Colleen Marie Applegate (May 30, 1963 – March 23, 1984), known professionally as Shauna Grant, was an American pornographic actress and nude model.

According to a PBS Frontline documentary, the entire Applegate family had at least one group session at a counseling center during which no one really talked about the situation.

[3] After news spread around Farmington about her suicide attempt, Applegate left town with her boyfriend,[4] Mike Marcell, moving to California in March, 1982.

Accompanied by Marcell, Applegate visited the agency's owner, Jim South, who set up a photo session with legendary soft-core photographer J. Stephen Hicks.

She was completely un-hip and non-L.A."[citation needed] Her wholesome, "girl next door" looks soon landed her work posing for other magazines such as Chic, Hustler, Swank, and Penthouse.

[citation needed] Applegate's relationship with her boyfriend ended within their first two months in California; Marcell left her to return to Farmington, Minnesota and ultimately joined the U.S. Army.

[6] Ignoring Hicks' advice, Applegate continued working with World Modeling Agency, where she met veteran porn producer Bobby Hollander.

[citation needed] As a fast-rising adult entertainment personality, she was featured in Virginia, Suzie Superstar, and Flesh and Laces 1 & 2, among many other films.

However, despite these accolades and her beauty, Grant had some difficulty getting work due to her cocaine addiction and lack of "enthusiasm" during sex scenes.

While her desire to act in mainstream films had generated no offers, she was so prestigious at the time that famed director Francis Ford Coppola was seated at her table.

A few days after the awards show, a boyfriend she met during a trip to Minnesota flew to Los Angeles to visit her.

[citation needed] On March 20, 1984, Grant called her friend Brenda and asked her to keep her company while she packed to leave Ehrlich's Palm Springs home.