Shannon Tweed is one actress who has established herself as a film icon for one particular genre of movie making, and that is the Erotic Thriller.

Shannon was born in Newfoundland (March 10, 1957), but lived in Saskatchewan, Ottawa and then Toronto before moving to Los Angeles. Her father was a mink rancher until the 1960 when business went down due to the popularity of fake purs. Shannon's parents separated when she was eleven, and lived with her mother and other brothers and sisters, but she continued to maintain a good relationship with her father until he died in the early 1980's. Shannon has Three (3) brothers and Three (3) sisters. Shannon is the third oldest of the bunch. She left home when she was 15.

Shannon started her film career after becoming a Playboy Playmate of the month and then later Playmate of the Year. After she achieved her Playmate status and with other modelling that she was doing she started doing a magazine show for Playboy called Playboy on the Scene, that similar to an Entertainment Tonight format that dealt with contemporary issues along an adult theme. From that some people at Lorimar Productions asked her to audition for Falcon Crest. With that audition Shannon did 21 episodes of Falcon Crest during 1981/82. From that she then spent Two (2) years on the soap opera Days of our Lives in 1985/86 and then an HBO series called 1st and Ten with O.J. Simpson. She also had a show of her own on CBS in 1991 called Fly By The Night. [<Full Bio]

Filmography
"My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star" (2002) TV Series .... Mom
Dead Sexy (2001) (V) .... Kate McBain
Diaries of Darkness (2000)
Wish You Were Dead (2000) .... Lesbian Hitwoman
Playmate Pajama Party (1999) (V) .... Herself
Rowdy Girls, The (1999) .... Velvet McKenzie
Detroit Rock City (1999) .... Amanda Finch
Powerplay (1999) (TV) .... Jacqueline Knight
Dead by Dawn (1998) .... Wendy Marsh
Forbidden by Law (1998)

Articles & Interviews
IGN For Men "ShannonTweed" August 13, 1999
Entertainment Weekly "A GODDESS AMONG MEN"