Kathy Shower

Acting

Kathy Shower

Born

1953-03-08 (73)

Place of birth

Brookville, Ohio, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

45 titles

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 Playmate of the Year 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.

Known for

Late Night with David Letterman poster
6.2

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

Knight Rider poster
7.5

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

Knight Rider

1982

Three's Company poster
7.6

When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.

Three's Company

1977

Airwolf poster
7.6

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.

Airwolf

1984

Simon & Simon poster
6.7

A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.

Simon & Simon

1981

Crazy like a Fox poster
7.2

Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.

Crazy like a Fox

1984

Film credits

1990s · 23 titles

Improper Conduct poster
4.3

A woman seeks her own brand of justice when her sister's sexual harassment case is smothered by acts of foul play.

Improper Conduct

1994

To the Limit poster
3.5

Colette is an attractive ex-CIA agent seeking revenge against a ruthless villain and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husband while the man is also after mobster Frank Di Vinci for his own personal reasons. It isn't long before the paths of both Colette and Frank meet whom they share the same vendetta against the same man and they reluctantly try to co-operate with each other to bring him down.

To the Limit

1995

The Other Man poster
3.8

Unsatisfied by her boring marriage, Christine begins an affair with a seductive, mysterious stranger named Quinn. But they get carried away with their passion, when lust becomes obsession ... and murder. It seems someone wants to frame Christine who could it be?

The Other Man

1994

American Kickboxer 2 poster
4.1

Two rivals, one a cop and the other a martial arts teacher team up to save a little girl from a terrorist and his henchmen.

American Kickboxer 2

1993

Wild Cactus poster
3.6

A married couple vacationing in the desert are held hostage by a pair of psychopaths.

Wild Cactus

1993

Cyber-C.H.I.C. poster
3.3

A madman is holding the world hostage for a billion dollars. Chaos and violence rule the streets. Enter Robo C.H.I.C.… a Computerized, Humanoid, Intelligence Clone… an unstoppable killing machine packed into one of the hottest bodies around! The ultimate crime fighter, she's faster than a laser beam, more powerful than an atom bomb and able to wipe out ten men with a single blast from her ion shooting orbs. The challenge: can this bodacious bombshell wipe out the bad guys, save the world, fall in love and get her hair done all in the same day? Or, will the vicious scum take over the earth and get all of the great looking babes?

Cyber-C.H.I.C.

1990

A Brilliant Disguise poster
4.0

A beautiful and talented woman with highly contrasting multiple personalities draws a hotshot sportswriter into a web of murders.

A Brilliant Disguise

1994

Shades of Gray poster
3.0

A beautiful LAPD sketch artist moves back to her hometown in order to forget her past.

Shades of Gray

1997

The Last Embrace poster
3.4

Senior executive Webster lands himself in hot water at the office when a colleague catches him indulging in cybersex on the Internet.

The Last Embrace

1997

L.A. Goddess poster
4.0

A stuntwoman on a western picture takes over the lead role when the star's alcohol problems prove too much, and she finds herself gradually falling in love with the film's producer.

L.A. Goddess

1993

Playboy: The Best of Wet & Wild poster
3.3

This sensational collection features the very best from Playboy's best-selling "Wet & Wild" series, plus provocative never-before-seen footage.

Playboy: The Best of Wet & Wild

1992

Erotic Boundaries poster
4.4

A married woman seeks the fulfillment she can't find in her marriage by visiting a secret club where participants explore sexual boundaries.

Erotic Boundaries

1997

Hindsight poster
4.0

Things heat up when a promising young actor begins an affair with a glamorous model in order to advance his career.

Hindsight

1996

Irresistible Impulse poster
2.5

A desperate salesman reluctantly teams up with a beautiful femme fatale to close a big sale. After a hot love affair, she is murdered and her personal assistant blackmails the salesman into a major financial scam, and he falls deeper and deeper into her trap.

Irresistible Impulse

1996

Twisted Fate poster
4.3

A FBI agent going back to his home town. He have to decide if he should be true to his job or take care of his brother who is on the wrong side of the law.

Twisted Fate

1995

Playboy: Playmates Revisited poster
4.5

Interviews and video vignettes highlight eight Playboy Playmates who pose again 10 to 20 years after they first appeared in the magazine.

Playboy: Playmates Revisited

1998

Married People, Single Sex 2: ...For Better or Worse poster
3.5

Three couples deal with problems in their sex lives that threaten their marriages. A wife discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, a couple argue about having children, and a couple realize that the spark has left their marriage.

Married People, Single Sex 2: ...For Better or Worse

1995

No artwork available
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

Night Realm

1994

Legal Briefs poster
5.0

A corrupt attorney tries to shut down a competing lawyer whose office is located in the back of a topless bar.

Legal Briefs

1993

No artwork available
3.5

A young Japanese woman and a naive American drug courier witness a L.A. drug-deal-gone-wrong shootout, and flee into Mexico with the drug money while being chased by two hit men.

Baja Run

1996

Confidencias poster
10.0

A screenwriter tries to survive his immediate ruin. His latest script seems to be the only solution.

Confidencias

1996

Shattered Dreams poster
4.0

A security guard is framed for a crime he didn't commit.

Shattered Dreams

1998

The Vegas Connection poster
NR

A retired FBI officer is contacted by a former partner to find a diamond smuggler in Las Vegas

The Vegas Connection

1999

1980s · 9 titles

Frankenstein General Hospital poster
4.5

A mad doctor puts together a new body by using body parts he steals from a mortuary at the hospital where he works.

Frankenstein General Hospital

1988

Double Exposure poster
4.5

A photographer for a men's magazine is haunted by disturbing dreams, in which he slaughters his models. When he learns that these models are dying in real life as they did in his dreams, he begins to go insane.

Double Exposure

1982

Out on Bail poster
5.3

A Tennessee sheriff and lawyer want a jailed drifter to assassinate a mayoral candidate.

Out on Bail

1989

The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck poster
4.5

Ken Manchester and his beautiful rich wife Barbara Manchester hire the drunk adventurer Buck Malone to take them on a hunting expedition in the jungle. However, the true purpose of the expedition was not just hunting.

The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck

1988

Commando Squad poster
3.8

An American narcotics agent takes her squad to Mexico, where she must break up a drug-smuggling gang that has also kidnapped her boyfriend.

Commando Squad

1987

Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 80's poster
4.8

Playmates of the 1980's.

Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 80's

1989

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1987 poster
4.0

Profiles of Playboy Playmates. Features: Kathy Shower (Playmate of the Month, May 1985/Playmate of the Year), Cynthia Brimhall (POTM, October 1985), Barbara Edwards (POTM, September 1983/POTY), Rebekka Armstrong (POTM, September 1986), Dona Speir (POTM, March 1984), Carol Ficatier, (POTM, December 1985), Roberta Vasquez (POTM, November 1984), Donna Smith (POTM, March 1985), Sherry Arnett (POTM, January 1986), Pamela Saunders (POTM, November 1985), Julie McCullough (POTM, February 1986), & Cherie Witter (POTM, February 1985).

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1987

1986

Velvet Dreams poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Velvet Dreams

1988

Bedroom Eyes II poster
3.4

This sequel to 1986's Bedroom Eyes is the mixture as before, with Wings Hauser replacing the first film's star Kenneth Gilman. Once again, stockbroker Hauser begins succumbing to his chronic voyeurism. And also once again, his obsession gets him mixed up in a murder.

Bedroom Eyes II

1989

Series credits

Late Night with David Letterman poster
6.2

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

Knight Rider poster
7.5

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

Knight Rider

1982

Knight Rider poster
7.5

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

Knight Rider

1982

Three's Company poster
7.6

When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.

Three's Company

1977

Airwolf poster
7.6

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.

Airwolf

1984

Simon & Simon poster
6.7

A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.

Simon & Simon

1981

Crazy like a Fox poster
7.2

Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.

Crazy like a Fox

1984

CHiPs poster
6.8

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

CHiPs

1977

Mike Hammer poster
6.7

Private detective Mike Hammer hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.

Mike Hammer

1984

Women: Stories of Passion poster
3.0

Women: Stories of Passion is a dramatic series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. The episodes were based on stories of love, and passion from a woman's point of view.

Women: Stories of Passion

1996

Hot Line poster
5.5

Hot Line is an American erotic anthology series featured on Cinemax during their "After Dark" schedule. The series features simulated sex scenes, and thus can be categorized as "softcore" or "voyeur". The premise of the show is listeners of a fictional radio show titled, "Hot Line", call in to recount their sexual exploits. Many high-profile porn stars made an appearance on the show. Catherine Bell appears naked in the "Brunch Club" episode.

Hot Line

1995

No artwork available
4.8

Erotic anthology series.

Love Street

1994

Scene of the Crime poster
7.0

Suspense anthology series hosted by Orson Welles who asks the audience to solve the crime presented in the first part of each episode. The second part is a separate horror or thriller story with a twist.

Scene of the Crime

1985