Lorraine Michaels Bio
Lorraine Michaels was a British glamour model, actress, and philontropist. She was born on January 23, 1958, in Canterbury, United Kingdom. Playboy named her its April 1981 Playmate at 23. Her appearance came during Playboy's polished, high-production 1980s period.
Michaels had natural breasts, brown eyes and black hair. Her measurements are 35-22-34.
A suggestion from Daina House gave Lorraine Michaels something to consider while she was working as a savings-and-loan teller. House thought she should try Playboy, but Michaels took a year to make up her mind before visiting Playboy Studio West. The invitation came amid an ordinary working life: she had put herself through college in New Mexico, moved to Los Angeles after graduating, and held an insurance-office job in Westwood before entering banking.
Frequent moves had shaped her approach to people long before that encounter. Growing up in a military family, Michaels lived in twenty-two American states. She connected that unsettled childhood with a determination to make the most of new friendships: “When you move that much, you learn to go full tilt with people. You may not see them tomorrow.”
That enthusiasm could become particularly vocal at hockey games, where she watched her then-boyfriend, Los Angeles Kings player Glenn Goldup. Friends called her “Insane Lorraine,” a nickname she associated with both her exuberance and her efforts to cheer people up. She brought a similarly direct attitude to discussing Playboy, encouraging prospective models to have confidence and recognize how different the women in its pages could be.
A brief acting career followed her magazine appearance. Michaels appeared in Malibu Express and made guest appearances in the British television series Watching and The Manageress. Film and television added another kind of camera work to her experience without becoming a lengthy screen career.
Later, motherhood and community involvement occupied a substantial place in her life. She raised two children, served as vice president at their school, and became active with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Her work extended from the school her children attended to an organization supporting children and families affected by HIV and AIDS.
