17/03/2023
🎂Happy 66th birthday to actress and model Shannon Tweed! Tweed was born on March 10, 1957 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Named Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 1982, Tweed has appeared in more than 60 films and several television series. She is one of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica and is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller. She is married to Gene Simmons, bassist and co-lead singer of the legendary band KISS. Tweed is also known for Gene Simmons Family Jewels, a reality TV show that portrayed the life of her family from 2006 until 2012. She made her debut on the big screen as a body double in the horror film Curtains (1983) and followed that with her first speaking role in the psychological horror film Of Unknown Origin (1983). Her first foray into the erotic thriller genre came in 1984 with The Surrogate. Her other notable work in film include Hot Dog…The Movie (1984), Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986), Steele Justice (1987), Dragnet (1987), Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1988), In the Cold of the Night (1990), Last Call (1991), Liar’s Edge (1992), Night Eyes 2 (1992), The Naked Truth (1992), Cold Sweat (1993), Night Eyes 3 (1993), Indecent Behavior (1993), Possessed by the Night (1994), Indecent Behavior 2 (1994), Illicit Dreams (1994), No Contest (1995), Victim of Desire (1995), Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995), Indecent Behavior 3 (1995), No Contest II (1997), Dead by Dawn (1998), Detroit Rock City (1999), Forbidden Sins (1999) and The Rowdy Girls (2000). Her other notable work on television include Falcon Rest (1982-1983), Fantasy Island (1983), The Dukes of Hazzard (1984), The Hitchhiker (1984, 1987), Three's a Crowd (1985), Day of Our Lives (1985-1986), Cagney & Lacey (1986), Highway to Heaven (1986), L.A. Law (1987), 21 Jump Street (1987), Parker Lewis Can’t Lose (1991), Baywatch (1991), Married... with Children (1995), Murder, She Wrote (1995), Frasier (1995, 2001), Wings (1997), The Tom Show (1997, 1998), V.I.P. (1999), The Parkers (2000-2003), United States of Tara (2010), Republic of Doyle (2012-2013) and Seed (2014).🎂