoff confirmed the devastating death via X on Thursday, March 6.
“Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff,” Hasselhoff wrote on X about his former spouse, who he first met on the set of his television show Knight Rider. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”
Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult period but kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.
— David Hasselhoff (@DavidHasselhoff) March 6, 2025
The Hasselhoffs ended their 17-year marriage in 2006. They shared two daughters, Taylor, 34, and 32-year-old Hayley.
Sharon Kelly, who represented Bach-Hasselhoff, told TMZ that her “dear client” was a “force of nature.”
“My heart goes out to her family, her beautiful daughters and granddaughter who Pamela constantly gushes about and loves so dearly,” Kelly said of the “proud mama,” who got her start in show business when she acted opposite Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, and Diane Lane in the 1983 movie Rumble Fish. Six years later, she went on to star on Baywatch.
