Marianne Gravatte | |
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Playboy centerfold appearance | |
October 1982 | |
Preceded by | Connie Brighton |
Succeeded by | Marlene Janssen |
Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
1983 | |
Preceded by | Shannon Tweed |
Succeeded by | Barbara Edwards |
Personal details | |
Born | Hollywood, California | December 13, 1959
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Marianne Gravatte (born December 13, 1959, in Hollywood, California) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1982 issue, then as the 1983 Playmate of the Year. Her original pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.
After being noticed in Playboy magazine by Ratt band member Stephen Pearcy, Gravatte appeared in the video as Stephen Pearcy's girlfriend for the band's song "Lay It Down". [1] She was also featured on the front cover of the song's parent album, Invasion of Your Privacy , Ratt's second record, which was released in 1985.
She posed for Playboy again for the April 1994 "Playmate Revisited" feature. [2]
Gravatte has now left modelling, and runs a sports bar with her husband, Mark E. Larsen. She is the mother of three sons. [2]
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