Eleniak's debut film role came at the age of 12 in the 1982 film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was the girl Elliott was seen kissing in the classroom scene. The 10-year-old co-star, Henry Thomas, told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene "When I had to kiss her I had to kiss her two times! I'm not a girl. She was Vicki De Soto's victim in The Blob horror film. It was a remake of the 1958 film. Eleniak appears in Playboy's July 1989 issue as a pictorial featuring the theme of the sea. Also, she began a regular role as Stephanie's girlfriend in the TV series Charles In Charge. Eleniak also won the Baywatch role in the role of Shauni McClain (which she played from 1989 through 1992). She was Carrie (John Stamos the high school girl) in Full House's "One Last Kiss" which aired on November 16, 1990. Eleniak also returned to acting on film in 1992 as she played a Playboy playmate in a striptease for the U.S. Navy battleship, Under Siege. The film's description of her character is that she's described as "Miss July 1989"--the month when Eleniak was Playmate of the Month in real life.She was the main character as Elly May Clampett in the adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993. In the following year, she was in the Dennis Hopper-directed romantic comedy film Chasers alongside William McNamara. Eleniak also made Girl in the Cadillac (1995) with McNamara. Also, she played in the 1995 interactive game Panic in the Park as identical twins. She continued to create independent films up to 2003. In June 2005, Eleniak was featured on The Real Gilligan's Island.
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