Shannon Tweed Profile
Shannon Tweed
Playboy centerfold appearance
November 1981
Preceded by Kelly Tough
Succeeded by Patricia Farinelli
Playmate of the Year for
1982
Preceded by Terri Welles
Succeeded by Marianne Gravatte
Born March 10, 1957 (1957-03-10) (age 51) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Measurements Bust: 36 in (91 cm) Waist: 25 in (64 cm) Hips: 36 in (91 cm)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg/9.1 st)
Shannon Lee Tweed (born March 10, 1957) is a Canadian actress and model. One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica, she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller.
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life
2 Filmography
2.1 Film 2.2 Television
3 Appearances in Playboy special editions 5 Footnotes 6 External links
Biography
Early life Tweed was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to a mink rancher father. She was raised in Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador, on a mink ranch. She has six brothers and sisters. Shannon graduated from Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and later she became involved in beauty pageants at a young age. In 1977 Shannon was crowned Miss Ottawa Valley and eventually went on to place 4th at the Miss Canada Pageant. She also won the talent award at the national pageant singing Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You".
Career After the Canadian wish-fulfillment TV series Thrill of a Lifetime arranged for her to pose for Hugh Hefner's Playboy, she gained fame as the Playmate of the Month for the November 1981 issue (photographed by Richard Fegley) and eventually the Playmate of the Year for 1982. Since then, Tweed has primarily acted in TV series such as the HBO comedy 1st and Ten, the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest and guest appearances on Frasier, as well as B movies. Tweed also appeared in an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard in the seventh and final season. In 1985, she landed a role on Days of our Lives as Savannah Wilder, a character who was working under Victor Kiriakis and through whom Steve "Patch" Johnson was introduced. She remained with the show until 1987. Her first major theatrical film appearance was in the teen sex comedy Hot Dog... the Movie in 1984. Since then, Tweed has appeared in over 60 films, including Detroit Rock City, produced by Gene Simmons in 1999. She is one of the best known actresses of mainstream erotica, and she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller, a point she makes in her autobiography, most notably her movies The Surrogate and Night Eyes 2 and 3. She occasionally acts with her younger sister, Tracy Tweed, and has also appeared in Playboy photo spreads. In 2006 Tweed authored an autobiography, Kiss and Tell, published by Phoenix Press.
Personal life Tweed has lived with Gene Simmons of KISS since 1985. They are not married. Their two children are Nicholas (born January 22, 1989) and Sophie (born July 7, 1992). The family members currently star in a reality television show on A&E entitled Gene Simmons Family Jewels. She also has a younger sister, Tracy (b. May 10, 1965), who is an actress. They shared the screen in the film Night Eyes 3, both have appeared nude together in a Playboy spread and Tracy occasionally makes appearances on Family Jewels. Due to her last name and love of tweed fashions, her signature catchphrase is "Tweed! Fashions co."
Filmography
Film
The Rowdy Girls (2000) as Velvet Detroit Rock City (1999) as Amanda Finch Naked Lies (1998) as Cara Landry Forbidden Sins (1998) as Maureen Doherty Dead by Dawn (1998) as Wendy Marsh Bimbo Bash Movie (1997) Human Desires (1997) as Alicia Royale White Cargo (1996) as Alexia Electra (1996) as Lorna Duncan/Electra Stormy Nights (1996) as Jennifer McCormick Indecent Behavior 3 (1995) as Dr. Rebecca Mathis Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995) as Dr. Claire Archer Illicit Dreams (1995) as Moira Davis Victim of Desire (1995) as Carla Duvall The Dark Dancer (1995) as Dr. Margaret Simpson Indecent Behavior 2 (1994) as Dr. Rebecca Mathis Night Fire (1994) as Lydia Hard Vice (1994) as Andrea Scorned (1994) as Patricia Langley/Amanda Chessfield Possessed by the Night (1994) as Carol McKay No Contest (1994) as Sharon Bell Indecent Behavior (1993) as Dr. Rebecca Mathis Night Eyes 3 (1993) as Zoe Clairmont Cold Sweat (1993) as Beth Moore Night Eyes 2 (1992) as Marilyn Mejenes The Naked Truth (1992) as The First Class Stewardess In the Cold of the Night (1991) as Lena Last Call (1991) as Cindy/Audrey Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) as The Love Goddess Hot Dog... the Movie (1984) as Sylvia Fonda
Television
Baywatch Hawaii - If Looks Could Kill (1991) as Allison Fowles Married ... with Children - The Two That Got Away #10.9 as Herself
Appearances in Playboy special editions
Playboy's Women of Television 1984. Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads July 1985. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 2 March 1987 - cover. Playboy's Wet & Wild Women July 1987 - page 36. Playboy's Women on the Move September 1988. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 6 March 1989. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 10 November 1989. Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads February 1990. Playboy's Nudes October 1990. Playboy's Sisters March 1992 (with her sister Tracy Tweed). Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads August 1993. Playboy's Beauty Queens August 1994. Playboy's Wet & Wild Playmates September 1994 - pages 12-13. Playboy's Nudes November 1994 (with her sister Tracy Tweed). Playboy's Hot Denim Daze May 1995 - page 44 (with her sister Tracy Tweed). Playboy's Nude Celebrities June 1995. Playboy's Playmates in Bed February 1999 - pages 18-19. Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 2 April 1999 - pages 18-19. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 76 November 2000.
List of people in Playboy 1980-1989
Footnotes
^ Green, Phillip. Cracks in the Pedestal: Ideology and Gender in Hollywood. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998: 170
External links
Shannon Tweed at Playboy.com Shannon Tweed at the Internet Movie Database AskMen.com: Shannon Tweed
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Playboy Playmates of 1981
Karen Price Vicki Lasseter Kymberly Herrin Lorraine Michaels Gina Goldberg Cathy Larmouth
Heidi Sorenson Debbie Boostrom Susan Smith Kelly Tough Shannon Tweed Patricia Farinelli
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Playboy Playmates of the Year
1960s Ellen Stratton Linda Gamble Christa Speck June Cochran Donna Michelle
Jo Collins Allison Parks Lisa Baker Angela Dorian Connie Kreski
1970s Claudia Jennings Sharon Clark Liv Lindeland Marilyn Cole Cyndi Wood
Marilyn Lange Lillian Müller Patti McGuire Debra Jo Fondren Monique St. Pierre
1980s Dorothy Stratten Terri Welles Shannon Tweed Marianne Gravatte Barbara Edwards
Karen Velez Kathy Shower Donna Edmondson India Allen Kimberley Conrad
1990s Renee Tenison Lisa Matthews Corinna Harney Anna Nicole Smith Jenny McCarthy
Julie Lynn Cialini Stacy Sanches Victoria Silvstedt Karen McDougal Heather Kozar
2000s Jodi Ann Paterson Brande Roderick Dalene Kurtis Christina Santiago Carmella DeCesare
Tiffany Fallon Kara Monaco Sara Jean Underwood TBA TBA
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