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Shannon Tweed Biography (1957-)

Full name, Shannon Lee Tweed; born March 10, 1957, in Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada; father, a mink rancher; companion of Gene Simmons (a musician with the group KISS and a teacher; also known as Chaim Witz); children: Nicholas, Sophie.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer

Birth Details

March 10, 1957

Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Meg Hughes, Of Unknown Origin, Warner Bros., 1982
• Sylvia Fonda, Hot Dog ... The Movie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984
• Lee Waite, The Surrogate (also known as Blind Rage), CinemaInternational Canada, 1984
• Love goddess, Meatballs III, The Movie Store, 1986
• Angela, Steele Justice, Paramount, 1987
• "Baitmate," Dragnet, 1987
• Dr. Margo Hunt, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (also known as Jungle Heat and Piranha Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death), Paramount Home Video, 1989
• Sam, Code Name Vengeance, Action, 1989
• Tory, Lethal Woman (also known as The Most Dangerous Woman Alive), 1989
• Lisa Grace, Night Visitor (also known as Never Cry Devil),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
• Hinkle, Twisted Justice, Seymour Borde, 1990
• Lena, In the Cold of the Night, Republic Pictures, 1991
• Cindy/Audrey, Last Call, Prism Entertainment, 1991
• Sandra Spencer, The Firing Line, American International Pictures Home Video, 1991
• Susan Drake, The Last Hour (also known as Concrete War), Academy, 1991
• Marilyn Mejenes, Night Eyes 2, Turner Home Entertainment, 1992
• Eve Anderson, Sexual Response, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1992
• Beth Moore, Cold Sweat, Paramount Home Video, 1993
• Rebecca Mathis, Indecent Behavior, Atlantic Group, 1993
• Zoe Clairmont/Hillary, Night Eyes III: On Guard (also known as Night Eyes Three), Turner Home Entertainment, 1993
• Lydia, Nightfire, Triboro Entertainment, 1994
• Carol McKay, Possessed by the Night, Vision Home Video, 1994
• Patricia Langley/Amanda, Scorned (also known as A Woman Scorned), Prism Pictures, 1994
• Andrea Thompson, Vegas Vice (also known as Hard Vice), A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
• Dr. Rebecca Mathis, Indecent Behavior 3, Warner Vision, 1995
• Claire Archer, Body Chemistry IV (also known as Body Chemistry4: Full Exposure), New Horizons Home Video, 1995
• Moira Davis, Illicit Dreams, Republic Entertainment, 1995
• Carla Duvall, Victim of Desire (also known as Implicated),New Horizons Home Video, 1995
• Hotline, 1995
• Bimbo Movie Bash, Amazing Fantasy Entertainment, 1996
• Hot Line 2, 1996
• Alexia, White Cargo, Third Coast Entertainment, 1996
• Alicia Royale, Human Desires (also known as Indecent Behavior 4), MRG Entertainment, 1997
• Java Heads: The Movie, 1997
• Jennifer McCormick, Stormy Nights (also known as The Widow), PM Entertainment Group, 1997
• Wendy Marsh, Dead by Dawn, Vista Street Entertainment, 1998
• Sharon Bell, Face the Evil (also known as No Contest II andNo Contest II: Access Denied), Warner Bros., 1998
• Cara Landry, Naked Lies, MRG Entertainment, 1998
• Velvet McKenzie, The Rowdy Girls, Troma Films, 1999
• Amanda Finch, Detroit Rock City, New Line Cinema, 1999
• Diaries of Darkness, 2000
• Lisa, Singapore Sling (also known as Scandalous Behavior),Santelmo Entertainment, 2000
• Lesbian hitwoman, Wish You Were Dead, Icon Entertainment International, 2000
• Kate McBain, Dead Sexy, Columbia TriStar/Mainline Releasing, 2001
• Film Work
• Associate producer, Indecent Behavior 3, Warner Vision, 1995
• Associate producer, Human Desires (also known as Indecent Behavior 4), MRG Entertainment, 1997
• Associate producer, Naked Lies, MRG Entertainment, 1998
• Coproducer, The Rowdy Girls, Troma Films, 1999
• Executive producer, Dead Sexy, Columbia TriStar/Mainline Releasing, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Beautiful woman, Drop-out Father, CBS, 1982
• Joan (some sources cite Joanne) Preston, The Last Fling, ABC, 1987
• Crazy Sally, Longarm (also known as Showdown in Silver City), ABC, 1988
• Heather Burnz, Liar's Edge, Showtime, 1992
• First-class stewardess, The Naked Truth, ABC, 1993
• Shannon, Model by Day, Fox, 1994
• Lorna Duncan/Electra, Electra, HBO, 1995
• Sharon Bell, No Contest, HBO, 1995
• Dr. Rebecca Mathis, Indecent Behavior II, Showtime, 1996
• Dr. Margaret Simpson, The Dark Dancer, Showtime, 1996
• Hunter Wiley, Assault on Devil's Island (also known as Shadow Warriors), TNT, 1997
• Hunter Wiley, Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (also known as Assault on Death Mountain), TNT, 1998
• Maureen Doherty, Forbidden Sins (also known as Serial Suspect), Cinemax, 1998
• Series
• Diana Hunter, Falcon Crest, CBS, 1982-1983
• Savannah Wilder, Days of Our Lives (also known as Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives, Days, and DOOL), NBC, 1985-1986
• Kristy Fulbright, 1st & Ten (also known as 1st & Ten: The Bulls Mean Business, 1st & Ten: The Championship, 1st & Ten: Do It Again, 1st & Ten: Going for Broke, 1st &Ten: In Your Face!, and 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back), HBO, 1989-1991
• Gina Darnell, My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The WB, 2002
• Also appeared as Rebecca in Hot Line.
• Episodic
• Celina Morgan, "The Wedding Picture/Castaways," Fantasy Island, 1983
• Karen Thorsen, "The Perfect Twenty," Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, 1984
• Betty Jo, "Welcome Waylon Jennings," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1984
• Barbara, "Videodate," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1985
• Princess Leanna, "King for a Day," Three's a Crowd, ABC, 1985
• Vicki Barrington, "Role Call," Cagney & Lacey, 1986
• Nina Van Slyke, "Oh Lucky Man," Highway to Heaven, 1986
• "Hot Wired," Hooperman, 1987
• Babe Adair, "Beauty and the Babe," Rags to Riches, 1987
• "Doctor's Orders," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1987
• Harmony Masters/Janis Rubin, "Autumn," Stingray, NBC, 1987
• Jocelyn Miller, "The Lung Goodbye," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
• Jodie Claymann, "You Ought to Be in Prison," 21 Jump Street, Fox,1987
• Margo, "Margo," Dear John, NBC, 1989
• Alison Fowles, "If Looks Could Kill," Baywatch, NBC, 1991
• Sally "Slick" Monroe, Fly By Night (also known as Attachez vosceintures), CBS, 1991
• Ms. Mason, "The Undergraduate," Parker Lewis (also known as Parker Lewis Can't Lose), Fox, 1991
• Luree, "For Better or Perverse," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
• "Moths to a Flame," Matrix, 1993
• Andrea Hopper, "To Err Is Human," Matrix, 1993
• The Howard Stern Show, 1995
• Dr. Honey Snow, "You Scratch My Book...," Frasier, NBC, 1995
• Priscilla Lake, "Twice Dead," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
• Samantha Kent, Marker, UPN, 1995
• Sandy Beach, "The Two That Got Away," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1995
• Sheila Silver, "Burnout," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1996
• Prime Minister Delia, "The Naked and the Dred, or the Toast of the Town,"Homeboys in Outer Space, UPN, 1997
• Emily Palmer, "Oedipus Wrecks," Wings, NBC, 1997
• Maggie, "Tom's Back Again," The Tom Show, The WB, 1997
• Bess, "Payback," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1997
• "Val on the Run," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999
• "Unfase Sex," Beggars and Choosers, Showtime, 1999
• Joanna Parsons, "Passages," Get Real, Fox, 1999
• "Trouble in Paradise: Parts 1 & 2," Our House, NBC, 2000
• Sophia Van Lowe, "Moving on Out," The Parkers, UPN, 2000
• Dr. Honey Show, "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2," Frasier, NBC, 2001
• Sophia Van Lowe, "Mother's Day Blues," The Parkers, UPN, 2002
• Also appeared as guest playmate on Dueling for Playmates and guestpanelist on The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.
• Pilots
• Lila, Crazy Dan, NBC, 1986
• Sergeant Beth McCarty, Sirens, CBS, 1987
• Hollywood Dog, Fox, 1990
• Leona, Tag Team, ABC, 1991
• Specials
• The First Olympics: Athens, 1896 (also known as Dream One and The First Modern Olympics), 1984
• Sex Symbols: Past, Present, and Future, syndicated, 1987
• Other
• Desperado: The Outlaw Wars, 1989
• Jacqueline Knight, Powerplay, UPN, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Playmate Review, 1983
• Playmates of the Year: The 80's, 1989
• 21 Playmates Centerfold Collection, 1996
• Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: Shannon Tweed, 1996
• Babes of Baywatch (also known as Playboy's Babes of Baywatch), 1998
• Playmate Pajama Party, Uni Distribution, 1999
• Celebrities (also known as Playboy's Celebrities), 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Empire, October, 1998, p. 134
• Entertainment Weekly, January 10, 1997, p. 65
• Femme Fatales, October, 1998, pp. 48-55