Kathleen Ann Shower (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

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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.

Career

As many Playboy models do, Shower went on to appear in a string of

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. Before and after Playboy, Shower had an acting career mainly within the action-adventure (''American Kickboxer 2'', ''

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'') & erotic thriller genres (''Boundaries'', ''LA Goddess'' and ''Velvet Dreams''). Shower also made numerous appearances on mainstream TV, guest-starring in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'' and a forty-six episode continuing role in the daytime drama series '' Santa Barbara''. In 2009, Shower completed an independent film entitled ''Kathy Shower: Playmate Model Mom''. Shower worked as a model for the Tapout clothing company. At age 43, she was again featured in Playboy in a "Playmates Revisited" pictorial in August 1996.

Personal life

Shower was born in

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Partial filmography

* 1993 '' American Kickboxer 2'' as Lillian * 1993 '' L.A. Goddess'' as Lisa Moore * 1987 ''

'' as Barbara Manchester * 1985–1986 '' Santa Barbara'' as Janice Harrison * 1985–1986 ''

'' as Claudia Torrell / Tori * 1984 ''

'' as Unknown * 1984 ''

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'' as Unknown * 1983 ''

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'' as Cindy / Honey Jean * 1982 ''

'' as Millicent

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shower, Kathy 1953 births Living people American film actresses 1980s Playboy Playmates Playboy Playmates of the Year People from Brookville, Ohio American television actresses Actresses from Ohio 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women