Kathy Shower
Kathleen Ann Shower[1] (born March 8, 1953, as Kathleen Ann Schrauer) is an American model and actress. Known as Kathy Shower she is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for May 1985 and Playmate of the Year for 1986. At that time, she was the oldest woman ever to appear as a Playboy Playmate, at age 33, as well as a single mother of two.[2]
| Kathy Shower | |
|---|---|
Shower c. 2005 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Cindy Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Devin DeVasquez |
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Velez |
| Succeeded by | Donna Edmondson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen Ann Williamson March 8, 1953 Brookville, Ohio |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Career edit
As many Playboy models do, Shower went on to appear in a string of Playboy videos.[citation needed]
Before and after Playboy, Shower had an acting career mainly within the action-adventure (American Kickboxer 2, The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck) & erotic thriller genres (Boundaries, LA Goddess and Velvet Dreams). Shower also made numerous appearances on mainstream TV, guest-starring in episodes of Knight Rider, Three's Company, Simon & Simon and a forty-six episode continuing role in the daytime drama series Santa Barbara. She appeared in “To The Limit” a film starring “Anna Nicole Smith”. In 2009, Shower completed an independent film entitled Kathy Shower: Playmate Model Mom.
Shower worked as a model for the Tapout clothing company.[3]
At age 43, she was again featured in Playboy in a "Playmates Revisited" pictorial in August 1996.[4]
Personal life edit
Shower was born in Brookville, Ohio.
Partial filmography edit
- 1995 To The Limit as mob wife
- 1993 Wild Cactus as Celeste
- 1993 American Kickboxer 2 as Lillian
- 1993 L.A. Goddess as Lisa Moore
- 1990 Robo-C.H.I.C. as Robo-C.H.I.C.
- 1987 The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck as Barbara Manchester
- 1985–1986 Santa Barbara as Janice Harrison
- 1985–1986 Knight Rider as Claudia Torrell / Tori
- 1984 Simon & Simon as Unknown
- 1984 The New Mike Hammer as Unknown
- 1983 CHiPs as Cindy / Honey Jean
- 1982 Three's Company as Millicent
References edit
- ^ "Playmail". Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ Watts, Steven (2009). Mr Playboy Hugh Hefner and the American Dream: Epub Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Inc. p. 354. ISBN 9780470501375.
- ^ "Playmate News". Playboy. 56. Playboy Inc.: 166–167 December 2009.
- ^ Staff. "Playmates Revisited". Playboy. Retrieved 30 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Kathy Shower at Playboy Online
- Kathy Shower at IMDb
- Kathy Shower at AllMovie
- Kathy Shower at Rotten Tomatoes