Sheila Kennedy (born April 12, 1962) is an American model and actress who was the December 1981
Penthouse
Penthouse most often refers to:
*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
Pet of the Month
This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ...
and the 1983
Pet of the Year
This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ...
.
Career
Kennedy moved into the Penthouse Mansion in New York at the age of 18. She lived there for 10 years and after her appearances in ''
Penthouse
Penthouse most often refers to:
*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
'' magazine as the December 1981 Pet of the Month and later as the 1983 Pet of the Year,
Kennedy began an acting career. She appeared mostly in low-budget sex comedies, such as ''
The First Turn-On!
''The First Turn-On!'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the last in a series of four "sexy comedies" that helped establish Troma as a film studio, starting with 1979's ''Squ ...
'', ''
Spring Break'', and ''
Ellie
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'', starring alongside Academy Award winner
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films. She won Academy Awards for ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959) and ''A Patch o ...
.
Kennedy also was featured briefly in the opening scene of ''
National Lampoon's European Vacation
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'' as a game show prize model
[ and appeared as a guest on Late Night With David Letterman.
In the spring of 2008, Kennedy was a ]houseguest
''Houseguest'' is a 1995 American comedy film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman and directed by Randall Miller, released to cinemas in the United States on January 6, 1995.
Plot
Kevin Franklin is an inner city Pittsburgh native; raised in an o ...
on the U.S. reality show '' Big Brother 9''. She came in 3rd Place and left the house on Day 77, after Ryan Quicksall won the final Head of Household competition and chose to evict her. Kennedy later cohosted '' House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show'' for Big Brother 10 on Wednesdays.
Kennedy completed a memoir titled ''No One's Pet'' about her time living at the Penthouse Mansion and her relationship with publisher and magazine founder Bob Guccione
Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione ( ; December 17, 1930 – October 20, 2010) was an American photographer and publisher. He founded the adult magazine ''Penthouse'' in 1965. This was aimed at competing with Hugh Hefner's ''Playboy'', ...
. The book is published by Jerrick Media and was released in February 2016.
Personal life
Kennedy has a son. She is a former girlfriend of teen idol Leif Garrett and boxer Ray Mancini, as well as Scott Baio and appeared as herself in one episode of his reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
program '' Scott Baio is 45...and Single''.
Look Away
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, a documentary about sexual abuse in the rock music industry features a story by Kennedy in which she recounts being victim of a violent sexual assault by an intoxicated Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr.; born February 6, 1962) is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its incep ...
of Guns 'N Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McK ...
in the late 1980's.
See also
* List of Penthouse Pets of the Year
This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ...
* Big Brother Season 9
References
External links
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Sheila Kennedy on MySpace
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American female adult models
American film actresses
Big Brother (American TV series) contestants
Living people
Penthouse Pets of the Year
1962 births
People from Reseda, Los Angeles
21st-century American women