Shauna Sand (born September 2, 1971) is an American actress and ''

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'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for May 1996.

Early life

Starting at age five, Sand studied

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, and

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. At 11, she enrolled in the School of Creative and Performing Arts in San Diego, California, and by 13, she received a dance scholarship with Ballet West in

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Career

She began modeling at the age of nine. She took time off from modeling and went to

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and enrolled briefly at the American University of Paris but dropped out. Sand became ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for May 1996. Sand began her acting career with a guest appearance on the TV show '' Renegade''. She appeared in TV shows such as '' Charmed'', and in movies such as the comedy '' The Deviants'' (2004). She played the main antagonist in the first three seasons of ''

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'' (2012 to 2014). Sand starred in ''Shauna Exposed'', released by

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Personal life

Sand was married to

Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Fernando Lamas (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor. He is widely known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing—played by Jane Wyman—in the soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' (1981–1990), for ...

from 1996 to 2002.Ex-wife of Lorenzo Lamas
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Filmography

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