Heidi was Playmate of the Month for July 1981. Her pictorial was titled Great Dane.
Heidi was born Aug. 5, 1960 to Danish immigrant parents in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The family moved to Denmark, where Heidi spent her early childhood, then back to Vancouver Island, where her father ran a fishing company. She has two sisters. Heidi graduated from West Vancouver High School. At age 17, she got a job as a junior accountant at a local radio station.
Heidi was spotted by photographer Ken Honey after winning a local bikini contest. He used her as a model for local magazines before persuading her to pose for Playboy. After her Playmate of the Month pictorial, she continued to pose for the magazine into her 30s.
Heidi became a member of the Singing Playmates musical group, which had been formed by fellow Playmate Sondra Theodore in the late 1970s. At her first audition, she wasn’t chosen. However, according to a story on playboy.com, she listened to the group’s rehearsals at the Playboy Mansion (she was living there at the time) and after the group had left, practiced with their equipment. She is quoted as saying, “I was so determined to get into this group, you have no idea. I memorized everything. I learned all the harmonies.” Finally, she talked herself into the group.
Heidi acted in a number of movies and made guest appearances on television shows. According to her IMDB bio, as of 1997 she was living on the beach in Southern California with her husband and daughter and had written the book “You Can Date Me” as well as several screenplays and teleplays.
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Playboy appearances:
- The World of Playboy, May 1981
- Playmate of the Month pictorial, Great Dane, July 1981
- Dear Playboy, October 1981
- The World of Playboy, November 1981
- And the Playmates Sing, December 1981
- Playboy’s Playmate Review, January 1982
- Playmates’ Progress, January 1982
- The World of Playboy, May 1982
- The World of Playboy, August 1982
- Cathy St. George’s Playmate of the Month pictorial, Putting on a Happy Face, August 1982
- The World of Playboy, February 1983
- The World of Playboy, December 1983
- Calendar ad, December 1983
- The World of Playboy, February 1984
- The World of Playboy, May 1984
- The World of Playboy, June 1985
- The World of Playboy, December 1985
- The (Hurrah!) Return of the Miniskirt, January 1988
- Dear Playboy, August 1991
- The Singing Playmates, Spring 2019
- Playmate News, January 2000
Calendars:
NSS:
- Blondes, 1995
- Book of Lingerie, 1984
- Book of Lingerie, January-February 1989
- Book of Lingerie, March-April 1989
- Book of Lingerie, July-August 1989
- Book of Lingerie, March-April 1995
- Book of Lingerie, July-August 1996
- Calendar Playmates, 1992
- Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 3, 1995
- Country Girls, 1987
- Girls of Summer, 1983
- Girls of Summer 2, 1984
- Girls of Summer ’91, 1991
- Girls of the World, 1994
- Nudes, 1991
- Nudes, 1992
- Nudes, 1994
- Playmates: The Second 15 Years, 1984
- Playmates in the Spotlight, 1989
- Pocket Playmates 3, 1996
- Sporting Women, 1986
- Women of Television, 1984
- Women of the World, 1987
- Wet & Wild Women, 1987
- Special Collector’s Edition Sporty Girls, October 2014
Foreign:
- Australian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Heidi, July 1981
- Australian edition pictorial, U.S. Playmate Review, March 1982
- Brazilian special edition As Goratas de Playboy feature, Converse com as Coelhinhas, 1986
- Greek special edition 50 Xronia, 2003
- Japanese NSS Playmates Collection 1, 1982
- Japanese 1982 Playmate Calendar
- Japanese edition Mandala Calendar, January 1982
- Japanese edition pictorial, And the Playmates Sing, September 1982
- Japanese edition pictorial, The Singing Playmates in Tokyo, October 1982
- Japanese 1997 World Playmate Calendar
- Mexican edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, August 1981
Other publications:
- Hot Rod Show World, 1984
- Hot Rod Show World, 1987
- Inside the Playboy Mansion: If You Don’t Swing, Don’t Ring, 1998
- Oui magazine promotional ad, July 1981
- French magazine PHOTO, July 1984
- The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds, 1996
- Screem magazine, “Naked Terror: Playboy Playmates in Horror Films Part 3,” October 2011
Television:
- The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special, with the Singing Playmates (1981)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1981) as a guest
- Matt Houston (1984) in the episode “The Bikini Murders”
- Secrets of a Married Man (TV movie (1984) as Kelly
- Playboy Mid Summer Night’s Dream Party 1985 (1985)
- Cheers (1985) as Ginger in the episode “King of the Hill”
- T.J. Hooker (1985) as a young woman in the episode “The Throwaway”
- Stingray (1987) as an archaeology student in the episode “The Neniwa”
- Family Feud (1991)
- Weird Science (1995) as Mrs. Bell
- Dream On (1994) as Jodi
- Suspect Device (TV movie) (1995) as Susan Jericho
- Renegade (1994) in uncredited roles in the episodes “Murderer’s Row” and “Murderer’s Row: Part II”
Movies:
- History of the World: Part I (1981) as a vestal virgin
- Into the Night (1985) in an uncredited role as Miss Scandinavia
- Fright Night (1985) as a hooker
- Fever Pitch (1985) as an airport attendant
- Spies Like Us (1985) as Fitz-Hume’s supervisor
- Roxanne (1987) as Trudy
- For the Boys (1991) as a showgirl
Videos:
- Sparky’s Magic Piano (1987)
Playboy videos:
- Playboy Video Magazine Vol. 5 (1983)
- 1984 Playmate Print Calendar Preview (1983)