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Tracy Tweed

Shannon Tweed
Shannon Tweed 2007.jpg
Tweed in 2007
Born Shannon Lee Tweed
(1957-03-10) March 10, 1957 (age 59)
St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation actress, model, reality star, voice over and narrator
Spouse(s) Gene Simmons (m. 2011)
Children Nicholas Adam Simmons
Sophie Alexandra Simmons
Playboy centerfold appearance
November 1981
Preceded by Kelly Tough
Succeeded by Patricia Farinelli
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1982
Preceded by Terri Welles
Succeeded by Marianne Gravatte
Personal details
Measurements Bust: 36"C
Waist: 25"
Hips: 36"
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons (born March 10, 1957) 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, co-lead singer of the band Kiss, and their two children; Nicholas Adam Simmons and Sophie Alexandra Simmons. Tweed is also known for Gene Simmons Family Jewels, a television reality show that portrayed the life of her family from 2006 to 2012.

Tweed was born in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador to Donald Keith Tweed, a mink rancher, and Louise (Wall) Tweed She was raised on a mink ranch in Markland. She is one of seven children and has three sisters, including actress Tracy Tweed.

After her father fell into a coma after a car crash, Tweed moved the family to her mother's home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, studying nursing while the family survived on welfare. She became involved in beauty pageants following breast enhancement surgery at age 20. In 1978, she was third runner-up in the Miss Ottawa event and won the Miss Canada talent competition for her singing.

After the Canadian wish-fulfilment TV series Thrill of a Lifetime arranged for her to pose for Playboy magazine, Tweed was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month for the November 1981 issue and eventually the Playmate of the Year for 1982. Tweed and her sister Tracy appeared together in a Playboy spread.


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