Shannon Tweed

She occasionally acts with (and models with) her younger sister, Tracey Tweed. Records: The More I See You (1999), a duet with Mike Reid, reached #44 in the UK Charts. She lives with KISS member Gene Simmons (they are not married) and they have two children. During her first marriage, she had an affair with Sid James, and her biography states the details after 1973. Since then, Shannon has primarily acted in TV series and B movies. Shannon is one of the best known actresses in mainstream erotica. She was also married to Stephen Hollings (1986-1995), and more recently to Scott Mitchell (2000-). She was briefly involved with Hugh Hefner at that time. She was awarded an MBE in 1999 by the British Government and won the first Rear of the year title in 1976.

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. It was later announced that she would make a one off appearance in Eastenders late in 2003. Shannon was born in Newfoundland and became involved in beauty pageants at a young age. After a debilitating case of the Epstein-Barr virus saw her take a year long absence from the screen in 2003, she is due back in the spring of 2004. Shannon Tweed (born March 10, 1957), is a Canadian actress and model who has acted primarily in soft core low budget films. However in 1994 she was offered the plum role of Peggy Mitchell in the popular BBC drama series EastEnders, this saw her regain past glories and come to be seen as something of a 'British Institution'. After a gradual fall from the top, which also saw her husband, Ronnie Knight (married 1964-1985), flee to Spain on Bank robbery charges, she considered quitting acting.

She also starred on Broadway in the play Oh, What a Lovely War and received a 1968 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then went on to become a star with her saucy portrayals of a good time girl in some 9 Carry On films and several TV specials, between 1964 and 1978. Trinian's (1954), and then later came to prominence in the British film Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) garnering a Bafta nomination for Best British Film Actress. Her first film appearance was in The Belles of St.