Shannon Tweed
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Shannon Lee Tweed 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
. Tweed lives with her husband Gene Simmons
of Kiss
and their two children.
(born May 10, 1965), who is an actress, and Sara Tweed, who lives in Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan. She has another sister, Kim. Shannon and Tracy shared the screen in the film Night Eyes 3, and have appeared nude together in a Playboy
spread. Tracy occasionally makes appearances on Family Jewels
. She also has an older brother, Lance, and another brother, Jeff. After their father was badly injured in a car crash, her mother was left to care for the children on her own while her father was recuperating. Eventually her mother had to sell the ranch to support her seven children. Mrs Tweed did not tell her husband that she had sold the ranch and when he found out, he divorced her. Shannon's mother moved the family to her home town of Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan. Tweed attended Mount Royal Collegiate
in Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan but never graduated. She became involved in beauty pageants at a young age. In 1978, she was Miss Ottawa and fourth in the Miss Canada Pageant. She won the Miss Canada talent competition (her speciality was singing).
arranged for her to pose for Hugh Hefner
's Playboy
, she was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month for the November 1981 issue 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 appearance
s on Frasier
, as well as B movie
s. 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, remaining with the show until 1987. She is to reprise the role for a brief storyline in October 2011.
Her first major theatrical film appearance was in the teen sex comedy
Hot Dog... The Movie
in 1984. Since then, Tweed has appeared in more than 60 films including Detroit Rock City
, produced by Gene Simmons
in 1999.
linebacker Ron Foxx, who then played for the Ottawa Rough Riders
. After a brief relationship with Hugh Hefner
(which coincided with her Playmate appearances and being named 1982 Playmate of the Year), Tweed has lived with Gene Simmons
of Kiss
since 1983 . The couple have two children, Nicholas (born January 22, 1989) and Sophie Alexandra (born July 7, 1992) Simmons. The family members star in a reality television show on A&E entitled Gene Simmons Family Jewels
. On October 1, 2011 Shannon and Simmons married at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel
in Beverly Hills, California
.
Erotic thriller
The erotic thriller is a film and literary sub-genre which consists of a mixture between erotica and thriller. The genre increased in North American popularity from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s, before declining in marketability.-1980s:...
. Tweed lives with her husband Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
of Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
and their two children.
Early life
Tweed was born in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to a mink rancher and was raised on a mink ranch in Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Shannon is one of seven children. She also has two younger sisters, TracyTracy Tweed
Tracy Lee Tweed is a Canadian actress and model. She is the younger sister of Shannon Tweed and youngest of seven siblings. She has three children, Emily and twin sons Hunter and Jake...
(born May 10, 1965), who is an actress, and Sara Tweed, who lives in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan. She has another sister, Kim. Shannon and Tracy shared the screen in the film Night Eyes 3, and have appeared nude together in a Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
spread. Tracy occasionally makes appearances on Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. The show follows the life of KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie....
. She also has an older brother, Lance, and another brother, Jeff. After their father was badly injured in a car crash, her mother was left to care for the children on her own while her father was recuperating. Eventually her mother had to sell the ranch to support her seven children. Mrs Tweed did not tell her husband that she had sold the ranch and when he found out, he divorced her. Shannon's mother moved the family to her home town of Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan. Tweed attended Mount Royal Collegiate
Mount Royal Collegiate
Mount Royal Collegiate Institute is located on the west side of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in Mount Royal. It serves students from grades 9 through 12...
in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan but never graduated. She became involved in beauty pageants at a young age. In 1978, she was Miss Ottawa and fourth in the Miss Canada Pageant. She won the Miss Canada talent competition (her speciality was singing).
Career
After the Canadian wish-fulfilment TV series Thrill of a LifetimeThrill of a Lifetime
Thrill of a Lifetime was a television reality series created by Sidney M. Cohen and Willie Stein. It was telecast from 1981 to 1988 in Canada on the CTV network. Thrill of a Lifetime gave viewers the chance to live their dreams, with thrills ranging from daredevil adventures to the romantic...
arranged for her to pose for Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...
's Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, she was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month for the November 1981 issue 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
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....
and guest appearance
Guest appearance
In show business , a guest appearance is a participation of an outsider performer , usually called guest artist , in an event , i.e., the participation of a performer which does not belong to the regular crew In performance...
s on Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, as well as B movie
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s. Tweed also appeared in an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985.The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.- Overview :The Dukes of Hazzard...
in the seventh and final season. In 1985, she landed a role on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
as Savannah Wilder, remaining with the show until 1987. She is to reprise the role for a brief storyline in October 2011.
Her first major theatrical film appearance was in the teen sex comedy
Sex comedy
Sex comedy is a term for comedy movies with sexual content usually referring to those made in the United Kingdom in the mid 1970s. They may range from comic pornographic films like the Confessions series to relatively innocent comedies that include jokes about sex and other sexual related humour,...
Hot Dog... The Movie
Hot Dog... The Movie
Hot Dog…The Movie is a teen comedy film released in January 1984. The film went on to gross over $17 million and became one of the iconic teen comedies of the 1980s.-Premise:...
in 1984. Since then, Tweed has appeared in more than 60 films including Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City (film)
Detroit Rock City is a 1999 film about four teenagers in a Kiss cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978. Comparable to Rock 'n' Roll High School, Dazed and Confused, The Stöned Age, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Detroit Rock City tells a coming of age story through a filter of 1970s...
, produced by Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
in 1999.
Personal life
Tweed had a relationship with the CFLCanadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
linebacker Ron Foxx, who then played for the Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
. After a brief relationship with Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...
(which coincided with her Playmate appearances and being named 1982 Playmate of the Year), Tweed has lived with Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
of Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
since 1983 . The couple have two children, Nicholas (born January 22, 1989) and Sophie Alexandra (born July 7, 1992) Simmons. The family members star in a reality television show on A&E entitled Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. The show follows the life of KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie....
. On October 1, 2011 Shannon and Simmons married at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills Hotel
The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California. It was opened on May 12, 1912 by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. The original main building of The Beverly Hills Hotel was designed by Pasadena...
in Beverly Hills, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Selected filmography
- Of Unknown OriginOf Unknown OriginOf Unknown Origin is a 1983 film directed by George P. Cosmatos. The film was written by Brian Taggert, based on the novel The Visitor by Chauncey G. Parker III. It was filmed on location in Montreal, Quebec but set in New York City. The film won two awards at the Paris Film...
(1983) - Hot Dog…The Movie (1984)
- The SurrogateThe Surrogate (1984 film)The Surrogate is a 1984 Canadian thriller film starring Art Hindle, Carole Laure, Shannon Tweed, and Jackie Burroughs. The film was written by Don Carmody and Robert Geoffrion, produced by Don Carmody and John Dunning, executively produced by André Fleury and André Link and directed by Don Carmody...
(1984) - Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)
- Steele JusticeSteele Justice-Taglines:"When the police needed someone to stop the Vietnamese Mafia, there was only one choice...""You don't recruit John Steele. You unleash him.""The only law is the Black Tiger's. The only justice is John Steele's."-Plot:...
(1987) - Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of DeathCannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of DeathCannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death is a 1989 film starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher. The film is a campy send-up of pop culture motifs and societal trends, including feminism , B-movies , and California. It was written by J. F...
(1988) - Last CallLast Call (1991 film)Last Call is a 1991 thriller film about a woman who decides to take revenge on an estate agent who killed her mother. The film was directed by Jag Mundhra, and stars William Katt, Shannon Tweed, and Joseph Campanella....
(1991) - In the Cold of the Night (1991)
- The Naked TruthThe Naked Truth (1992 film)The Naked Truth is a 1993 comedy film starring Robert Caso and Kevin Schon, as well as a host of C-list celebrities such as Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lou Ferrigno, Erik Estrada, Ted Lange, Billy Barty, Yvonne De Carlo, Norman Fell, Little Richard, David Birney, M...
(1992) - Night Eyes 2 (1992)
- Cold SweatCold Sweat (1993 film)Cold Sweat is a 1993 thriller film about a man who lives a double life as a hitman. The film was directed by Gail Harvey, and stars Ben Cross, Adam Baldwin, and Shannon Tweed....
(1993) - Night Eyes 3 (1993)
- Indecent Behavior (1993)
- No ContestNo Contest (film)No Contest was a 1994 action Film starring Shannon Tweed, Robert Davi and Roddy Piper.-Plot:A Miss Galaxy competition is hijacked by a gang who take a number of hostages and demand diamonds as a ransom...
(1994) - Possessed by the NightPossessed by the NightPossessed by the Night is a 1994 erotic thriller directed by Fred Olen Ray, who also co-wrote and had a brief appearance in the film. It also stars Shannon Tweed.-Synopsis:...
(1994) - A Woman Scorned (1994)
- Hard Vice (1994)
- Night Fire (1994)
- Indecent Behavior 2 (1994)
- The Dark Dancer (1995)
- Victim of Desire (1995)
- Illicit Dreams (1995)
- Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995)
- Indecent Behavior 3 (1995)
- Stormy Nights (1996)
- Electra (1996)
- White Cargo (1996)
- Human Desires (1997) as Alicia Royale
- Shadow Warriors: Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
- Bimbo Bash Movie (1997)
- Dead by Dawn (film)|Dead by Dawn (1998)
- Forbidden Sins (1998)
- Naked Lies (1998)
- No Contest IINo Contest IINo Contest II was a 1997 action Film starring Shannon Tweed, Bruce Payne and Lance Henriksen.-Plot:Erich Dengler, the son of Manferd Dengler , poses as an Art Collector, Eric Dane, in order to take over the Holman Museum where he holds the occupants including Sharon Bell and Jack Terry who are...
(1998) - PowerplayPowerplay"Power play" is a sporting term used in various games.*In ice hockey, a team is said to be on a power play when at least one opposing player is serving a penalty, and the team has a numerical advantage on the ice...
(1999) - Detroit Rock CityDetroit Rock City (film)Detroit Rock City is a 1999 film about four teenagers in a Kiss cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978. Comparable to Rock 'n' Roll High School, Dazed and Confused, The Stöned Age, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Detroit Rock City tells a coming of age story through a filter of 1970s...
(1999) - The Rowdy Girls (2000)
- Dead Sexy (2001)
Selected television appearances
- The Hitchhiker (Season 2, Episode 6, entitled "Videodate," 1984)
- Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(as Savannah Wilder – 142 episodes, 1985–1986) - 21 Jump Street21 Jump Street21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
(Episode "You Oughta Be in Prison", 1987) - Dear JohnDear John (US TV series)Dear John is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John was retitled Dear John USA when it was shown in the UK. During its four-season run, the series was bounced to and from various time periods on...
(1989) - Baywatch HawaiiBaywatchBaywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
(Episode "If Looks Could Kill", 1991) - Married… with Children (Episode "The Two That Got Away", 1995)
- FrasierFrasierFrasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
(episodes "You Scratch My Book...", 1995; and "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2", 2001) - Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
(Episode "Twice Dead", 1995) - Wings (Episode "Oedipus Wrecks", 1997)
- The ParkersThe ParkersThe Parkers is an American sitcom . A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers featured the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker . The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting made its way into popular vernacular in the early 2000s.-Premise:The series centered around a mother and daughter who...
(Episodes "Out with the Old, in with the New", 2003; "Mother's Day Blues", 2001; and "Moving on Out", 2000) - Gene Simmons Family JewelsGene Simmons Family JewelsGene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. The show follows the life of KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie....
(All Episodes, 2006–Present) - SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
(Episode "20,000 Patties Under The Sea", 2007) - United States of Tara (Episode "Dept. of F'd Up Family Services", 2010)
- Republic of DoyleRepublic of DoyleRepublic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series, which debuted 6 January 2010 on CBC Television.The show stars Seán McGinley and Allan Hawco as Malachy and Jake Doyle, a father and son who partner as private investigators in St...
(Season 3, unknown upcoming episode, 2011)