Liz Braun: The real Pamela Anderson emerges in new book, film

Pamela Anderson’s public persona may be all-breast-no-brain, but a new documentary and autobiography — both available Jan. 31 — will help correct that.

The book is Love, Pamela; the movie, Pamela: A Love Story, is on Netflix.

Both let Anderson take charge of her own story in her own words.

Once the filter of the male gaze is removed, a different person emerges from the tawdry tabloid image. 

(A reminder: Anderson is Canadian. That gives a little cultural context for those surprised to find out the “Baywatch babe” is brave, thoughtful, self-effacing and funny.)