Kathy Shower

Kathleen Ann Shower^[2] (born March 8, 1953) 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 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]

Kathy Shower
Shower in 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 Shower (1953-03-08) March 8, 1953 (age 72)[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Biography

Before and after Playboy, 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, and Velvet Dreams). Shower also made numerous appearances on mainstream television, guest-starring in episodes of Knight Rider, Three's Company, CHiPs, Simon & Simon, and a 46-episode continuing role in the daytime drama series Santa Barbara. She appeared in To the Limit, starring along side 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.^[4]

At age 43, she was again featured in Playboy in a "Playmates Revisited" pictorial in August 1996.^[5]

Selected filmography

• 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