Gillian Bonner Bio
Gillian Bonner is an American Playboy model, glamour model, digital artist, entrepreneur, and actress. She was born on February 3, 1966, in Athens, Georgia, United States. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Gillian Bonner became Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for April 1996 at the age of 30. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley and showcased a Playmate whose interests extended well beyond modeling into technology, digital art, and interactive media.
Gillian Bonner has Natural breasts, Blue eyes, and Blonde hair. Her measurements are 34C-24-33 (86-61-84 cm).
Bonner graduated from Northside High School before studying animation at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. She began her professional career as a fashion model, working throughout the United States and internationally before expanding her interests into computer graphics and digital media.
After several successful years in modeling, Bonner founded Black Dragon Productions, a Florida-based software development company. Combining her background in art with emerging computer technology, she became one of the few Playboy Playmates to launch a business focused on interactive entertainment. Her company developed the CD-ROM adventure game Riana Rouge, in which Bonner served not only as the model for the title character but also as the story writer and creative supervisor. Released in 1997, the game became one of the better-known adult-oriented interactive titles of its era.
Bonner’s Playboy interview highlighted her enthusiasm for computer animation, virtual reality, and digital storytelling at a time when those technologies were still in their infancy. She described herself as an artist first, explaining that drawing had been a lifelong passion and that computer graphics simply became another medium for creative expression.
In addition to her modeling career, Bonner appeared in several Playboy videos and special productions throughout the 1990s. She also worked as an actress, with credits including the comedy film National Lampoon’s Dad’s Week Off (1997) and other independent productions.
Beyond entertainment, Bonner has continued to pursue creative work spanning illustration, digital design, and technology. Her combination of modeling, entrepreneurship, and computer graphics made her one of the more unconventional Playmates of the decade, reflecting the growing intersection of art and digital media during the 1990s.
Today, Gillian Bonner is remembered not only for her Playboy centerfold but also for being an early advocate of interactive entertainment and digital art, successfully combining creativity with technology long before the field became mainstream.
