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Shannon Tweed

Shannon Tweed

Shannon Lee Tweed is a Canadian actress and model who has acted primarily in soft core low budget films. She is the daughter of a mink rancher and is the oldest of seven siblings.

Shannon became involved in beauty pageants at a young age. 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 Year for 1982. She was briefly involved with Hugh Hefner at that time. Since then, Shannon has primarily acted in TV series (including a guest appearance in Frasier) and B movies. Shannon is one of the best known actresses in mainstream erotica. She lives with KISS member Gene Simmons (they are not married) and they have two children--son Nicholas and daughter Sophie. She occasionally acts with (and models with) her younger sister, Tracy Tweed.

Shannon has appeared in over 60 films over the past twenty years. Most of them seem to involve her having sex with people of various professions such as detectives, lawyers and evil geniuses. In addition to having sex, she frequently gets to beat up the bad guys while wearing figure-hugging outfits e.g. No Contest. She is one of the best known actresses of mainstream erotica, and she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller--most notably her movies Night Eyes 2 & 3. She is also identified with one of the more well-known of bizarre and amusing titles in films: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989).

Shannon has played bad characters just as frequently as good characters. One memorable evil character was Electra, a kind of superhuman dominatrix intent on world domination. On rare occasions she has made it into mainstream films such as Detroit Rock City, but only in minor roles.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2005.

Shannon Tweed Facts

Birth NameShannon Lee Tweed
OccupationActress, Model
BirthdayMarch 10, 1957 (67)
SignPisces
BirthplaceSt John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height5' 10" (1m78)  How tall is Shannon Tweed compared to you?
Social Media shannonleetweed

Selected Filmography

The Rowdy Girls
Bimbo Movie Bash
Detroit Rock City
Hot Dog... The Movie
Hard Vice
Sex, Marriage and Infidelity
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood
Cannibal Women In The Avocado Jungle
Voyeur
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