Shannon Tweed

Shannon Tweed (2007)

Shannon Lee Tweed (born March 10, 1957 in St. John's , Newfoundland ) is a Canadian actress and model .

Life

Tweed is the daughter of a mink farmer and grew up on his farm in Whitbourne, Newfoundland with six siblings. After attending the Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , she took part in beauty pageants at a young age and became Miss Ottawa Valley in 1977 and then came fourth in the Miss Canada competition .

After she had been named " Playmate of the Month" in November 1981 and "Playmate of the Year" in 1982 by Playboy magazine , she began her acting career with a total of 21 appearances on the television series Falcon Crest . In total, she has worked in over 100 film and television productions, mainly in the low-budget sector, but also in numerous television series, including Frasier , Cagney & Lacey , LA Law - Star Attorneys, Tricks, Trials , 21 Jump Street - Crime Scene Classroom , Baywatch - Die Malibu lifeguards and a terribly nice family participated.

She has been the partner of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons since 1986 , with whom she has two children. She has been married to him since October 1, 2011. In 2006 she starred in the Simmons-produced, 57-part family documentary soap Gene Simmons Family Jewels , and in 1999 in the film Detroit Rock City, which he produced .

Her younger sister, Tracy (born May 10, 1965), is also an actress. They played together in the movie Night Eyes 3 and appeared together in several issues of Playboy magazine.

Filmography (selection)

• 1983: Close Encounters (Of Unknown Origin)
• 1984: Hot Dog - The guy with the hot ski ( Hot Dog ... The Movie )
• 1984: The Surrogate
• 1985–1986: Time of Longing ( soap opera )
• 1986: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven , TV series, episode: Happy Mark )
• 1986: Meatballs III: Summer Job
• 1989: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death ( Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death )
• 1991: Last Call
• 1991: In the Cold of the Night
• 1992: The Naked Truth
• 1992: Night Eyes 2
• 1993: Cold Sweat
• 1993: Night Eyes 3
• 1993: Indecent Behavior
• 1994: No contest
• 1994: Possessed by the Night
• 1994: Scorned
• 1994: Hard Vice
• 1994: Night Fire
• 1994: Indecent Behavior 2
• 1995: The Dark Dancer
• 1995: Victim of Desire
• 1995: Illicit Dreams
• 1995: Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
• 1995: Indecent Behavior 3
• 1996: Stormy Nights
• 1996: Electra
• 1996: White Cargo
• 1997: Human Desires
• 1997: Bimbo Bash Movie
• 1997: Shadow Warriors ( Shadow Warriors: Assault On Devil's Island , TV movie)
• 1998: Dead by Dawn
• 1998: Forbidden Sins
• 1998: Naked Lies
• 1998: Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant
• 1999: Powerplay
• 1999: Detroit Rock City
• 2000: The Rowdy Girls
• 2001: Dead Sexy - Sexy, but dead!

Photos in Playboy

• 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 - p. 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 Tracy Tweed).
• Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads August 1993.
• Playboy's Beauty Queens August 1994.
• Playboy's Wet & Wild Playmates September 1994 - pp. 12-13.
• Playboy's Nudes November 1994 (with Tracy Tweed).
• Playboy's Hot Denim Daze May 1995 - S 44 (with Tracy Tweed).
• Playboy's Nude Celebrities June 1995.
• Playboy's Playmates in Bed February 1999 - pp. 18-19.
• Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 2 April 1999 - pp. 18-19.
• Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 76 November 2000.

Web links

Commons : Shannon Tweed  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of Shannon Tweed
• Shannon Tweed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• AskMen.com: Shannon Tweed