Shannon Tweed

Infobox Playboy Playmate

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caption = Shannon Tweed at the 2nd Annual Night of 1000 Stars. Ritual Supper Club, Hollywood, CA. 08-11-07 Photo by Glenn Francis
name = Shannon Tweed
issue = November 1981
birthname =
birthplace = St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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preceded = Kelly Tough
succeeded = Patricia Farinelli
pmoy-year = 1982
pmoy-preceded = Terri Welles
pmoy-succeeded = Marianne Gravatte

Shannon Lee Tweed (born 10 March 1957) is a Canadian actress and model. One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica, [Green, Phillip. "Cracks in the Pedestal: Ideology and Gender in Hollywood". Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998: 170] she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller.

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. [ [http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/living/hobbies/15519952.htm The State | Life & Style ] ]

Tweed also played herself on an episode of "Married with Children", in which Al comes across some "private" photos of her.

Personal life

Tweed has lived with Gene Simmons of KISS since 1985. Their two children are Nicholas (born 22 January 1989) and Sophie (born 7 July 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 (born 10 May 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."

elected filmography

*"Hot Dog... The Movie" (1984) as "Sylvia Fonda"
*"Meatballs III: Summer Job" (1986) as "The Love Goddess"
*"The Surrogate" (1984) as Lee Waite
*"Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" (1988) as Dr. Margo Hunt
*"Last Call" (1991) as "Cindy/Audrey"
*"In the Cold of the Night" (1991) as "Lena"
*"The Naked Truth" (1992) as "The First Class Stewardess"
*"Night Eyes 2" (1992) as "Marilyn Mejenes"
*"Cold Sweat" (1993) as "Beth Moore"
*"Night Eyes 3" (1993) as "Zoe Clairmont"
*"Indecent Behavior" (1993) as "Dr. Rebecca Mathis"
*"No Contest" (1994) as "Sharon Bell"
*"Possessed by the Night" (1994) as "Carol McKay"
*"Scorned" (1994) as "Patricia Langley/Amanda Chessfield"
*"Hard Vice" (1994) as "Andrea"
*"Night Fire" (1994) as "Lydia"
*"Indecent Behavior 2" (1994) as "Dr. Rebecca Mathis"
*"The Dark Dancer" (1995) as "Dr. Margaret Simpson"
*"Victim of Desire" (1995) as "Carla Duvall"
*"Illicit Dreams" (1995) as "Moira Davis"
*"" (1995) as "Dr. Claire Archer"
*"Indecent Behavior 3" (1995) as "Dr. Rebecca Mathis"
*"Stormy Nights" (1996) as "Jennifer McCormick"
*"Electra" (1996) as "Lorna Duncan/Electra"
*"White Cargo" (1996) as "Alexia"
*"Human Desires" (1997) as "Alicia Royale"
*"Bimbo Bash Movie" (1997)
*"Dead by Dawn" (1998) as "Wendy Marsh"
*"Forbidden Sins" (1998) as "Maureen Doherty"
*"Naked Lies" (1998) as "Cara Landry"
*"No Contest II" (1998) as "Sharon Bell"
*"Powerplay" (1999) as Jacqueline Knight
*"Detroit Rock City" (1999) as "Amanda Finch"
*"The Rowdy Girls" (2000) as "Velvet"

elected TV appearances

*"Baywatch Hawaii", Allison Fowles - in the episode "If Looks Could Kill" (1991)
*"Married… with Children", Herself - in the episode "The Two That Got Away" (1995)
*"Frasier", Dr. Honey Snow - in the episode "You Scratch My Book..." (1995) and later in "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2" (2001)

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.

ee also

*List of people in Playboy 1980-1989

References

External links

*imdb name | id=0000238 | name=Shannon Tweed
*playmate|1981|11
* [http://ca.askmen.com/women/actress_100/102_shannon_tweed.html AskMen.com: Shannon Tweed]