: Shannon Tweed is a Canadian actress and model born on March 10, 1957, in St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada. She was Playmate of the Year in 1982 and went on to build a prolific career in erotic thrillers throughout the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in films including Meatballs III, Scorned, and numerous others. She is also known as the longtime partner and later wife of KISS frontman Gene Simmons, appearing alongside him in the reality series Gene Simmons Family Jewels.