Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons (born March 10, 1957) is a Canadian model and actress.

One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica, she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller cinema.

[4] After Donald Tweed fell into a coma after a car crash, Louise moved with her children to her mother's home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and studied nursing while the family survived on welfare.

Shannon had breast enhancement surgery at the age of 20 and subsequently became involved in beauty pageants.

Tweed primarily acted in B movies and in television series such as the HBO comedy 1st and Ten[9] and the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest,[5][8] She also appeared in an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard as well as Married... with Children.

[10] She has also lent her voice to the Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode "20,000 Patties Under the Sea", which also featured Gene Simmons as a guest.

"[20] After 28 years together, the couple wed in an outdoor evening ceremony on the crystal lawn of The Beverly Hills Hotel on October 1, 2011.