Kathy Shower | |
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![]() Showerc. 2005 | |
Playboycenterfold 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 Shower (1953-03-08)March 8, 1953 (age 72)[1] |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Kathleen Ann Shower[2] is an American model and actress. Known as Kathy Shower she isPlayboy'sPlaymate of the Month for May 1985 andPlaymate of the Year for 1986. At that time, she was the 3rd oldest( after Dolores Donlon in August 1957 at nearly age 37 and Cindy Brooks in April 1985 at age 33) woman ever to appear as a Playboy Playmate, at age 32, as well as a single mother of two.[3]
Before and afterPlayboy, Shower had an acting career, mainly within the action-adventure (American Kickboxer 2,The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck) and erotic thriller genres (Boundaries,LA Goddess, andVelvet Dreams). Shower also made numerous appearances on mainstream television, guest-starring in episodes ofKnight Rider,Three's Company,CHiPs,Simon & Simon, and a 46-episode continuing role in the daytime drama seriesSanta Barbara. She appeared inTo the Limit, starring along sideAnna Nicole Smith. In 2009, Shower completed an independent film entitledKathy Shower: Playmate Model Mom.
Shower worked as a model for theTapout clothing company.[4]
At age 43, she was again featured inPlayboy in a "Playmates Revisited" pictorial in August 1996.[5]